GARELOCH

GARELOCH WAS A IRON  VESSEL OF 1,177 TONS BUILT IN 1873 AT GLASGOW

SHE WAS  OWNED BY DOBIE OF GLASGOW ( MAYBE NOT THE FIRST OWNERS P RINTOUL PROBABLY WERE ) SHE HAD BEEN REGISTERED IN GLASGOW AND HAD BEEN LAUNCHED IN 1873.HER SHIPS MASTER WAS CAPTAIN W GREENWOOD

 SHE WAS CHARTERED BY SHAW SAVILLE & ALBION IN 1874, SAILING FROM GRAVESEND TO PORT CHALMERS.SHE ALSO VISITED NEW ZEALAND IN 1880 AND 1882, PRESUMABLY UNDER A SHAW SAVILLE & ALBION CHARTER.

DON'T CONFUSE THE SHAW SAVILL CHARTERED 'GARLOCH' WITH EITHER OF THE BELOW VESSELS ( SPELLING IS SOMETIMES CONFUSED ) NEITHER OF THE BELOW VESSELS HAD ANY SHAW SAVILL CONNECTION - REFERENCE ONLY

GAIRLOCH

GAIRLOCH A VESSEL OF 2,191 TONS BUILT IN 1887 BY STEPHEN & SONS AT GLASGOW.SHE WAS OWNED BY GARDINER JAMES & CO FROM 1887 TO 1893.SHE WAS LATER OWNED BY COOK JOHN & SON OF ABERDEEN ( ABERDEEN GLEN LINE SS CO ) SHE RAN AGROUND AND WRECKED ON 26TH AUGUST 1897 ON VOYAGE FROM NEWPORT TO CONSTANTINOPLE NEAR CAPE VINCENT

GAIRLOCH

GAIRLOCH BUILT IN 1884 BY BLACKWOOD & GORDON A VESSEL OF 373 TONS. WRECKED ON 5TH JANUARY 1903 ON OAKURA REEF