Builders: Fairfield Ship Building & Engineerring Ltd 1897
Propulsion type: paddle compound diagonal
Owners: Isle of Man Steam Packet Co Ltd
Service dates: 1897 - 1916
Tonnage: Gross 2140
Comments: Empress Queen was a large steamer and is reputed to have had the heaviest engines and paddle wheels ever fitted to a paddle steamer. She was launched in 1897, Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. She achieved speeds of 21.5 knots and was a lengthy 360 feet. In the First World War she was successful as a troop carrier but was lost through stranding on the Bembridge Ledge off the Isle of Wight in fog on 1 February 1916. It was not possible to get her off and all that remained of this magnificent steamer after 12 months was her twin funnels poking out of the water.
With thanks to Keith Sutton for additional information on this steamer.