St. Mungo (fireboat) St. Mungo (fireboat) The St. Mungo was a fireboat operated by Glasgow Fire Services, in Glasgow, Scotland, from 1959 to 1975. When launched, she was described as the most modern fireboat in the United Kingdom. The "St Mungo" replaced an earlier steam powered fireboat. Glasgow was once one of the busiest ports in the United Kingdom, and the "St Mungo" and earlier vessels provided an important service. However, by 1975 when the Strathclyde Fire Brigade was formed through the amalgamation of Glasgow Fire Services with neighbouring fire services, Glasgow's use of the River Clyde had changed, and the vessels declared
Mungo Melvin Reviews of Melvin's book concentrated on this question. Alexander Rose in the New York Times referred to "Mungo Melvin’s authoritative and splendidly comprehensive biography", and called Manstein Rose was also critical of what he saw as Melvin's narrow focus on military matters. He wrote: Tom Nagorski in the Wall Street Journal called "Manstein" "interesting but flawed," finding fault with its concentration on detailed descriptions of Manstein's work as a military commander. He wrote: Mungo Melvin Major-General Robert Adam Mungo Simpson Melvin (1955) CB OBE is a retired British British Army officer, and a noted military historian. He is best known