Glengaber
 Official Number
58961

The Glengaber was an iron barque built by Williamson & Son at Harrington, launched in October 1868. She was registered at Liverpool, owned by Johnston and Sproule in the 1890's.

On the 8th April 1872 the Glengaber was at anchor in the Sloyne, River Mersey. She had arrived at Liverpool from Valparaiso with a cargo of wheat and flour. A tug pulled the barque Strathmore into her, causing her to part from her anchor and collide with the barque Indus. All three sailing vessels were considerably damaged, and at the subsequent court case (see Source 4) damages were awarded against the tug, Black Prince, and the Strathmore.
 

Name
Year Built
Gross Tons
Length (feet)
Breadth (feet)
Depth (feet)
Masts
Figurehead
Stern
Lloyd's Classn.
Glengaber
1868
 658
 172.6
30.1
 19.3
3
 
 
 

Sources :

  1. "Shipbuilding at Workington - a Checklist" by Harry Fancy, pub. Whitehaven Museum (1985).
  2. Mystic Seaport Library Ship Register Search has shipping register details from 1889 to 1898.
  3. Record of American and Foreign Shipping records the master as Rolleston for 1889-90, Flinn for 1891-92 and J.H.Hughes for 1893 to 1898.
  4. The Times newspaper, Thursday, 11th July, 1872, page 11 - Court of Admiralty report.
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