Amo II

Amo II
Rig Class.Motor Yacht
Year built:1916
Fate:Scrapped in 1954
General characteristics
Class & Type:Motor Yacht
Ton:51 tons
Beam:

Amo II was converted in 1928 by A.E. Guinness and brought to Cong. She was built in 1917 by Levis in Quebec as an anti-submarine boat ML 482. A.E. Guinness also bought her sister the ML 575 which he called Amo.

Amo II sailed Lough Corrib as a pleasure boat before falling into disuse.  She became the last boat to sail through Galway’s Eglinton canal in 1954 before low bridges replaced the swing bridges and obstructed the waterway. Though refitted in DúnLaoghaire it was not sold and was scrapped by Hammond Lane Company in 1954.

The other Amo may have been used for spare parts and may lie submerged at Cong.

The name Amo (Latin I love) is derived from the initials of his daughters, Aileen, Maureen and Oonagh

Owners

Namefromto
The Hon Ernest Guinness 1927 1948

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