Isle of Man Steam Packet Company England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. Ports served included Liverpool, Silloth, Whitehaven, Holyhead, Ardrossan, Blackpool, Belfast and Dublin. Vessels and crews of the company were actively involved in both the First and Second World Wars. One vessel, , was attached to the British Grand Fleet and led the German High Seas Fleet into Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands at the end of the First World War. Another vessel, "Viking", was converted to become a seaplane carrier, serving as . During the First World War, eleven out of a total fleet of fifteen Steam Packet ships were requisitioned by the Admiralty.
Star Fleet I: The War Begins offerings." In a 1992 survey of science fiction games, "Computer Gaming World" gave the title five stars of five, calling it a "superb rendition of the 'main-frame' "Star Trek" ... this reviewer still plays it today, even though the graphics are primitive". A 1994 survey in the magazine of strategic space games set in the year 2000 and later gave the game three-plus stars out of five, stating "A real shame that this product hasn't been updated like "Empire Deluxe"". In 1996, "Computer Gaming World" declared "Starfleet I" the 150th-best computer game ever released. Star Fleet I: The War Begins