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Glendale - a general history

Official No. 67551: Code Letters NCMS.

Owners: 1874 Steel, Young & Co, West Hartlepool: 1887 W. Whitehead, West Hartlepool: 1888 G.B. Harland & Co, West Hartlepool.

Masters: 1874-75 Whiteman: 1876-79 W Speck: 1880-81 W Doherty: 1882-83 J James: 1883-86 Gansden: 1888 Evans: 1888-89 WR Willis: 1890 G Harland: 1891-98 D Morgan: 1899 Edward Witten.

Voyages: July 1895 left Holmsund for Amsterdam.

Dundee Courier, Wednesday, August 16th, 1899:
LOSS OF A WEST HARTLEPOOL STEAMER. Part the crew of the West Hartlepool steamer Glendale have arrived at Shields, having had a thrilling experience. The Glendale, which was timber laden, from Archangel, was abandoned in the White Sea full of water, after striking rock.
For two days and nights the crew were obliged remain on board the wreck, which was kept partially afloat by the cargo, during which time the men slept in the lifeboats, the forecastle and cabins were full of water. The distressed crew were ultimately picked by a Russian mail steamer, and landed in Norway, being unable to save a particle of clothing.

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