The Tall Ship “Glenlee”, now located outside the Riverside Museum on the Clyde, was built
in 1896 by A Rodger and Company in Port Glasgow. The Clydebuilt vessel went through
several names and owners before being sold to the Spanish Navy in 1922 where she spent
much of her working life, eventually falling into disrepair. The three-masted barque was saved
after being bought by the Clyde Maritime Trust in 1993 and returned to Glasgow. She was
subsequently restored and given her original name ‘Glenlee’ and now stands as a museum
ship and icon of the Clyde. The first 8 bars of the dance represent the swell and churn of the
sea while the second 8 bars portray the ship’s wayward past as a training vessel in the Spanish
Navy. The final 16 bars draw out the shape of the three-masted barque, outlining the masts,
figurehead and hull.