Builders: Blackwood & Gordon 1864
Propulsion type: Paddle, Double diagonal
Owners: Loch Long & Lochgoil Steamboat Company, Keith & Campbell, Capt William Buchanan, Ship Canal Passenger Steamer Co
Service dates: 1864 - 1895
Tonnage: Gross 152 tons
Comments:
Chancellor (II), shown here on the left in the guise of Daniel Adamson, was built in 1864 for the Helensburgh to Arrochar service, which she provided twice daily during the season. She was unusal in that her sponsons extended right round the ship, giving her a large passenger carrying capacity. In this respect she was similar to the recently built Prince Consort on Loch Lomond. She had good saloon capacity fore and aft and none below decks. In 1880 she was sold for use on the Holy Loch and Gareloch routes and her name was changed to Shandon. Purchased in1884 by Capt Wm Buchanan, she sailed from the Broomielaw to Rothesay and Gareloch and at this time she acquired a mast for the purpose of carrying a light where previously she had no mast. She sailed for use on the newly opened Manchester Ship Canal as Daniel Adamson but attracted insufficient passengers and returned to the Clyde, where she sailed on for a short time before becoming obsolete and she was scrapped in 1895. She is shown here leaving the Broomielaw, with Benmore berthed at the quay and Iona canting in front.