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Talisman (1896)
Launched on March 30th
1896 by A and J Inglis at Pointhouse, Glasgow
Engines : Simple Diagonal 52 x 72 in
Dimensions : 215 ft x 23 ft
234 Gross Registered Tons (later 279 and
293)
Ordered for the North
British SP’s Craigendoran - Rothesay route
Reboilered in 1910
Untertook war service as HMS Talla sweeping mines at Troon and
Portsmouth
On refit after war service, the deck saloon was extended the full
width of the hull
Bridge also moved forward of the funnel
Ran on the Rothesay and Kyles of Bute service until the end of the
1934 season
Scrapped at Barrow
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