International exhibition Glasgow 1901
Official catalogue

Class V. Grand Avenue, dark blue on plan. 127 “Hibernian,” 1801.—Iron Screw Steamer, built by Win. Denny & Bros., for the Montreal Ocean Steamship Co. (now Allan Line), for service between Liverpool and Canada, carrying passengers, mails, and cargo. Length 290', breadth mid. 37|', depth mid. to main deck 25^'. Fitted by Tulloch & Denny, Dumbarton, with comp, inverted direct-acting engines of 400 N.H. P., cyl. 68" ilia., stroke 42". Four tubular boilers, working pressure 20 lbs. Speed 10 knots. This vessel was lengthened by 60' in 1871, and had new engines and boilers in 1885. Was continuously employed in the North Atlantic trade till the present year, when she was sold to be broken up. “ City of Ningpo,” 1862.—Iron Sailing Ship, Lloyd’s Class, 985 tons gross, built by Barclay, Curie & Co., for George Smith & Sons’ Indian trade. Length b.p. 204', breaxlth mid. 32' 4", depth of hold, 21' 3". After 20 years service in the Calcutta trade, was sold in 1881 to London owners, her name being changed to “Kinloss. ” She was subsequently again sold to a Hamburg firm, her present name being “ Gustave Adolpho. ” “ Iona,” 1864.—Iron Paddle Steamer, 396 tons gross, built by J. & G. Thomson, Clydebank (now John Brown & Co., Ltd.) for David MacBrayne’s .“Royal Route. ” Length 246', breadth 25|', depth 9'. Engines, diag. osc., 2 cranks, 1350 h.p., cyls. 50", stroke 4' 3"; 4 de and 2 S.E. Boilers of the Navy type, working pressure 40 lbs; speed 17 knots. Long renowned as the premier Pleasure Steamer on the Clyde; and after 37 years, still doing excellent service. ‘‘Malta,” 1865.—Iron Screw Steamer, 2244 tons gross, built by J. & G. Thomson for the Atlantic passenger and cargo service of the Cunard Company. Length B.P. 286', breadth mid. 39' 3", depth mid. 35'. Engines, vertical comp, osc, s.c., 2 cranks, 1400 H.P., cyls. 50 j" dia., stroke 5'. Two rectangular return- tube boilers, W.P. 25 lbs. Speed 12 knots. After being engaged in Atlantic and Mediterranean trades for 24 years, she was lost off the coast of Cornwall in 1889. “City of Paris,” 1865.—Iron Screw Steamer, 2556 tons gross, built by Tod & M‘Gregor (now D. & W. Henderson & Co., Ltd.) for the Inman Co.’s Liverpool and New York service. Length overall 365', breadth mid. 40', depth inld. 27V. Engines, horiz. s.c. trunk, cyls. 89" dia., stroke 42". Rectangular tubular boiler, working pressure 30 lbs. “ Gleniffer,” 1866.—Iron Sailing Ship, 800 tons gross, built by Barclay, Curie & Co., for J. & A. Allan’s Canadian service. Length b.p. 185', breadth mid, 30|', depth of hold 20'. One of the fastest clippers of her period Was engaged in the North Atlantic and eastern trades for 22 years. Sold to a Liverpool firm, and probably still afloat under another name. “Thermopylae,” 1868.—Composite Sailing Ship, 947 tons nett, built by W. Hood & Co., Aberdeen, for George Thompson & Co.’s Australian and China ti-ade. Length 210', breadth 36', depth 21'. This celebrated clipper, designed by the late B. VVaymouth, secretary of Lloyd’s Register, and classed in that society’s books, on her first voyage from London to Melbourne—starting in November, 1868—made the quickest passage on record between these ports, namely 60 days, from pilot to pilot. Next voyage she accomplished the same distance in 61 days, still faster than any other previous known passage. “Garonne,” 1871.—Iron Screw Steamer, 3900 tons gross, built by R. Napier & Sona for the Pacific Steam Navigation Co. Length b.p. 370', breadth 41', depth 36 9'. Engines com. inverted 2700 ih.p., cyls. 60" and 104", stroke 48". Three boilers, working pressure 60 lbs. Speed 14 knots. The “ Garonne ” sailed for a number of years between Liverpool and the Pacific ports, but was ultimately sold to foreign owners, and is still registered in Lloyd’s Book. “ City Of Richmond, ” 1873.—Iron Screw Steamer, 4607 tons gross, built by Tod & M‘Gregor (now D. & W. Henderson & Co., Ltd.), for the Inman Company’s Liverpool and New York service. Length, overall, 453J'; breadth, mid., 43'; depth, mid , 28' 2". Engines, comp, inverted, S.C,, of .3340 H.P.; cyls. 7G" and 102" dia. stroke, 60". Ten S.E. tubular boilers; working pressure, 60 lbs. At the time of her launch was one of the largest vessels afloat.