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Firth
of Clyde,
Scotland
Lochgoil
& Lochlong Steamboat
Company
This
company was formed in 1825 to take advantage of the growing trade to
Lochgoilhead as a route to Inveraray and Oban. New vessels were put
on the service at regular intervals, culminating in the Edinburgh
Castle of 1879. In 1885, the company acquired the Chancellor from the
Loch Lomond Steamboat Company along with its Arrochar business, The
company went into liquidation in 1909 and its assets passed to the
Lochgoil & Inveraray Steamboat
Company.
Lochgoil built
in 1853 by J Barr of Glasgow 163.9 ft : 124 GRT. Engine Steeple. Later
Lough Foyle for Steel & McCaskill (Derry), then Lochness for David MacBrayne
Carrick Castle
Windsor Castle
Edinburgh Castle
Chancellor
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