HHS Glasgow

HHS Glasgow at Zanzibar in 1890
History
Sultanate of ZanzibarZanzibar
NameGlasgow
OperatorSultan of Zanzibar
BuilderWilliam Denny and Brothers
Yard numberHull 200
Laid down14 May 1877
Launched2 March 1878
Out of service27 August 1896
FateSunk during Anglo-Zanzibar War, salvaged and broken up 1912
General characteristics
TypeRoyal yacht
Displacement1,416 tons
Length210 ft (64 m)
Beam29 ft (8.8 m)
Draft16 ft (4.9 m)
Installed power172 nhp
PropulsionSingle compound steam engine with two bladed lifting propeller
Speed12 knots (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Armament7 x RML 9-pounder; 9-barrel Gatling gun

His Highness' Ship Glasgow was a royal yacht belonging to the Sultan of Zanzibar. She was built in the style of the British frigate HMS Glasgow which had visited the Sultan in 1873. Glasgow cost the Sultan £32,735 and contained several luxury features but failed to impress the Sultan and she laid at anchor in harbour at Zanzibar Town for much of her career. The vessel was brought out of semi-retirement on 25 August 1896 when she participated in the Anglo-Zanzibar War and was soon sunk by a flotilla of British warships. Glasgow's wreck remained in the harbour, her three masts and funnel projecting from the water, until 1912 when she was broken up for scrap.