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Gairlochy (ex - Ardmore, ex -
Sultan)
Built in 1861 by
Barclay, Curle and Co
Engines : Steeple, 45 in x 42 in, formerly of PS Wellington of
1853
Dimensions : 166 ft x 16.6 ft. Lengthened to 176 ft in 1865
124 Gross Registered Tons
Bought by Captain
Alexander Williamson in 1862, and as "Sultan" becoming the first of
the so-called "Turkish Fleet"
Sailed mainly from Glasgow to Rothesay and the Kyles of Bute
Reboilered in 1877
Taken over by the Glasgow and South Western Railway in 1891.
By the 1893 season she was in the fleet of Captain John Williamson
having been sold for GBP 500 that April
Sailed as "Ardmore" until 1894
Sold on to the McBrayne company and renamed Gairlochy
Sailed on the Caledonian Canal until burnt and sunk at Fort Augustus
on December 24th, 1919
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