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Marchioness of Lorne
(1891)
Launched on 25th April
1891 by Russel and Co at Port Glasgow
Engines: 4 cylinder triple expansion two crank diagonal, 2 x 17.5, 30
and 49 in x 60 in
Engineers: Rankin and Blackmore, Greenock
Dimensions : 200 x 24 ft
295 Gross Registered tons
Built for the winter
service to Arran
Continued the new CSP style with the promenade deck extended to the
bow.
Reboilered in 1897
A Minesweeper in World War I stationed at Malta and in Egypt
Returned to the Clyde but lay at Bowling Harbour until 1923 when sold
for scrapping
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