Eileen II
ex Albyn
Also known as: Galashiel, Gialesa, Ella Sweyn, Glorinda
Eileen II, originally launched as Albyn in 1934, is an auxiliary ketch designed by A. Mylne & Co. to Design 352. Built by Alexander Stephen & Sons in Glasgow, she is constructed of teak with steel frames, displacing a substantial vessel typical of Mylne's cruising designs of the interwar period. With a waterline length of 56.6 feet and beam of 17.2 feet, Albyn was designed for offshore cruising. The vessel remains in existence and has since been renamed Eileen II.
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Historical Context
Design 352, drawn in 1934, falls within A. Mylne & Co.'s most productive period. The 1930s saw the practice of auxiliary sailing strengthen, as reliable marine diesel engines became available and affordable to serious cruising yachtsmen. Mylne's design office produced a succession of auxiliary ketches and yawls during this decade, reflecting market demand for vessels capable of ocean cruising yet not wholly dependent on sail. The auxiliary ketch offered the steadiness of a two-masted sailing plan with the security of mechanical propulsion—a formula particularly suited to longer voyages from northern ports such as Glasgow.