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Firth
of Clyde,
Scotland
Graham
Brymner
Graham Brymner was a well-known
dignitary in Greenock involved in the tug industry. His first vessel
was Elaine, launched in 1867, at the time he was still manager for
the soon-to-fail Greenock & Helensburgh Steamboat Company.
Elaine (1867-1871)
Built in 1867 by Robert Duncan & Co at Port Glasgow
175 ft : 118 GRT
Engine : Oscillating 28 and 28 in x 44 in by Rankin & Blackmore of Greenock
Transferred in 1972 to D & RN Stewart
Sold in 1879 to Captain William Buchanan
Lancelot (1868-1871)
Built in 1868 by Robert Duncan & Co at Port Glasgow
191.2 ft : 142 GRT
Engine : Oscillating by Rankin & Blackmore of Greenock
Transferred in 1871 to the Wemyss Bay Steamboat Co of Alexander Campbell
Resold
in 1890, eventually going to the Bosphoros ferry crossing in
Constantinople (now Istanbul) in 1892, owned by idsare-e-Mahsusa and
renamed Erenkoy
Scrapped in 1970 (?)
Guinevere (1869-1876)
Built in 1869 by Robert Duncan & Co at Port Glasgow
200.2 ft : 169 GRT
Engine : Oscillating by Rankin & Blackmore of Greenock
Transferred in 1876 to Keith & Campbell
Sold in 1890 to G, J & J Buchanan and in 1891 to J Garvie of London
Sold in 1892 for use in Turkey but sank with the loss of all crew in the Bay of Biscay on 20th March 1892
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