“The ship isn’t just a boat, it is a place where people can come and really connect with it and that is what it is all about.'
Glasgow’s Tall Ship Glenlee celebrated 30 years since it returned to the River Clyde with family members of the former crew on board for a special tribute.
Alistair Miller captained the ship in 1992 and was in charge of guiding the boat back home as it was pulled by tug boats from Spain. “The ship isn’t just a boat, it is a place where people can come and really connect with it and that is what it is all about.“Hopefully, he really connected with the ship like his grandfather did.”before being sold to the Royal Spanish Navy in 1922, where it served its role for over 47 years before laying dormant until it was bought by West Coast Scots in 1992 after recognising it was a Clyde built vessel.
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