The Clyde from its source to the sea, its development as a navigable river, the rise and progress of marine engineering and shipbuilding on its banks, and the leading historical, geological, and meteorological features of the Clyde Valley . Aaron Maiihy, madeat Horsely in 1821, and put together at vessel plied on the Seine. The first iron steamerImilt on the Clyde was the Aglaia in 1827. This vesselplied on Loch Eck. The first iron steamer to ply onthe Clyde was the Fairy Queen, built in Glasgow at theOld Basin, about a mile and a half from the river, towhich slie was carried, and
The Clyde from its source to the sea, its development as a navigable river, the rise and progress of marine engineering and shipbuilding on its banks, and the leading historical, geological, and meteorological features of the Clyde Valley . Aaron Maiihy, madeat Horsely in 1821, and put together at vessel plied on the Seine. The first iron steamerImilt on the Clyde was the Aglaia in 1827. This vesselplied on Loch Eck. The first iron steamer to ply onthe Clyde was the Fairy Queen, built in Glasgow at theOld Basin, about a mile and a half from the river, towhich slie was carried, and launched in 1881. Thisvessel plied to Largs about 1836. The Vanguard wasthe first iron vessel built by R Napier at Go van (1843).She plied for many years on the Glasgow and Dublinroute. The use of wood, however, continued for many years,all the early Atlantic steamers being built of this mate-rial; and it was not till 1856, when the Persia was addedto the celebrated Cunard fleet, that that company intro-duced iron for the hulls of their vessels. The firm of THE RIVER. 211 Tod & MGregor is associated with the first iron sea-going steamer, the Royal Sovereign, built in 1839. Shewas engined by this firm and plied to Liverpool. The. firm of T. Wingate & Co. had the special honour^ ofhaving made the engines of the first steamer whichcrossed the Atlantic from Britain, the Sirius, built in1837 by Menzies & Sons, of Leith. The engines were of 212 THE CLYDE: FROM SOURCE TO SEA. tlio side-lovor class, and had the special feature of beingfitted with Halls Surface Condenser. The name ofCaird & Co., of Greenock, is specially associated withthe start of the deep-sea boats belonging to the firm ofMessrs. G. & J. Burns, as in 1828 they engined the Glas-gow for that company. The engines were side-levers,the steam pressure being 5 lbs. per square inch. TheLiverpool, a bigger ship than the Glasgow, was addedto the same companys fleet in 1830, and was built bySteele & Co. of Greenock. The Afrato f
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