SS Blanche was the first ship built by A and J Inglis at Pointhouse, Glasgow as Yard No.1 and launched on 8 April 1863.[1] She was a cargo steamer and entered service in May 1863 with Glasgow shipowner, Hermann L Seligmann on his Glasgow-Dunkirk service.[1][2][3] Seligmann sold Blanche in 1864 to Mathew Langlands of M Langlands & Sons, Glasgow, and in 1867 she was resold to London-based Joseph Weatherley.[3] In 1888 the ship was purchased by Christopher Furness of West Hartlepool, who employed her as a coastal collier.[3][4] Furness' shipping business was incorporated in October 1891 as Furness, Withy & Company Ltd but, before formal transfer of her ownership, Blanche was sold to Osborn & Wallis of Bristol.[3][4]
| History | |
|---|---|
 United Kingdom | |
| Name | SS Blanche |
| Owner |
|
| Builder | A. & J. Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, Scotland |
| Yard number | 1 |
| Launched | 8 April 1863 |
| Fate | Wrecked 15 July 1901 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type | Iron steamship - collier |
| Tonnage | 246grt (1872: 234grt, 145net) |
| Length | 121 feet (1872: 146.1 feet) |
| Beam | 20 feet (1872: 20.1 feet) |
| Draught | (Depth) 12 feet (1872: 12.0 feet) |
| Propulsion | Steam |
Blanche was wrecked on 15 July 1901 on Île-Tudy on her passage from Cardiff to Quimper, Brittany, with a cargo of bran.[3][5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Launch". Glasgow Herald. No. 7255. 11 April 1863. p. 4.
- ^ "Glasgow & Dunkirk". Glasgow Herald. No. 7270. 29 April 1863. p. 8.
- ^ a b c d e "Blanche". Clyde Built Ships. Caledonian Maritime Research Trust. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
- ^ a b Burrell, David (1992). Furness Withy. Kendal: World Ship Society. pp. 20, 186, 188. ISBN 0-905617-70-3.
- ^ "SS Blanche (+1901)". The Wrecksite. Retrieved 28 May 2016.