Glen Roan
Also known as: G5
Glen Roan is a wooden yacht built in 1948 by W A Clapham of Bangor, Co Down, to design number 400 of A. Mylne & Co.'s Glen Class. She measures 18 feet on the waterline with a beam of 6.5 feet and draft of 4 feet, carrying 267 square feet of sail area. The Glen Class was introduced in 1945, and Glen Roan represents one of the post-war applications of this proven design.
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Specification
Details
Registry & Identity
Design Archive
MiscDesign No. 400
Glen Class
Designed 1945
Sister Yachts
37 other vessels built to the same design.
Glen Shesk
1946
Glen Shiel
1947
Glenaan
1947
Glen Correl
1947
Glen Shane
1947
Glen
1948· Not Known
Glen Gesh
1948
Lapwing
1948
Glen Roy
1949· No
Glen Moyle
1949
Glen Oe
1949
Glen Iris
1949
Glen Helen
1949
Glenariff
1949
Glen Dun
1949
Glen Isla
1949
Osiris
1949· afloat
Dorinda
1950· No
Margaret
1950
Glen Orchy
1950
Glen Coe
1950
Glendhu
1950
Glen Reagh
1950
Glen May
1950
Glen Elg
1950
Glen Cree
1950
Glen Cona
1951
Pterodactyl
1951
Kingfisher
1951· Not Known
Glen Fern
1951
Unnamed (32
1951· No
Glen Cuan
1951
Glen Millar
1951
Glen Dora
1951
Glen Lena
1952· Not Known
Glen Lark
1952
Glen Luce
1965
Historical Context
The Glen Class emerged from A. Mylne & Co.'s design office in 1945, during the latter stages of the Second World War. This small cruising design represented the firm's approach to practical, economical yachting for the post-war recreational market. Glen Roan, launched in 1948, belongs to the cohort of Glen Class vessels built immediately after the war, when wooden construction remained the standard and yards such as W A Clapham's in Bangor continued traditional building methods. The design's modest dimensions and straightforward construction made it accessible to amateur owners whilst maintaining the seaworthy characteristics Mylne's office was known for. The continued existence of Glen Roan provides material evidence of both the design's durability and the construction quality of regional British builders of that era.