Myrtle Holme

An iron fullrigged ship built in 1875 by Bartram & Co., Sunderland. Dimensions 211'0"×32'9"×19'7" and 945 GRT, 902 NRT and 886 tons under deck.

1875 June: Launched at the shipyard of Bartram & Co., Sunderland, for Hine Bros., Maryport. Assigned the official British Reg. No. 72921 and signal PCGN.
1878: Re-rigged as a barque.
1908: Sold to Theodor Bentzen, Arendal, Norway, and was renamed Glimt. Assigned the Norwegian signal KDQB.
1915 August 30: Sailed from Ellesmere Port in ballast for Gaspè, Canada, under command of Captain Gunerius Andersen.
1915 September 4: Sunk by a German submarine in the North Sea. The crew was picked up by the Danish schooner Alf of Rudkøping and later transferred to the British patrol boat T. Lucida.

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Updated 1997-04-13 by Lars Bruzelius