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Redgauntlet
Launched on April 4th 1895
by Barclay, Curle and Co
Engines : Simple diagonal, 53 x 72 in
Dimensions : 215 ft x 22.1 ft
277 Gross Registered Tons (later
384)
Built for the North British
SP’s Craigendoran - Rothesay route
From 1898 Redgauntlet was normally assigned to a cruising role
Transferred to the Galloway Saloon Steam Packet Co in May 1909
Sailed on the Firth of Forth until moved to Grimsby for war service
as a minesweeper
In July 1917 she was sold outright to the Admiralty
In April 1919 she was sold to French owners and registered in
Algeria.
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