Builders: A & J Inglis Ltd, Pointhouse 1910 (hull subcontracted to Napier & Miller Ltd)
Propulsion type: Paddle single diagonal
Owners: Williamson Buchanan Steamers Ltd, Turbine Steamers Ltd, Williamson-Buchanan Steamers (1936) Ltd
Service dates: 1910 - 1945
Tonnage: Gross 442
Comments:
After coming into service for the 11.00 am run from Glasgow in 1910, she was withdrawn almost immediately due to defects in her hull design (which had been sub contracted out by the main builders). Her single expansion engine was considered to be very outdated, even when new, and was installed due to the lower cost of such a design. She reappeared in 1911 with her hull defects cured and she proved to be a most satisfactory steamer, who was capable of a respectable 16.5 knots. She sailed to Dunoon, Rothesay and the Kyles of Bute which cost four shillings and sixpence (22.5p in today's money) for a return trip with dinner and high tea! She saw service in both world wars; in the First World War she was a minesweeper and in the Second she was grounded at Dunkirk, where she was used as a jetty. Whilst she saw further war service she was deemed too old to refurbish and was scrapped immediately after the war.