Greta

[James Alex. PottingerParticipant @jamesalex-pottinger62936]

[James Alex. PottingerParticipant @jamesalex-pottinger62936]

Hello Ian, was this the same Greta as my model plan in Model Boats many years ago?

regatds,

Jim

[Ian GardnerParticipant @iangardner62867]

Certainly was, Jim.

 

Took me six years to get it to this stage-my first model and definitely bit off more than I could chew; but I love steam yachts. As described elsewhere it was fairly decisively destroyed by a dog charging it at the waterside and is no longer.

I often mull over the idea of building her again, maybe a touch bigger.

I became very fond of small steam yachts as seen in a book by David Couling but never managed to get a drawing that I was prepared to pay for, ie NMM wanting about sixty quid back in the eighties for a set of Napsugar which was subsequently kitted by one of the firms, although it seems to have disappeared now.

I’ve been waiting all these years for you to draw a small steam yacht, say 60- 90 feet long, straight stem, counter stern, open desk – you know the kind of thing!

 

Sorry, bet you wish you hadn’t asked- pleasure to hear from you by the way.

 

Ian

 

 

[James Alex. PottingerParticipant @jamesalex-pottinger62936]

 Greta. A beauty, Scotts’built no less than five Gretas for themselves!

[Colin BishopModerator @colinbishop34627]

That’s very interesting. I never realised that these steam yachts were in fact almost in mass production. They must have been among the best looking vessels ever built.

 

Colin

[neil hpParticipant @neilhp]

very handsome indeed.

i have a mind that one of them sank at some stage around the Clyde or western isles whilst in the care of the RN during WW2.

can anyone confirm this, please.

neil.

[James Alex. PottingerParticipant @jamesalex-pottinger62936]

I have traced six Gretas for Scott family

Following is initial delivery year and fate if known.

1876

1877 as Iolair

1916 sold for use as fishing vessel

 

1877

Griffin

1920 Suzuchi

 

1878

1898 Pourqoi Pas

1899Primavera III

1906 became Pilot Boat

 

1892

1898 Ivor

1911  Leda

 

1895

Acquired by HMG renamed HMS St Dominica

 

1898

1920 no longer as yacht

 

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