As a salvage vessel on the Clyde © Unknown
Douglas GN 14
| Built | 1876 Murdoch & Murray Ltd, Port Glasgow (Iron) |
| Yard No | 19 |
| Owner at New | Robert Nimmo & Hugh Brown, Glasgow |
| ID no | 73860 |
| Launch Date | 1876 |
| Completed | 08.1876 |
| Gross Tons | 101 |
| Nett Tons | 48 |
| Engine | 30 hp C.2-cyl by Muir & Houston, Glasgow |
| Length | 97.2ft |
| Breadth | 17.2ft |
| Depth | 7.9ft |
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| Owners | |
| 1876 | Registered at Glasgow |
| Pre1880 | Owned by West Coast & Clew Bay Steam Navigation Co Ltd, Co Mayo Ireland. |
| 1881 | Owned by William Pollexfen, Sligo Ireland. |
| 1881 | Glasgow registry closed. |
| 1881 | Registered at Sligo. |
| 03.10.1882 | Towed the disabled S. T. "Hawk" of Leith into Granton harbour. |
| 07.10.1882 | Set sail under canvas for Granton after loosing her propeller due to a broken shaft (it is believed that the strain of towing the S. T. "Hawk" may have contributed to the problem). She fell in with the S. T. "Phoenix" (towage price £4) near Fidra island Firth of Forth who towed her into Granton so she would catch the market for her fish. The General Steam Fishing Co have made a claim for £300 salvage for towing the S.T. "Hawk". |
| 28.12.1882 | Struck the S. T "Amethyst" GN 11 amidships while she was sheltering from a storm to the east of Inchkeith, Firth of Forth causing serious damage to several plates, vessel returned to Granton and was placed on the patent slip for repair. |
| 21.02.1883 | Ordered by the court to pay £9 for damages to lines of the crew of the fishing smack "Express" of Cockenzie on 25.01.1883. |
| 1884 | Owned by General Steam Fishing Co Ltd, Granton Edinburgh (John Scott manager). |
| 1884 | Registered at Granton GN 14. |
| 03.09.1884 | Ran ashore on Fidra, Firth of Forth, later refloated and returned to Granton to be beached for repairs. |
| 11.11.1884 | Collided with S.T. "Buccleuch" GN 22 on the fishing grounds while transferring a net. |
| 20.01.1886 | Landed an 11ft shark caught south east of May Island Firth of Forth. |
| 13.12.1888 | Collided with Norwegian S.S. "Lincoln" (164n/1880) near Ailsa Craig causing her to sink. All crew rescued and landed at Ayr. |
| 14.05.1889 | £660 damages awarded to the Norwegian owners of S.S. "Lincoln". (J. Wright, Christiana Norway). |
| 22.01.1891 | While fishing 12 miles east of the May Island Firth of Forth collided with S.T. "Albatross" GN 13 causing a slight twist to the stem. |
| 17.12.1894 | Collided with the fishing lugger "Bon Accord" of St. Monance, Fife and causing considerable damage, while she was lying at anchor of North Berwick Firth of Forth. |
| 07.02.1898 | Skipper Thomas Lindsay convicted of illegal fishing within three mile limit. Sheriff imposed a £25 fine or ten days imprisonment. The accused chose prison. |
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12.1898 |
John Scott resigns as manager. |
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04.03.1899 |
James Caw appointed manager. |
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1899 |
Skipper John McLeod at Cupar Sheriff Court fined £30 for illegal fishing within the three mile limit off Carnoustie. |
| 26.07.1904 | In collision with S.S. "Eastwood" (866g/1870) of London causing damage to both vessels, "Douglas" continued on to Granton and "Eastwood" returned to Methil for repairs. |
| Pre1905 | Owned by Granton Steam Trawling Co Ltd, Granton Edinburgh. |
| 1907 | Owned by Clyde Salvage Co Ltd Glasgow. |
| 1910 | Owned by John Colquhoun, Glasgow. |
| 1910 | Owned by James Myles, Glasgow. |
| 1911 | Owned by James P. Waldie, Glasgow. |
| 1918 | Owned by John G. Hammond, London. |
| 1919 | Owned by John Ford, Pembroke Wales. |
| 31.08.1919 | Sank off Solva harbour south west Wales in unknown circumstances. |