Old photograph of the T.S.S. Manx Maid II on sea trials near the Isle of Arran, in the Firth of Clyde, Scotland. TSS Manx Maid II was built by Cammell Laird at Birkenhead, Merseyside, England, in 1962, and was the second ship in the Company's history to bear the name. The " Maid ", as she was always affectionately known, was certified for 1400 passengers and a crew of 60. Manx Maid was a great success and was of major importance in the history of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company, as she was the first vessel to be designed as a car ferry; she had the capacity for up to 90 cars and light commercial vans. After over 20 years of reliable service, Manx Maid made her final sailing from Douglas on Sunday 9 September 1984, ten days before her younger sister.
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