Rebuilt in 1883, her weight was increased to 375 tonnes and her speed to 12.5 knots (23.2 km/h). She was renamed Ellan Vannin on 16 November 1883, following her conversion to a propeller-driven ship. Ellan Vannin was a twin-screw vessel driven by a two cylinder compound engine made by Westray, Copeland and Co. at Barrow. Her boiler pressure was raised to 80 pounds p.s.i.
She was capable of carrying 300 passengers and normally had a crew of 14. Ellan Vannin primarily operated out of Ramsey to Whitehaven, Liverpool and Scotland. She gave 26 years more service, and became the main mail carrier out of Ramsey. In December 1891, she completed a special overhaul at the Naval Construction Works at Barrow, costing £2,913.
By 1909 she was the smallest and oldest ship in the Steam Packet Fleet. Ellan Vannin was considered an exceptionally fine vessel in bad weather, carrying out the daily mail contract when other vessels were safe in harbour.
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