CLYDEBUILT ~ CLYDERIGGED ~ The Art and Craft of Traditional Ship Rigging …for what is the array of the strongest ropes, the tallest spars and the stoutest canvas against the mighty breath of the infinite, but thistle stalks, cobwebs And gossamer? J. Conrad, Mirror of the Sea 3 masted barque GLENLEE • built by Anderson Rodger of Port Glasgow for Sterling & Co Glasgow • riveted steel construction • launched fully rigged on the 3rd of December 1896 and named Glenlee • Sailed Liverpool 13 December 1896 in ballast 3 masted barque GLENLEE Length bp 245' 6" Breadth 37' 6“ Depth 22' 6" 1613 tons gross 1490 tons net Anderson Rodger c1843-1909 • The GLENLEE was launched by Anderson Rodger in Port Glasgow on December 3rd 1896 for Archibald Sterling & Co as a 3 masted Barque of 1,613 tons. BRIEF HISTORY • Sold 1898 to Robert Ferguson Dundee and renamed Islamount • Sold 1905 to R Thomas & Co Liverpool and operated as a one ship company - the Flint Castle Ship Co but not actually renamed • Sold1919 to Societa Di Navigazione Di Italiana and renamed Clarastella • Sold 1922 to the Spanish Navy for use as a sail training ship and renamed Galatea • Sold 1992 at auction to the Clyde Maritime Trust and renamed Glenlee Voyage Summary Cape Horn Trade Islamount (ex Glenlee) 1897-1919 • 14 voyages under the Red Ensign • 4 circumnavigations • 15 passages round Cape Horn • Over 5,000 days at sea Fred Noonan seaman’s card photo • 1913 Bark Islamount--April 30-Nov.19. Shipped on Liverpoll [sic] bark from Callao, Peru to Antwerp. Rated AB. Robert Thomas, Liverpool owners. Noonan, Frederick Jos., Deck Officer". File number 3-A-1National Archives Islamount ,ex Glenlee 1906 S. America Islamount 1911 NSW Australia She would not have survived if the Spanish Navy had not bought her in 1922 as a sail training ship for petty officers and seamen. • 1919 ~ Purchased by Societa Di Navigazone Di Italia and renamed Clarastella • 1922 ~ Purchased by Royal Spanish Navy and renamed Galatea she was extensively altered to accommodate a crew of 307 • Partially dismasted in hurricane 1954 20 cadet suffered broken bones • November 1969 ~ last cruise after which, she was permanently secured alongside and used for rigging training S/V Galatea February 1969 • Last cruise • Laid up at La Grana de El Ferrol naval base • Later towed to Seville • 1981 she was dry-docked and replated below the waterline • Her masts and yards were sent down and she was towed to Seville • Abandoned to the sun and the vandals until 1992 and the discovery and purchase by the Clyde Maritime Trust 1993 Seville after purchase by Clyde Maritime Trust • decks were covered and all hatches secured • The flying bridge and other deck projections were removed. 01 June 1993 Seville to Greenock, Scotland across the Bay of Biscay 09 June 1993 Homecoming • Garvel Clyde Shipyard, Greenock, Scotland Where to begin • determine how to change the modifications made by the Spanish to return the vessel to her Cape Horn appearance • sort out all the bitts and pieces that eventually would become a rig again • find out what parts were missing and would need to be fabricated. Truing up the original cut • Sleeve weld the 2 pieces together with 8 welding passes. Truing up the spars • Piece of tin with a small hole drilled in it. – spar sections brought together, a light shown through at one end – sections are in column when light is visible through the hole at the other end. • grit blasted, primed and painted ready to be sent aloft • NDT testing of all welds B A C • A – Cut off main top cope iron • B – Main yard sling chain • C – Shoe for main lower topsail sling stay, a heavy iron bar that help support the sling of the yard Cut for ease of rigging down • Chain plates • Cap irons • Cross trees • Martingale • deck fitting positions and corresponding angles for much of the running rigging were altered when larger deckhouses, life rafts, etc were added. • The main yard and main upper and lower topsail brace block positions • The flying bridge necessitated changing the brace leads by the Spanish • While the spars were being put back together, the rigging crew was hired and began training • The crew had a variety of experience – One had worked on North Sea oil rigs and another had done some theatrical rigging • On the whole everyone started at the beginning with worming, parceling, and serving wire rope Worm, parcel, and serve Dr. John Brown (center) • Personally involved in the design and production of over 400 vessels, including the three Cunard Queens, Caronia, and the Royal Yacht Britannia. • He ultimately became Managing Director of the John Brown Shipyard WIRE ROPE: 15,890 feet 33,890 feet (seizing wire included) First Wire Rope Eye splice FORE / MAIN YARD LIFTS NOT TO SCALE Quantify Dia. Construction Cut Length Finish Length Service Length NOTES Fore Yard 2 3/4" 6X19 105' 94' (est.) 70' 2 thimbles Main Yard 2 3/4" 6X19 105' 94' (est.) 70' 2 thimbles Finish Length = Bearing surface of thimble to bearing surface of thimble Start and finish on service to be tight. The 2 areas of service is where the 2 eye splices with thimbles will be. Finish Length Service ( Service not shown for clarity -- see below ) Splice Splice Thimble CUT LENGTH Thimbl Thimbl Bare Wire e e Bare Wire 4' Bare Wire 4' Service over splice Bare Service FORE LOWER SHROUDS Throat Siezing = 3" Eye Circ. =Stb. 1&2 Pt. 1 & 2 Stb. 3 & 4 Pt. 3 & 4 Stb. 5 & 6 Pt. 5 & 6 feet 10.5 10.75 11.00 11.25 11.5 11.75 1 3/8" REEL = Note: ( ) = Measurement from Centerline CUT A B C D E F Stb 1&2 Pt. 1&2 Stb 3&4 Pt 3 &4 Stb 5 &6 Pt 5&6 A B C Center Line TURNBACK TURNBACK MAST D Leg # 1 Leg # 2 D F E A E F CUT LENGTH • Stability Tests 16 July 1998 live on BBC4 427 WIRE SEIZINGS 265 EYE SPLICES (WIRE ROPE) 1100 EYE SPLICES (FIBER ROPE) • 275 Wire Rope Splices • 420 Wire Seizings • Over 5,000 feet of Service • 96 Bottlescrews • 96 BOTTLESCREWS • 108 CRINGLES • 550 SHACKLES • 300 THIMBLES • 217 BLOCKS • 13 FULL HIDES (Leather) .