Built as an iron screw steamer by Hall Russell & Co., Aberdeen for J.Fleming at Aberdeen.
November 1884 launched under the name GLENEAGLES.
Tonnage 207 gross, 86 net, dim. 135.9 x 23.2 x 11.3ft. (draught)
One compound steam engine 72hp, manufactured by the shipbuilder.
Feb.1885 sold to O.F. Gollcher & Sons at Malta for £8.000.
10 May 1885 taken over by a Maltese crew at Aberdeen and on the 19 May she sailed for Malta where she arrived in the Grand Harbour on 10 June 1885.
She was bought to use her in the regular service between Malta and Gozo, and on Saturday 13 June at 03.00 p.m. she sailed for the first time in the service with on board the Governor of Malta, arriving off Mgarr at 04.10 p.m. At this port she was blessed by the Bishop of Gozo.
After a roundtrip around Gozo and a buffet served on board the GLENEAGLES sailed back to Malta where she arrived at 09.00 p.m.
A twice-daily service commenced the next Monday; the fare was 8 pence single and one shilling return.
The first years a levy of one penny a head was collected, for each passenger landed at Gozo, to pay for a Mass in the Mgarr Church for the safe arrival of the passenger.
From January 1892 she made regular sailings from Malta to Syracuse once weekly with mail, the rest of the time used in the Malta to Gozo service.
From March to July 1895 she was chartered by the Government of Malta as a trawler to investigate the feasibility for a fishing and shrimp industry on the island.
The catch was large enough, but not built as a trawler, the trawling gear suffered heavy damage many times on the seabed, and the plan was abandoned.
The GLENEAGLES was also used for sight seeing around the island and used as tugboat and assisted vessels in distress.
When World War I broke out the GLENEAGLES was requisitioned by the Royal Navy as an examination vessel.
November 1918 returned to owners, not more used in the Malta-Gozo service, the owner had died and his widow had to settle estate duty and the GLENEAGLES was sold in April 1919 to Cassar & Manara at Malta. She was then used in the eastern Mediterranean.
29 October 1920 she was struck by the Italian steamer CADMEA when she was at anchor at Port Said, the GLENEAGLES sank.
1922 Was she refloated and sold to Awaragi Akel & Ragi at Alexandria, renamed MISSIR.
1923 Sold to P. Abrizi at Alexandretta, Syria and renamed ALEXANDRETTA.
1924 Sold to A.C. Abramudis (M.P. Salvago managers), Alexandria and renamed PANDY.
1925 Sold to Youssef & Abdel Kader, Alexandria and renamed ABDEL KADER.
04 March 1933 wrecked at Alexandria.
Malta 1985 15c sg 774.
Source: Ferry Malta by Graeme Somner.