SS Cushag was a coastal cargo vessel owned and operated by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company between 1920 and 1943.

SS Cushag approaches Peel.
SS Cushag approaching Peel.
History
Name
  • 1908: Ardnagrena
  • Cushag
Owner
  • 1908-1914: James Waterson & Co., Antrim
  • 1914-1919: Humber Steam Containers Ltd.
  • 1919-1920: Owned by a London Broker
  • 1920-1943: Isle of Man Steam Packet Company
  • 1943-1957: London Shipping Agents
Operator
  • 1908–1914: James Waterson & Co.
  • 1914-1919: Humber Steam Containers Ltd.
  • 1919-1920: Unrecorded London Ship Broker
  • 1920-1943: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co.
  • 1943-1957: London Shipping Agents
Port of registry1920-1943: Douglas, Isle of Man
RouteVarious.
BuilderG. Brown & Company Greenock
Launched12 August 1908
Completed1908
Acquired1920: Purchased by IoMSPCo. for £22,000
In service1908
Out of service1957
IdentificationOfficial Number 124673
Fate1957: Scrapped at Grangemouth
General characteristics
TypeCoastal Cargo Vessel
Tonnage223 gross register tons (GRT)
Length125 ft 0 in (38.1 m)
Beam22 ft 1 in (6.7 m)
Depth9 ft 2 in (2.8 m)
Installed power350 ihp (260 kW)
Speed10 knots (19 km/h)
CrewNot Recorded.

Dimensions

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Cushag was a steel; single-screw vessel which had a registered tonnage of 223 GRT. Length 125'; beam 22'1"; depth 9'2". Cushag had a single steam reciprocating engine which developed 350 i.h.p.; and a design speed of 10 knots.

Service life

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Cushag pictured berthed at Peel.

Built by G. Brown & Co. at Greenock in 1908, she was originally named Ardnagrena. Her first owners were James Waterson & Co. of Antrim, who sold her to Humber Steam Coasters Ltd in 1914. Five years later she was sold once more, this time to a London broker, from whom she was purchased by the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company in May 1920, at a cost of £22,000 (equivalent to £1,116,197)[1].

Small and drawing so little water, she was mostly used for cargo trade in the Island's smaller ports - Port St Mary, Peel, Laxey and Castletown.

After over 20 years service with the company, she was sold to London agents in January 1943, and then went on to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis for four years. She transferred to Kirkwall in Orkney in 1947.

Disposal

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Cushag's register ceases on 20 July 1957, when she was broken up at Grangemouth.

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References

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  1. ^ UK Retail Price Index inflation figures are based on data from Clark, Gregory (2017). "The Annual RPI and Average Earnings for Britain, 1209 to Present (New Series)". MeasuringWorth. Retrieved 7 May 2024.
Bibliography
  • Chappell, Connery (1980). Island Lifeline T.Stephenson & Sons Ltd ISBN 0-901314-20-X