The SS Daphne Memorial in Victoria Park in the west of Glasgow. It was erected in 1996 in memory of the 124 people, many of whom were little more than boys, who died when the SS Daphne capsized during its launch from the Alexander Stephen and Sons shipyard in Linthouse on the 3rd of July 1883.

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The SS Daphne Memorial in Elder Park in the Govan area of Glasgow. Erected in memory of the 124 people, many of whom were little more than boys, who died when the SS Daphne capsized during its launch on the 3rd of July 1883. Created by John McArthur, this is one of a pair of identical memorials. The other is in Victoria Park on the north side of the Clyde.

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