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Glen Sannox
Built in
1892 by J and G Thomson at Clydebank
Engines : Compound Diagonal, 34.5 and 74 in x 60 in
Dimensions : 260.5 ft x 30.1 ft
610 Gross Registered
Tons
Fast and
well-appointed, built to compete with CSP’s Duchess of Hamilton on
the Arran run.
Entered service in May 1892
Her edge in speed recovered much of the trade, but at the cost of
high fuel consumption
Remained the GSWR steamer on the Arran station until the First World
War.
Was sent to the English channel as a troopship, but returned as
unsuitable
Remained in the fleet until replaced by a turbine steamer of the same
name in 1925
Scrapped at Port Glasgow
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