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Sunday 17 March 2024

MV Lochinvar






 MV Lochinvar at Garvel drydock Greenock.

Her name comes from and 1808 poem by Sir Walter Scott. MV Lochinvar was launched on 23 May 2013 at Ferguson Shipbuilders in Port Glasgow

Saturday 9 March 2024

CAILEAG NA MARA






 CAILEAG NA MARA  arriving in Tarbert.

MV Kungsholm


 MV Kungsholm was built in 1966 by the John Brown & Company shipyard in Clydebank, Scotland as a combined ocean liner / cruise ship for the Swedish American Line. She was later rebuilt as a full-time cruise ship sailing under the names MV Sea Princess, MV Victoria, MV Oceanic II and MV Mona Lisa. In September 2010 she was retired from service as she did not fulfil requirements to SOLAS 2010, becoming the floating hotel Veronica, before being scrapped in 2016.


Info courtesy of Wikipedia

Ardnadam Pier

 






Ardnadam Pier on the Holy Loch is 160 meters long and is the longest pier on the Firth of Clyde.

It was built in 1858 and was a traditional steamer pier and was an important link to Glasgow for the remote communities around the Holy Loch.

The Royal Navy established a base here during WW2, traffic greatly reduced after the war, but its fortune changed in 1961 when the American US Polaris submarines were based in the Loch.

The navy base was very controversial at the time and a lot of protests and demonstrations took place over the years.

The base closed in 1992. 


Thursday 7 March 2024

HIGHLAND PRESTIGE



 HIGHLAND PRESTIGE (IMO: 9364021) is a Offshore Supply Ship and is sailing under the flag of United Kingdom. Her length overall (LOA) is 86.6 meters and her width is 19.03 meters.

Photographed in Aberdeen.

Monday 4 March 2024

Greenan Castle Ayr




Poised on the very edge of the South-Ayrshire coast, the now-ruinous skeleton of Greenan Castle nevertheless retains much of its imposing grandeur. Ideally situated for anticipating enemy attacks from the sea, in 1601 the fortification was actually the site of inter-clan fighting, ambush and murder. The execution of Sir Thomas Kennedy in the woods outside Greenan Castle formed the basis for 'An Ayrshire Tragedty', a short play by Sir Walter Scott.

Info courtesy of  https://ayrshireandarran.com/

Saturday 2 March 2024

Crystal Stream LH147




 Crystal Stream LH147 Leith Registered boat at Nobles boat yard Girvan.