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HHS Glasgow
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. The ''Glasgow'' cost the Sultan £32,735 and contained several luxury features but failed to impress the Sultan and she lay 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.
== Construction ==
''Glasgow'' was built in 1878 as a replacement for Sultan Bargash's fleet which had been lost in a hurricane in 1872.〔.〕 The ''Glasgow'' was based upon the British Royal Navy screw frigate HMS ''Glasgow'' which had impressed the Sultan during a visit to Zanzibar in 1873.〔.〕 Bargash consulted with Sir William Mackinnon, the founder of the British-India Steam Navigation Company, who recommended the firm of William Denny and Brothers as shipbuilders.〔 On 17 April 1877 Denny wrote to the Bargash's agents promising to build "a vessel in every way a handsome and substantial piece of work" and on 14 May 1877 the ship was laid down.〔 The vessel was constructed with an iron frame covered with teak planks and a keel made from rock elm, the hull was sheathed with Muntz metal below the waterline.〔 ''Glasgow'' was equipped with three masts and a steam propulsion system with a lifting propeller.〔 The vessel was launched on 2 March 1878.〔
The ''Glasgow'' was well fitted out for its role as a royal yacht and contained two state rooms, a dining saloon, a bathroom and a water closet for use by the Sultan.〔.〕 In all the vessel cost £32,735 and was fitted out with seven rifled, muzzle loading nine pounder cannon and a nine barrelled Gatling gun courtesy of Queen Victoria. It set sail for Zanzibar from Portsmouth on 17 April 1878 under the command of Captain Hand of the Royal Navy.〔 Upon arrival in Zanzibar Town the Sultan inspected his new purchase and was rumoured to be unimpressed, the ''Glasgow'' being rather less imposing than its namesake, the British frigate.〔.〕 The ship lay at anchor in harbour through the rest of the Sultan's reign and that of his three successors until 1896.〔
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