PS Glen Rosa was a 306 GRT passenger paddle steamer that J&G Thomson launched in 1893 for the Glasgow and South Western Railway (G&SWR). [1] She served with the Royal Navy in …

Built for service on the Clyde by the Shearer Brothers, for whom she sailed for four seasons on the Arran trade. Sold in 1881 to the Thames and Channel Steamship Company. Sailed along …

PS Neptune and PS Mercury, who were sisters, were also launched that year. [8][9] PS Minerva (1893) and her near-sister PS Glen Rosa were launched in 1893. [10][11] With the delivery of …

At the end of the 1896 season, the fleet was sold off and Glen Rosa was bought by Captain Alexander Campbell. Transferred to P and A Campbell ownership in 1898 and stationed on …

Launched on May 31st, 1893 by J & G Thomson of Clydebank. 306 Gross Tons. Compound diagonal steam engines, 26 and 55 in x 54 in. Dimensions : 200' x 25' Purchase price - GBP …

As an immediate response to the establishment of the Caledonian Steam Packet Company, the GSWR obtained powers to run its own steamers and in 1891, purchased the fleet of Captain …

2022年12月30日 · Our latest maritime heritage story, by Roy Pedersen, takes a look back at the Glen Rosa, which took on the winter Ardrossan - Arran sailings in the late 19th and early 20th …

2024年4月9日 · Here is the real vessel, early in her career. She was built for the Glasgow and South Western Railway, operating out of Greenock and elsewhere on the Clyde and lasted …