- be ▁char ter ers . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Ste am ▁Pack et ▁Board ▁decided ▁to ▁retain ▁the ▁colour ▁scheme , ▁as ▁it ▁was ▁believed ▁that ▁white ▁and ▁green ▁would ▁have ▁a ▁definit ive ▁advert ising ▁value ▁when ▁the ▁vessel ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁Mer sey . ▁The ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mann ▁was ▁painted ▁white ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁season ▁and ▁the ▁Mon a ' s ▁Queen ▁was ▁launched ▁as ▁a ▁white ▁ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁ ▁This ▁scheme ▁proved ▁very ▁popular ▁with ▁passengers ▁and ▁complement ed ▁the ▁lux ur ious ▁inter iors ▁of ▁all ▁three ▁ships . ▁ ▁The ▁Ben - my - Ch ree ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁of ▁three ▁similar ▁vessels ▁built ▁for ▁the ▁company ▁between ▁the ▁wars . ▁The ▁second ▁vessel ▁was ▁the ▁Bar row ▁built ▁Cent en ary ▁Ste amer , ▁Lady ▁of ▁Mann , ▁and ▁the ▁tri o ▁was ▁completed ▁when ▁the ▁Mon a ' s ▁Queen ▁entered ▁service ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 4 . ▁All ▁three ▁ships ▁typ ified ▁the ▁style ▁and ▁eleg ance ▁which ▁was ▁associated ▁with ▁the ▁Is le ▁of ▁Man ▁Ste am ▁Pack et ▁Company ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s , ▁and ▁were ▁highly ▁regarded ▁by ▁both ▁their ▁passengers ▁and ▁crew . ▁ ▁War ▁service ▁P aint ed ▁in ▁naval ▁grey ▁in ▁September ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁the ▁Ben - my - Ch ree ▁was ▁requ is ition ed ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁personnel ▁ship ▁until ▁she ▁was ▁released ▁from ▁service ▁in ▁May ▁