ESTRELLA DE CHILE was built in 1867 by L Hill & Co at Port
Glasgow for Alan C. Gow for the Liverpool - South America trade.
She was an iron hulled barque with a tonnage of 582grt, a length
of 151ft 5in and a beam of 28ft 1in. In 1880 ownership transferred
to McGregor, Gow & Co and in November 1888 she was wrecked.
GLENAVON (1) was built in 1868 by A
McMillan & Son at Dumbarton for Alan C. Gow for the London
- India. She had an iron hull and was ship rigged with square
sails on three masts. Her tonnage was 1125grt, length 208ft
1 in and beam 34ft 7in. She was sold to R.C Hall of Cork in
1880, retaining her name, and was reported missing in 1889.
GLENARAY was built in 1869 by A McMillan
& Son in Dumbarton for Alan C.Gow & Co. She was iron
hulled, ship rigged with a tonnage of 661grt, a length of 180ft
1in and a beam of 29ft 5in. She was sold in 1873 to J Spence
of Glasgow and was reported missing presumed lost in 1875.
GLENGYLE (1) was built in 1870 by London
& Glasgow Engineering and Iron Shipbuilding Co. at Govan
for Alan C. Gow & Co's London-Madras-Calcutta service at
a cost of £125,7000. She was 1614grt with a length of
272ft 2in, a beam of 32ft 9in and a service speed of 9 knots.
In 1871 she entered the China trade with a passage time of 50
days via the Suez Canal which was less than half the time achieved
by clippers sailing round Cape. In 1880 ownership was transferred
to McGregor, Gow & Co. and in 1881 she was sold to Alvena
Steamship Co of Glasgow and renamed Alvena. She was sold on
again in 1883 to the Atlas Steamship Co of Liverpool for trading
to the Gulf of Mexico. In January 1897 she was in collision
and subsequently beached and abandoned.
GLENROY (1) was built in 1871 by London
& Glasgow at Govan for Alan C Gow & Co's Glasgow - Penang
-Singapore - Far East run. She was the first of 6 sisterships
built by London & Glasgow with a tonnage of 2159grt, a length
of 331ft 2in, a beam of 34ft 4in. and a service speed of 10
knots. She was sold to G Tweedy & Co of London and renamed
Gonchar. Tweedy's purchased ships and then allocated them to
managers and in 1891 she was placed with Philip W. Richardson
whose fleet all ended in 'ar'. In 1893 she was owned by London
Steamers Lts with Richardson as manager and was eventually broken
up in 1895.
GLENLYON (1) the second of the six sisters
completed in October 1872 with a tonnage of 2118grt a length
of 329ft, a beam of 34ft 4in and a service speed of 10 knots.
She was sold to E Caillot & H Saintpierre of Marsailles
in 1892 for their Mediterranean service who renamed her Versingetorix
and, on 6th May 1901, she stranded and was lost enroute to Rufisque.
GLENFALLOCH (1) was the third sister
completed in May 1873 with a tonnage of 2157grt, a length of
330ft, a beam of 34ft 4in and a service speed of 10 knots. She
was sold to Lim Ho Puah of Singapore in 1897 without a change
of name and was scrapped in 1928.
GLENARTNEY (1) was the fourth sistership
completed in September, 1873 with a tonnage of 2143grt, a length
of 331ft 2in, a beam of 34ft 4ins .She was the fastest of the
class and, in 1874, completed a tea run from Woosung in a then
record time of 44 days, lowering the record to 41 days in 1876.
On 17th June 1887 she was successful in rescuing the crew of
the Messageries Maritimes owned Meikong which had been wrecked
on Cape Gardafui in the Red Sea. In 1889 she was renamed Chongar
by G Tweedy & Co for charter to London Steamers Ltd. and
sold on to JS Turnbull of London in 1893 and broken up in December
of that year.
GLENEARN (1) was the fifth sister completed
in November 1873 with a tonnage of 2151grt, a length of 330ft
1in and a beam of 34ft 4 in. She was sold to Mossgiel Steamship
Co with J Bruce & Co as managers, retaining her name, and
was lost in February 1900 following a stranding.
GLENFINLAS (1) was the last of the six
completed in 1874 with a tonnage of 2154grt, a length of 331ft
2in and a beam of 34ft 4in. In 1890 she was sold to W Jobling
without a change of name to be operated by the Glenfinlas Steamship
Co and by 1892 she was owned by J&C Harrison of Glasgow.
She was broken up in 1896.
GLENORCHY (1) was built in 1871 by J
Elder & Co. at Fairfield in Glasgow as the Willem III for
Stoomvart Maatshappij 'Nederland'. She was 2788grt with a length
of 321ft 3in, a beam of 39ft 6in and carried 50 First Class
passengers in accommodation on the after deck. Some Second Class
passengers were also carried. On 19th May 1871 during a passage
from Den Helder to Batavia she was damaged by fire off Plymouth
and subsequently abandoned to the underwriters. She was then
repaired and sold to William Arthur of London and renamed Quang-Se.In
1873 she was sold on to William Houston of London who retained
the name. She was renamed Glenorchy on 13th January 1876, her
registered owner being James McGregor, and, in 1877, her port
of registry was changed to Glasgow. In January 1898 she was
sold to GB Lavorello fu P of Genoa, renamed Pina and finally
broken up in July 1903.
GLENEAGLES was built in 1877 by London
& Scottish at Govan and had a tonnage of 2798grt, a length
of 367ft 1in, a beam of 37ft 1in and a service speed of 10knots.
She was sold to E Caillot & H Saintpierre of Marseilles
in 1893 and renamed Charles Martel. On 15th December 1894 she
was hit by the Cambrai while at anchor in the Gironde estuary
and subsequently sank and was abandoned as a total loss.
GLENCOE was built in 1878 by London
& Scottish at Govan with a tonnage of 2913grt, a length
of 387ft 2in, a beam of 38ft 2in and a service speed of 10 knots.
On 7th February 1889 she was in collision with the Largo Bay
in the English Channel and became a total loss even though she
was run aground to prevent floundering.
GLENIFFER (1) was built in 1877 by Mounsey
& Foster at Sunderland with a tonnage of 2165grt, a length
of 291ft, a beam of 34ft 7in and a service speed of 10 knots.
Old fashioned and cumbersome in appearance she had a small funnel
and her superstructure sides and stanchions were curved inwards.
In 1882 she was sold to Beslauer, Sons & Cie but retained
her name and registry in London.. By 1887 she was owner by G.C
Stewart of Liverpool still with the same name but in 1898 she
was owned by Verdeau & Cie of Bordeaux who renamed her Burdigala.
In April 1899 she went missing during a voyage from Bordfeaus
to the Gulf of Mexico.
GLENFRUIN (1) was built in 1880 by London
& Glasgow at Govan with a tonnage of 2985grt, a length of
360ft 4in, abeam of 43ft.3in and a service speed of 13.5 knots.
She was the first ship registered by McGregor, Gow & Co.
and in 1886 was the first ship to enter the newly built Tilbury
Docks with the official party. In May 1897 she was sold to McIlwraith,
Mc Eacharn Ltd., renamed Kalgoolie and on 1st June of that year
sailed for Melbourne via Fremantle and Albany. In Melbourne
she was fitted with passenger accommodation for 130 Saloon and
400 Dormitory Class passengers. On 24th September she sailed
for Sydney to begin a regular run to Fremantle on what was known
as the 'Gold Rush' service in conjunction with the Coolgardie.
In 1910 she stranded in Singapore and was laid up with hull
damage and, in November 1912, was sold to McAllister & Co.
of Singapore for use as a coal hulk. In November 1917 she was
acquired by Ho Hong S.S. Co., modernised and refitted with engines
from the Oscar II, and traded to Rangoon as the Glenfruin. She
was renamed Hong Hwa in August 1918 and traded between Singapore,
Hong Kong and Japan. On 25th January 1925 she was captured by
pirates during a passage from Singapore to Hong Kong but after
being looted was set free. Laid up at the end of 1933 she was
sold to Midoni Shokai of Osaka and broken up in January of the
following year.
