Steamship · lost 1932 · Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom
Glenann
The Glenann went back to an old name before she took her last one: launched at Belfast as Theme, she became Volante and then Cultra, was Theme once more, and was renamed Glenann when the Antrim Iron Ore Company of Belfast bought her. Steam-driven and built of iron, she was bound from Belfast to Glasgow with empty holds to collect a cargo when fog put her ashore near Kilmory, on Arran's southern shore.
The sea was calm, her crew got to land unaided, and as she lay almost undamaged along the beach there was hope of refloating her. Before the tug Strongbow could do so the weather turned, waves broke over her and flooded her holds, and within days she was plainly a total loss. Much of her has been salvaged since, but her propeller, rudder, shaft and pieces of frame and plating remain on the sand off Torrylinn beach.
- Type
- Steamship
- Lost
- 1932
- Depth
- 3 m
- Location
- Firth of Clyde, United KingdomFirth of Clyde
Deeper than 0 of the 185 wrecks on the map with a recorded depth.
History and LossLost 1932 · Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom.
Thick fog put her aground on Thursday 21 January 1932. The Campbeltown lifeboat answered the call, but her crew had already reached land. When the Steel & Bennie tug Strongbow arrived at about 11am the weather had worsened sharply, and as it stayed bad over the following days it was clear by 23 January that she would be a total wreck.
Lost 1932.
Condition of the Wreck
Intactness
Salvors have taken much of her over the years, yet her rudder, propeller, shaft, main frames and hull plating can still be seen on the sand off Torrylinn beach, and in 2022 her rudder post was still showing at low water.
Notable Features
- Propeller
Sea-Surface Temperature by Month
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Surface temp | 8.6° | 7.6° | 7.3° | 8.2° | 10.2° | 12.3° | 14.1° | 14.7° | 14.1° | 12.8° | 11.5° | 10° |
Additional Details8 further fields held for this wreck and not shown above.
- Propulsion
- Steam
- Loss date
- 1932
- Latitude
- 55.4350° N
- Longitude
- 5.2244° W
- Water body
- Firth of Clyde
- War grave
- Not recorded
- Protected
- No
- Permit required
- No
Sources and VerificationEvery fact on this page traces to a published source.
- Historic Environment Scotland (Canmore, NRHE)inspire.hes.scot · Official record6 facts
- NOAA / NASA JPL MUR SST v4.1coastwatch.pfeg.noaa.gov · Institution or archive1 fact
- Scottish Shipwrecksscottishshipwrecks.com · Secondary source5 facts
- Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Historic Environment Scotland.
- JPL MUR MEaSUREs Project. GHRSST Level 4 MUR Global Foundation Sea Surface Temperature Analysis (v4.1). PO.DAAC. https://doi.org/10.5067/GHGMR-4FJ04
A further 6 fields were derived from the wreck’s recorded position rather than taken from a source.
Licences and credits for the open data used on this site are on the Attribution page.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Glenann?
Glenann is the wreck of a steamship, off Firth of Clyde, United Kingdom, at 3 metres. Glenann was lost in 1932.
How deep is the Glenann?
Glenann lies at approximately 3 metres, Firth of Clyde.
How did the Glenann sink?
The cause of the loss of Glenann is not recorded in the sources held; the loss is dated 1932.