Glenade
Ship Number
511
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
April 15, 1919
Delivered
July 16, 1919
Owner
Glen Line Ltd
Weight
6802 grt
BP Length
405 feet
Breadth
54 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
2 Sets H&W Diesels - H&W Govan
Official No.
141913
Registered
Glasgow
Fate
Scrapped
Glenade

Sold to the Pacific Steam Navigation Company in 1923 and renamed Loreto.
 
When part of a six ship convoy which was attacked by the German battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau on 22nd February, 1941, 400 miles east of Newfoundland, she managed to escape into a fog bank and was the only survivor.
 
In 1942 she caught fire in Valparaiso, a fire bomb was thought to be the cause.
 
Sold to Motor Lines Ltd for £200,000 in 1952 and renamed Barbeta
 
She was scrapped in November 1952 at Briton Ferry by the British Iron & Steel Company