Glenamoy
Ship Number
468
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Harland & Wolff Ltd., Irvine
Launch Date
May 2, 1916
Delivered
September 22, 1916
Owner
Glen Line Ltd
Weight
7269 grt
BP Length
435 feet
Breadth
55 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
11.5 knots
Propulsion
Two B&W type diesels of 2,600 bhp
Official No.
137826
Registered
Glasgow
Fate
Scrapped
Glenamoy

[Ships Monthly August 2000 (Laurence Dunn)]
One of Britain's first motorships she had accommodation for 12 passengers and a  deadweight tonnage of 10,160
 
On 1st February during a voyage from Shanghai to London she was damaged by a torpedoed fired from U-33, 240 miles from Alexandria, but managed to limp into port for repairs. By 1936 her engines were obsolete and replacement was discounted because of the availability of ships as a result of the Great Depression.
 
The ship was sold under the 'Scrap & Build' scheme (British Shipping [Assistance] Act 1935) to Springwell Shipping Company of London and used as part collateral against two loans of £75,700 to build their Springwave and White Shipping Company's Biddlestone.
 
Later in 1936 she was sold to Metal Industries for £11,500 to be broken up at Rosyth.