GAELIC /  HUGO

GAELIC WAS BUILT IN 1873 BY HARLAND AND WOLFF AT BELFAST, SHE WAS 1,713 TONS WITH A STEAM ENGINE AND TWO PROPELLERS. IN 1875 SHE WAS CHARTERED FOR FIVE YEARS TO THE OCCIDENTAL & ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO, AND USED ON THEIR JAPAN / HONG KONG / SAN FRANCISCO RUN. SHE WAS SOLD IN 1883 TO A SPANISH COMPANY WHO RE-NAMED HER 'HUGO' ( THE SAME COMPANY WHO ACQUIRED 'TROPIC' I.E CIA DE NAV OF BALBOA ) IN 1896 SHE WENT AGROUND ON TERSCHELLING ISLAND ( HOLLAND ) SHE WAS  RE-FLOATED OFF BUT WAS TOWED TO AMSTERDAM AND SCRAPPED.