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Showing posts with label Clyde Built Ships. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Clyde Built Ships. Show all posts

Saturday 9 March 2024

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

Monday 5 February 2024

Saturday 20 January 2024

Olivebank


 Olivebank was one of two steel barques built by Mackie & Thompson, Glasgow and considered to be the most famous of the A. Weir company. In February 1911, while at Santa Rosa, she had to be scuttled to douse a fire. She was later raised and repaired, but unfortunately, she ran aground at the same place just four months later !  She had various shipowners. On 8th September 1939, she was sunk by a mine off Jutland with the loss of all but 7 of the crew. 

Sunday 14 January 2024

HMS Conqueror


HMS Conqueror was the third of four Orion-class dreadnought battleships built for the Royal Navy in the early 1910s. 

Builder: William Beardmore and Company

Launched: 1 May 1911

Wednesday 20 September 2023

MV Portree


 MV Portree was a ferry, built in 1965 for the Skye crossing. In 1970, she was re-built and moved to the Kyles of Bute where she served until 1986.


Sunday 3 September 2023

Glen Sannox


 Glen Sannox entering Ardrossan Harbour she was built by James & George Thomson, Clydebank in 1892, scrapped 1925.

Sunday 13 August 2023

Saturday 12 August 2023

Thursday 10 August 2023

Dutchess of Montrose


 TS Duchess of Montrose heading up river at Newshot Island.

Built in 1930 by Denny of Dumbarton.

Friday 28 July 2023

Waverley at Ayr





















 Waverley arriving at Ayr ,great care was taken to ensure that the paddle box is not damaged, announcements could be heard instructing passengers to move to one side of the Waverley.