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SS Glenlee (Glasgow)

United Kingdom / Scotland / Glasgow
 tourism, amusement ride, ship, interesting place
Permanently docked as a visitor attraction and commonly known locally as “The Tall Ship”.

The Glenlee was built at Port Glasgow and was one of a group of 10 steel sailing vessels built to a standard design for the Glasgow shipping firm of Archibald Sterling and Co. Ltd.
She is a three masted barque, with length 245 feet, beam 37.5 feet and draught of 22.5 feet.

The Glenlee first took to the water as a bulk cargo carrier in 1896. sailed in service before being bought by the Spanish navy in 1922 and being turned into a sail training ship. The ship was modified and served in that role until 1969. She then operated as a training school until 1981 when she was laid up and largely forgotten
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenlee_(ship)
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Coordinates:   55°51'52"N   4°18'27"W

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  • Stuart Cameron (guest)
    Built in 1896 by Anderson rodger at Port Glasgow. see the 'Clydebuilt Ship Database' for further details http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=14799
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