GLENDHU/STUART PRINCE (3) was
built in 1905 by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with
a tonnage of 4129grt, a length of 376ft 11in, a beam of 49ft
6in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of the Norman
Prince she was delivered to James Gardiner & Co. as the
Glendhu in December 1905. Acquired by Furness, Withy &
Co. in 1917 she was renamed Stuart Prince by the Rio Cape
Line Ltd in 1919. In 1922 she was transferred to Prince Line
Ltd and in December 1935 was sold for scrap at Hull and subsequently
broken up at Danzig.
GLENAFFRIC/SAXON PRINCE (3)
was built in 1905 by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow
with a tonnage of 4144grt, a length of 376ft 11in, a beam
of 49ft 6in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of the
Norman Prince she was completed in March 1905 as the Glenaffric
for James Gardiner & Co. Acquired by Furness, Withy &
Co. in 1917 she was renamed Saxon Prince by the Rio Cape Line
Ltd in 1919. In 1922 management of the ship was transferred
to Prince Line Ltd. She was sold to A/b Naxos of Helsingborg
in 1924, renamed Naxos and placed under management of R. Mattson.
In 1936 she was acquired by Ignazio Messina & Co. of Genoa
and with the name Ogaden was rebuilt to carry passengers to
Italian East Africa. On 27th October 1941 she was taken over
by the Italian Government and on 12th August 1942 was torpedoed
by HMS Porpoise near Ras el Tin in the Red Sea.
GLENDEVON/SAILOR
PRINCE (3) was built in 1907 by Charles Connell & Co.
at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4169grt, a length of 377ft, a
beam of 49ft 6in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of
the Norman Prince she was completed in November 1907 as the
Glendevon for James Gardiner & Co. and taken over by Furness,
Withy & Co. in 1917. During that year she carried the
Vickers aircraft in which Allcock & Brown made the first
transatlantic flight to Newfoundland. She was renamed Sailor
Prince in 1919, placed under the management of Prince Line
in 1922 and broken up at Rosyth in March 1936. (Photo: World
Ship Society)
GLENSHEIL/HIGHLAND
PRINCE (4) was built in 1909 by Charles Connell & Co.
at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4798grt, a length of 400ft, a
beam of 52ft 6in and a service speed of 10 knots. She was
completed as the Glensheil for James Gardiner & Co. in
August 1909 and acquired by Furness, Withy & Co. with
the rest of the fleet in 1917. Renamed Highland Prince by
the Rio Cape Line Ltd in 1919 she was placed under the management
of Prince Ltd in 1922. In January 1938 she was sold to P.
Lyras of Athens, renamed Orion and, as his only ship, was
managed by A. Lusi. On 20th September 1948, during a voyage
from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Botwood with timber, she
caught fire after an explosion in the engine room and drifted
ashore on Belle Island where she became a total loss. (Photo:
A Duncan)
CLENCLUNY was built in 1909
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
4812grt, a length of 400ft, a beam of 52ft 6in and a service
speed of 10 knots. Sister of the Highland Prince she was build
for James Gardiner & Co's Western Steam Ship Co. However
she never saw service with Furness, Withy or Prince Line as
on 27th April 1917, during a voyage from Bombay to Hull, she
was torpedoed by UC-67 off Cape Sigli in the Mediterranean
with the loss of 4 lives.
GLENORCHY was built in 1909
by Scotts Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. at Glasgow with
a tonnage of 4737grt, a length of 400ft, a beam of 52ft 6in
and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of the Highland Prince
she was completed as the Glenorchy for James Gardiner &
Co. and taken over by Furness, Withy & Co. in 1917. On
1st March 1920 she stranded on Victoria Bar during a voyage
from New York to Victoria, Brazil and was declared a total
loss.
GLENETIVE/OCEAN
PRINCE (3) was built in 1911 by Charles Connell & Co.
at Glasgow with a tonnage of 5212grt, a length of 410ft 4in,
a beam of 52ft 4in and a service speed of 10 knots. She was
completed as the Glenetive for James Gardiner & Co. in
September 1911and acquired by Furness, Withy & Co. in
1917. Renamed Ocean Prince in 1919 by the Rio Cape Line, management
was transferred to Prince Line Ltd in 1922. She was sold to
S. Costanos & Son of Pireaus in 1935 when her name was
changed to Germaine. on 15th December 1939 she was torpedoed
by U-48 south west of Cape Clear. (Photo: Hildebrand)
GLENSPEAN/WELSH PRINCE (3)
was built in 1912 by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow
with a tonnage of 5221grt, a length of 410ft 2in, a beam of
52ft 4in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of the Ocean
Prince she was completed as the Glenspean for James Gardiner
& Co. in January 1912 and acquired by Furness, Withy &
Co. in 1917. Renamed Welsh Prince in 1919 by the Rio Cape
Line, management was transferred to Prince Line Ltd in 1922.
On 28th May 1922, during a voyage from Astoria to Japan she
sunk with the loss of 7 lives after being in collision with
America - Hawaiian's Iowan in the Columbia River.
GLENARTNEY was built in 1911
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
5210grt, a length of 410ft 4in, a beam of 52ft 4in and a service
speed of 10 knots. She was completed for the Caledonian Steam
Ship Co. Ltd with James Gardiner as manager. On 18th March
1915, during a voyage from Bangkok to the UK, she was torpedoed
by U-34 four miles south of the Sovereign Lightship in the
English Channel with the loss of 1 life.
GLENNEVIS/AFRICAN
PRINCE (3) was built in 1917 by Ayrshire Dockyard Co. at Irvine
with a tonnage of 5119grt, a length of 400ft 8in, a beam of
53ft 5in and a service speed of 10 knots. She was delivered
as the Glennevis in May 1917 and taken over by Furness, Withy
& Co. with the rest of the fleet for operation by Rio
Cape Line Ltd. Renamed African Prince in 1919 by the Rio Cape
Line, management was transferred to Prince Line in 1922. She
was sold to Counties Ship Management Ltd for operation by
the Dorset Steamship Co in 1936.and renamed Pentridge Hill.
When World War 2 was declared in 1939 she was purchased by
the Board of Trade, with a number of other vessels, as a reserve
ship and given the BOT name, Botway. In December 1945 she
was loaded in Scotland with surplus shells and ammunition
and scuttled in deep waters in the Atlantic. (Photo: A Duncan)
GLENCARRON was built in 1917
by Ayrshire Dockyard Co. at Irvine with a tonnage of 5117grt,
a length of 400ft 7in, a beam of 53ft 5in and a service speed
of 10 knots. Sister of the African Prince she was delivered
as the Glencarron in June 1917 and taken over by Furness,
Withy & Co. On 19th February 1918, during a voyage from
Philadelphia to London, she was torpedoed by U-82 in the English
Channel 47 miles off the Lizard.
GLENLYON
(2)/INDIAN PRINCE (3) was built in 1917 by Charles Connell
& Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4933grt, a length of
400ft 4in, a beam of 53ft 5in and a service speed of 10 knots.
Sister of the African Prince she was completed as the Glenlyon
for James Gardiner & Co. in September 1917 and acquired
by Furness, Withy & Co.with the rest of the fleet. Renamed
Indian Prince in 1919 by the Rio Cape Line, management was
transferred to Prince Line Ltd in 1922. In April 1934 she
was damaged following a grounding outside Cape Town. In 1936
she was sold to A. I. Cosmas of Panama and renamed Andreas.
She was seized by the Japanese in December 1941, when in the
Dutch East Indies, renamed Wakatu Maru and placed under the
management of Kisen Kabusiki Kaisya of Kobe. On 16th December
1942 she was sunk off East Timor by Dutch aircraft from Darwin.
(Photo: FW Hawks)
GLENLEE (2) was built in 1917
by Charles Connell & Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of
4915grt, a length of 400ft 8in, a beam of 53ft 5in and a service
speed of 10 knots. Sister of the African Prince she was completed
in October 1917 as the Glenlee for the Rio Cape Line Ltd with
Furness, Withy & Co. as managers. On 25th June 1918 she
escaped from a gunfire attack from a surfaced U-boat but on
the following 9th September, during a voyage from the Clyde
to Dunkirk, she was torpedoed by UB-57 4 miles off the Owers
Lightship in the English Channel with the loss of one life.
CORSICAN PRINCE (2) was built
in 1921 by Furness Shipbuilding Co. at Haverton Hill with
a tonnage of 3493grt, a length of 363ft 4in, a beam of 52ft
2in and a service speed of 11 knots. She was completed in
December 1921 as the Persiana for Furness, Withy & Co.
and in the following year was transferred to the Warren Line
of Liverpool and renamed Chickahominy. In 1924 she was transferred
to Rio Cape Line Ltd when her name was changed to Corsican
Prince. After fourteen years service she was sold in 1938
to Les Cargoes Algeriens Soc. Anon of Algiers who changed
her name to Jean et Jacques. When France capitulated in 1940
she was at Algiers and later worked under German control.
On 3rd March 1942 she was torpedoed by a British MTBs off
Cape Blanc, Bizerta.
SARDINIAN
PRINCE (3) was built in 1922 by Furness Shipbuilding Co. at
Haverton Hill with a tonnage of 3491grt, a length of 363ft
4in, a beam of 52ft 2in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Corsican Prince she was launched in March 1922 as the
Egyptiana for Furness, Withy & Co. and completed as the
Appomattox for the Warren Line of Liverpool. She was transferred
to Rio Cape Line Ltd in 1924 and renamed Sardinian Prince.
On 16th March 1941she was part of a convoy which had been
ordered to disperse when the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst
and Gneisenau appeared on the scene. The two battle cruisers
sank or captured no fewer than sixteen of the unprotected
ships and the Sardinian Prince was sunk by the Scharnhorst
500 miles south east of Cape Race. Surviving ships managed
to transmit the 'RRR' raider warnings and the battle cruisers
fled to the safety of Brest in accordance with German policy
to minimise fleet losses. On the following day HMS Rodney
picked up the survivors. (Photo: A Duncan)
CASTILIAN PRINCE (2)/SICILIAN
PRINCE (2) was built in 1922 by Furness Shipbuilding Co. at
Haverton Hill with a tonnage of 3489grt, a length of 363ft
4in, a beam of 52ft 2in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Corsican Prince she was laid down as the Arabiana for
Furness, Withy & Co. and completed in June 1922 as the
Alleghany for the Warren Line of Liverpool. In 1923 she was
transferred to Rio Cape Line Ltd and renamed Castilian Prince.
Her name was changed to Sicilian Prince in 1926 when she was
transferred to Prince Line's Mediterranean services. She was
sold to Cie. des Bateaux a Vapeurs 'Nord' of Dunkirk who renamed
her Alsacien. In 1952 she was acquired by Malic Yolac of Istanbul
who changed her name to Yolac. On 11th November 1963 she arrived
at Kalafatyea where she was broken up.
JAVANESE
PRINCE (1) was built in 1926 by Deutsches Werft A. G. at Hamburg
with a tonnage of 6734grt, a length of 441ft 7in, a beam of
60ft 4in and a service speed of 14 knots. Built to the same
specification as the Siamese Prince she entered service in
January 1926. On 21st May 1941, during a voyage from Cardiff
to New York via the north of Ireland, she was torpedoed by
U-138 two hundred miles northwest of the Butt of Lewis. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection)
MALAYAN PRINCE (1) was built
in 1926 by Deutsches Werft A. G. at Hamburg with a tonnage
of 6734grt, a length of 441ft 7in, a beam of 60ft 4in and
a service speed of 14 knots. Sister of the Javanese Prince
she was completed in March 1926. The only one of her class
to survive the Second World War she was broken up at Inverkeithing
by Thos. W. Ward in July 1950.
ASIATIC PRINCE (3) was built in 1926 by Deutsches Werft A.
G. at Hamburg with a tonnage of 6734grt, a length of 441ft
7in, a beam of 60ft 4in and a service speed of 14 knots. Sister
of the Javanese Prince she was completed in April 1926. On
16th March 1928 she sailed from San Pedro, Los Angeles for
Yokohama with silver bullion valued at £263,000 and
a cargo worth £180,000. Six days later she radioed from
a position 1,890 miles from Los Angeles that, because of the
weather, she had reduced speed. On 24th March Ellerman's City
of Eastbourne picked up a faint SOS in hurricane weather 200
miles north west of Hawaii. The Asiatic Prince vanished without
further trace with the loss of 48 lives. Mysteriously the
City of Eastbourne picked up a second SOS but from a call
sign P--- instead of R---. This possibly indicated the presence
of a second ship but as no other vessels were reported missing
it is assumed that the Asiatic Prince made an error in her
final transmission.
.JPG)
GLENDEVON/SAILOR
PRINCE (3) was built in 1907 by Charles Connell & Co.
at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4169grt, a length of 377ft, a
beam of 49ft 6in and a service speed of 10 knots. Sister of
the Norman Prince she was completed in November 1907 as the
Glendevon for James Gardiner & Co. and taken over by Furness,
Withy & Co. in 1917. During that year she carried the
Vickers aircraft in which Allcock & Brown made the first
transatlantic flight to Newfoundland. She was renamed Sailor
Prince in 1919, placed under the management of Prince Line
in 1922 and broken up at Rosyth in March 1936. (Photo: World
Ship Society) 
GLENSHEIL/HIGHLAND
PRINCE (4) was built in 1909 by Charles Connell & Co.
at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4798grt, a length of 400ft, a
beam of 52ft 6in and a service speed of 10 knots. She was
completed as the Glensheil for James Gardiner & Co. in
August 1909 and acquired by Furness, Withy & Co. with
the rest of the fleet in 1917. Renamed Highland Prince by
the Rio Cape Line Ltd in 1919 she was placed under the management
of Prince Ltd in 1922. In January 1938 she was sold to P.
Lyras of Athens, renamed Orion and, as his only ship, was
managed by A. Lusi. On 20th September 1948, during a voyage
from Sydney, Cape Breton Island to Botwood with timber, she
caught fire after an explosion in the engine room and drifted
ashore on Belle Island where she became a total loss. (Photo:
A Duncan) 
GLENETIVE/OCEAN
PRINCE (3) was built in 1911 by Charles Connell & Co.
at Glasgow with a tonnage of 5212grt, a length of 410ft 4in,
a beam of 52ft 4in and a service speed of 10 knots. She was
completed as the Glenetive for James Gardiner & Co. in
September 1911and acquired by Furness, Withy & Co. in
1917. Renamed Ocean Prince in 1919 by the Rio Cape Line, management
was transferred to Prince Line Ltd in 1922. She was sold to
S. Costanos & Son of Pireaus in 1935 when her name was
changed to Germaine. on 15th December 1939 she was torpedoed
by U-48 south west of Cape Clear. (Photo: Hildebrand) 
GLENNEVIS/AFRICAN
PRINCE (3) was built in 1917 by Ayrshire Dockyard Co. at Irvine
with a tonnage of 5119grt, a length of 400ft 8in, a beam of
53ft 5in and a service speed of 10 knots. She was delivered
as the Glennevis in May 1917 and taken over by Furness, Withy
& Co. with the rest of the fleet for operation by Rio
Cape Line Ltd. Renamed African Prince in 1919 by the Rio Cape
Line, management was transferred to Prince Line in 1922. She
was sold to Counties Ship Management Ltd for operation by
the Dorset Steamship Co in 1936.and renamed Pentridge Hill.
When World War 2 was declared in 1939 she was purchased by
the Board of Trade, with a number of other vessels, as a reserve
ship and given the BOT name, Botway. In December 1945 she
was loaded in Scotland with surplus shells and ammunition
and scuttled in deep waters in the Atlantic. (Photo: A Duncan)
GLENLYON
(2)/INDIAN PRINCE (3) was built in 1917 by Charles Connell
& Co. at Glasgow with a tonnage of 4933grt, a length of
400ft 4in, a beam of 53ft 5in and a service speed of 10 knots.
Sister of the African Prince she was completed as the Glenlyon
for James Gardiner & Co. in September 1917 and acquired
by Furness, Withy & Co.with the rest of the fleet. Renamed
Indian Prince in 1919 by the Rio Cape Line, management was
transferred to Prince Line Ltd in 1922. In April 1934 she
was damaged following a grounding outside Cape Town. In 1936
she was sold to A. I. Cosmas of Panama and renamed Andreas.
She was seized by the Japanese in December 1941, when in the
Dutch East Indies, renamed Wakatu Maru and placed under the
management of Kisen Kabusiki Kaisya of Kobe. On 16th December
1942 she was sunk off East Timor by Dutch aircraft from Darwin.
(Photo: FW Hawks) 
SARDINIAN
PRINCE (3) was built in 1922 by Furness Shipbuilding Co. at
Haverton Hill with a tonnage of 3491grt, a length of 363ft
4in, a beam of 52ft 2in and a service speed of 11 knots. Sister
of the Corsican Prince she was launched in March 1922 as the
Egyptiana for Furness, Withy & Co. and completed as the
Appomattox for the Warren Line of Liverpool. She was transferred
to Rio Cape Line Ltd in 1924 and renamed Sardinian Prince.
On 16th March 1941she was part of a convoy which had been
ordered to disperse when the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst
and Gneisenau appeared on the scene. The two battle cruisers
sank or captured no fewer than sixteen of the unprotected
ships and the Sardinian Prince was sunk by the Scharnhorst
500 miles south east of Cape Race. Surviving ships managed
to transmit the 'RRR' raider warnings and the battle cruisers
fled to the safety of Brest in accordance with German policy
to minimise fleet losses. On the following day HMS Rodney
picked up the survivors. (Photo: A Duncan) 
JAVANESE
PRINCE (1) was built in 1926 by Deutsches Werft A. G. at Hamburg
with a tonnage of 6734grt, a length of 441ft 7in, a beam of
60ft 4in and a service speed of 14 knots. Built to the same
specification as the Siamese Prince she entered service in
January 1926. On 21st May 1941, during a voyage from Cardiff
to New York via the north of Ireland, she was torpedoed by
U-138 two hundred miles northwest of the Butt of Lewis. (Photo:
John Clarkson Collection) 
