She had an original tonnage of 1,030 GRT, but this was increased to 1,192 GRT after a refit. She had a length of 310 feet 9 inches (94.72 m), beam-length of 31 feet 9 inches (9.68 m), and a depth of 13 feet 9 inches (4.19 m).
With a top speed of 14 knots (26 km/h; 16 mph) at 2,300 shaft horsepower (1,700 kW), and fitted with two oscillating two-cylinder engines with a 65-inch (170 cm) diameter and 90-inch (230 cm) stroke. It was subsequently found that she operated two knots below her recorded top speed, despite modifications to her boilers. Reboilered in 1884, she was altered to carry four funnels, in pairs fore and aft of the paddle-boxes. This made her the only four-funnelled vessel in line's history.
After an uneventful 31-year career, Ben-my-Chree was sold for scrap and broken up at Morecambe, in 1906.
Ben-My-Chree, before refit, by Joseph Witham
References
^Henry, F. Ships of the Isle of Man Steam Packet Company p. 66.
Bibliography
Chappell, C. (1980). Island Lifeline. T.Stephenson & Sons. ISBN090131420X.