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Ivanhoe (1880)
Built in 1880 by
D and W Henderson and Co
Engines : 2 cylinder diagonal oscillating, 2 x 43 in x 66 in working
one crank
Dimensions: 225.3 ft x 22.2 ft
282 Gross Registered Tonnes
Famous as a well
appointed cruise vessel on which alcohol was not served
Gained a clientele regarded as being of "higher class" than the
average tripper
Built for the Frith of Clyde Steam Packet Co and operated on the
Arran via Kyles run
Managed by James Williamson, later Marine Superintendent of the
CSP
Reboilered in 1892.
Spent the 1894-1896 on charter on the Manchester Ship Canal
Returned to the Clyde in 1897 under CSP ownership and used on upper
Firth cruises
In 1911 she was sold to the Firth of Clyde Steam Packet Company
Resold to Turbine Steamers Ltd in 1914
Not requisitioned for war service, but chartered by the CSP for ferry
work
After the war and the return of the CSP steamers, Ivanhoe was
scrapped at Dumbarton
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