Drawing by Captain Grier. The Illustrated London News dated 13 May 1876
For the Boys of the Cumberland (1) was 1 May a holiday and they were invited by Mr. John Burns of Castle Wemyss (2) and Captain Grant of (3) the HMS Aurora (4) to visit her. With the steam tug Wild Huntsman were they at noon transported to Greenock. A select party invited by Burns came also on board. There was a gun drill held, directed by Grant folowed by other exercises.
Notes
1. Former 3rd rate of 70 guns. Laid down by Chatham Dockyard in April 1836, launched on 21 October 1842, handed over to the The Clyde Industrial Training Ship Association and became a training ship for destitute and homeless boys from Glasgow, Scotland in 1869 and burned on 17 February 1889.
2. John Burnes, 1st Baron Inverclyde (24 June 1829 Glasgow, Scotland-12 February 1901, Castle Wemyss, Scotland). Shipowner. Advocated a good coastal defence and proposed that the government should use merchant ships for war purposes. Partner in the Cunard Steamship Company. He participated in the setting up of a training ship which became the Cumberland.
3. Henry Duncan Grant 12 October 1834-November 1896), rose to the rank of admiral. During his voyages Grant made a lot of sketches and drawings between 1866-1900 which are kept by Archives at Yale
4. Wood-built screw steam frigate HMS Aurora launched by Pembroke Dockyard, England on 22 June 1861, commanded since 12 July 1875 by Grant, paid off on 19 June 1877 and broken up at Devonport, England in December 1881.
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