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Sat, Aug

Replica_at_Port_Glasgow_thumb_medium350_371ON August 6 2012 it was the bicentenary of the first commercial sailing of Henry Bell’s Comet steamship.

A committee organised celebrations on both sides of the Clyde, and the members were well aware that the 100th and 150th anniversary celebrations set a high standard to be followed.

Inscription on the grave of Comet skipper Captain Robert Bain in Rhu Churchyard:

Robert_Bain_memorial-wTo the memory of
Captain Robert Bain

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