". ▁Her ▁engine ▁developed ▁a ▁nom inal ▁horse - power ▁of ▁ 1 0 8 ▁h . p , ▁and ▁this ▁gave ▁her ▁a ▁speed ▁of ▁approximately ▁ 9 - 1 0 ▁kn ots . ▁Her ▁purchase ▁cost ▁was ▁£ 1 0 , 7 6 3 . ▁ ▁Service ▁life ▁ ▁On ▁joining ▁the ▁fleet ▁her ▁fast est ▁run ▁between ▁Douglas ▁and ▁Liverpool ▁was ▁ 6 hr s ▁ 2 0 m ins , ▁and ▁her ▁average ▁about ▁ 7 hr s . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 0 ▁September ▁ 1 8 4 5 , ▁she ▁coll ided ▁with ▁the ▁steam ship ▁Prince ▁in ▁the ▁River ▁Mer sey ▁and ▁was ▁be ached ▁due ▁to ▁damage ▁sust ained ▁to ▁her ▁b ows . ▁She ▁was ▁re - bo iler ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 7 ▁for ▁£ 3 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁On ▁ 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 5 6 , ▁the ▁c rank pin ▁of ▁her ▁intermediate ▁sh aft ▁broke ▁whilst ▁she ▁was ▁on ▁a ▁voyage ▁from ▁Liverpool ▁to ▁Douglas . ▁She ▁was ▁to wed ▁back ▁to ▁Liverpool ▁by ▁. ▁ ▁Dis pos al ▁In ▁ 1 8 5 8 , ▁King ▁Or ry ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁Robert ▁Nap ier ▁& ▁Co . ▁of ▁Glasgow ▁in ▁part ▁payment ▁for ▁the ▁Douglas . ▁The ▁sum ▁of ▁£ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁was ▁allowed ▁as ▁her ▁value . ▁She ▁was ▁then ▁sold ▁to ▁the ▁Gree ks ▁by ▁Nap ier ▁and ▁trad ed ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁Mediter rane an .