SS Ellan Vannin (1854) SS Ellan Vannin (1854) SS (RMS) "Ellan Vannin" was an iron-built packet steamer which was operated out of Castletown, Isle of Man for the Castletown Steam Navigation Company (also referred to as the Castletown Steam Packet Company) to Liverpool and Whitehaven. Her name, Ellan Vannin, came from the Gaelic term by which the Isle of Man is known. "Ellan Vannin" was built by John Laird and Co. Ltd, Wallasey Pool, Birkenhead and was launched by Mrs. H. Houldsworth at 13:00hrs on Saturday 24 June 1854. Length 170'; beam 21' (exclusive of the paddle boxes) 39' overall. "Ellan Vannin" was powered
Brad Snyder (As the World Turns) Brad Snyder (As the World Turns) Bradley Snyder, also known as Brad Carter, is a character from the American soap opera "As the World Turns", appearing from 1998 to 1999 and again from 2007 to 2009, when he was played by Austin Peck. Under the name "Brad Carter", Brad came to town in 1998, after almost hitting Camille Bennett with his car. He took a job as a construction worker, working on a church in Oakdale. When Lucinda Walsh mentioned the name "Snyder", he denied knowing the name. He returned to the Snyder farm to find Julia Lindsey, his brother