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Wemyss Castle (ex - Gareloch)
Built in
1872 by H Murray and Co at Port Glasgow
Engines : 2 cylinder simple oscillating, 35 in x 54 in
Dimensions : 180 ft x 18.2 ft
172 Gross Registered Tons
Replaced PS Carham on the
Gareloch run from Helensburgh (later Craigendoran)
Reboilered in 1890
Displaced from the route by new tonnage in 1891
Transferred to the Galloway Saloon Steam Packet Company
Renamed PS Wemyss Castle
Scrapped in 1906
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