History

The history of PIBROCH began 1957, she was the second diesel puffer operating on the west coast.
Her first task was to carry grain to Islay on behalf of Scottish Malt Distillers Ltd, Glasgow.
After being sold to Glenlight Shipping she worked as a supply vessel for the US Navy at Holy Loch
until the mid-eighties.

Read the following articles to get the full picture of her working life.

• Belgian plans puffer project
  with permission from BBC News
   
• Clyde Puffers - The Two Pibrochs
  by Jim Pottinger
   
• The Last of the Puffers
  from Ship’s Monthly Jan. 1984
   
• A fragment of PIBROCH’s life on ‘The History of Caol Ila Distillery’ - webpage
  (opens in a new window)

General info about puffers taken from the ‘PUFFERS’ leaflet of the Scottish Maritime Museum, Irvine.
This leaflet is quite old so the content is not up to date.