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Lady Gertrude: Toward Pier, Upper Firth of Clyde

Paddle Steamer (19th Century)-(1877), Steamship (19th Century)-(1877)

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Scotland's National Record of the Historic Environment records Lady Gertrude: Toward Pier, Upper Firth of Clyde as Paddle Steamer (19th Century)-(1877), Steamship (19th Century)-(1877). The official map says its point is accurate as follows: NGR given to the nearest 1m. The record does not by itself mean that the public may enter the place.
The *Lady Gertrude* was a paddle steamer built in 1877 and operating in the Upper Firth of Clyde, Scotland. It was lost in 1883 when it collided with the *PS Wigtown* near Toward Pier, resulting in the deaths of 12 crew members; the wreck is noted for its historical significance as an early example of steam navigation in Scottish coastal trade.

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