Maureen There is some cause to believe that CLY. Medit. may indeed be a description of a voyage from the Clyde to the Mediterranean. Sayed Pacha was built as a steam yacht for HRH Sayed Pacha of Egypt by Caird and Company of Greenock in 1849. She was a relatively small vessel of some 80 tons and my guess would be that this was a 'one way' voyage the ship spending the remainder of her life in the Eastern Med. Sayed Pacha (Saeed, Said, variously spelt) was a Khedive or Vice Regent of Egypt under the Ottoman Empire. He signed the agreement with De Lesseps for the building of the Suez Canal and the port at the northern end of the canal was named after him (Port Said). Born 1822 he died in 1863. A number of steam vessels of this period were owned by the Khedivial Govt with mainly Egyptian crew but included European senior officers who were contracted to the Khedive. This may explain your mans connection. I have sent an Illustrated London News engraving of the vessel to you off list. I hope this helps. Rgds Andrew Adams