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The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company Limited [1] (abbreviated to IoMSPCo.) ( Manx: Sheshaght Phaggad Bree Ellan Vannin) is the oldest continuously operating passenger shipping company in the world, having been founded in 1830. The company provides freight, passenger and vehicle services between the Isle of Man Sea Terminal, in Douglas, Isle of ...
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Aug 20, 2020 · Mona’s Isle [1] – 1830. Mona’s Isle [1], our first ever vessel, was a wooden paddle steamer built in Glasgow. Considered a very fine vessel of her time, she was the first ship to serve the Isle of Man designed with passenger comfort in mind, rather than solely the transportation of freight. She served the Manx people well for 21 years ...
Jun 29, 2020 · The Isle of Man Steam Packet Company’s inaugural crossing took Mona’s Isle from Douglas to Liverpool on 17 th August 1830, under the command of Captain William Gill, carrying a total of 15 saloon and 17 steerage passengers. At a cost of £7,052, with a speed of 8.5 knots and weight of 200 tons – she was a considered quite a fine vessel ...
Mar 19, 2021 · The band was made up of vocalists Rod Stewart, Long John Baldry, Julie Driscoll, and Brian Auger, supported on instruments by Vic Briggs, Ricky Fenson, and Micky Waller. At the time, the band members were relatively unknown, with Long John Baldry probably being the best known member.
Performers: Rod StewartBrian AugerJulie DriscollLong John Baldry.The Steampacket was a British blues band in the 1960s, notable mainly for the fact that so m...
Steampacket. Because their ranks included a future superstar, The Steampacket have received more attention than they really deserve. Featuring vocalists Rod Stewart , Long John Baldry, and Julie Driscoll, as well as organist Brian Auger, misleading reissues of the group’s demos bill the act as “the first supergroup”. That’s simply not ...
