▁remained ▁the ▁final ▁cost ▁to ▁the ▁company . ▁ ▁Upon ▁entering ▁service , ▁the ▁Ben - my - Ch ree ▁was ▁widely ▁met ▁with ▁high ▁acc laim ; ▁her ▁prom en ade ▁and ▁sh ade ▁de cks ▁were ▁partially ▁en closed ▁with ▁glass ▁screen ing . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁mainly ▁used ▁on ▁the ▁main ▁home ▁run ▁between ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Liverpool , ▁and ▁in ▁service ▁she ▁regularly ▁aver aged ▁over ▁ 2 0 ▁kn ots ▁between ▁the ▁Head ▁and ▁the ▁Victoria ▁Tower . ▁Her ▁average ▁oil ▁consumption ▁on ▁the ▁route ▁was ▁ 1 8 . 7 6 ▁tons ▁over ▁five ▁seasons . ▁ ▁" The ▁Ben ," ▁as ▁she ▁was ▁always ▁affection ately ▁known , ▁was ▁also ▁employed ▁on ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁Sunday ▁exc urs ions . ▁ ▁Ben - my - Ch ree ▁originally ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Ste am ▁Pack et ' s ▁traditional ▁black ▁li very . ▁This ▁changed , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁char tered ▁by ▁the ▁North ▁Lanc ash ire ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁organization ▁to ▁take ▁passengers ▁to ▁the ▁E uchar istic ▁Conference ▁being ▁held ▁in ▁Dublin ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁agreed ▁that ▁she ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁painted ▁white ▁with ▁green ▁boot ▁to pping , ▁the ▁work ▁was ▁undert aken ▁by ▁V ick ers ▁Arm strong ▁for ▁a ▁consideration ▁of ▁£ 6 3 . ▁However ▁the ▁char ter ▁was ▁not ▁taken ▁up ▁because ▁the ▁sleep ing ▁accommod ation ▁on ▁board ▁the ▁Ben - my - Ch ree ▁was ▁considered ▁ins u fficient ▁for ▁the ▁would