Glenbeg
Ship Number
505
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Govan Yard
Slip Number
4
Launch Date
December 25, 1920
Delivered
April 20, 1922
Owner
Glen Line Ltd
Weight
9461 grt
BP Length
485 feet
Breadth
62 feet
No. of Screws
Twin
Speed (approx)
12.5 knots
Propulsion
H&W - B&W Engine Type Diesel , 4S.SA 2 x 8cyl, 5,250 BHP 12½ Knots @ 115 RPM
Official No.
146292
Registered
Glasgow
Fate
Scrapped
Glenbeg

[Photograph as Dymas]
Launched on 25th December, 1920, but not completed until 1922 due to a post-war shortage of materials.
 
In 1923 during a voyage from Vladivostock to Copenhagen she grounded on the coast of Jutland.
 
Original deployed on the Far East run with an extension to Vladivostock she went world-wide after the Japanese entered the war in 1941.
 
In March 1949 she was transferred to the Blue Funnel Line for their secondary Far East service and renamed Dymas. (photograph below as Dymas).
 
 
She was laid up for a short time at Holy Loch during 1952 and on 8th April 1954 arrived at the yard of W.H. Arnott, Young & Company at Dalmuir for breaking up.