page_title: SS Snaefell (1863)
section_title: Service life
hierarchical_section_title: SS Snaefell (1863) / Service life
caption_attribution_description: English: Snaefell pictured berthed at the Red Pier, Douglas, Isle of Man.
context_page_description: SS Snaefell (I) – the first ship in the Company's history to bear the name – was an iron paddle steamer that served with the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company until she was sold in 1875.
context_section_description: Snaefell was considered fast for her day, and had a service speed of 15 knots (28 km/h; 17 mph). She reduced the passage time from Douglas – Liverpool to 4hrs 20mins, suggesting  a service speed of approximately 17 knots (31 km/h; 20 mph).
  On 19 September 1863, Snaefell collided with the Mersey Flat Mary Agnes at Liverpool. Mary Agnes sank with the loss of two lives. Survivors were rescued by HMS Warrior. On 20 October 1864, she collided with the steamship Hibernia at Liverpool whilst bound for Douglas. Severely damaged and flooded at the bows, she put back to Liverpool.
  She ran aground in 1871, after which her Master, Capt. Corlett tendered his resignation. The Company's shareholders asked the board to reappoint him, but after much discussion the board declined. Capt. Thomas Lewis was given command at a salary of £225 (equivalent to £21,104 in 2019) a year, reduced to half pay during lay up.
caption: Snaefell pictured berthed at the Red Pier, Douglas.
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