Ali Cat

Ali Cat returning home to James Watt Dock from her morning run to Dunoon.

Audemer L113

Heading for Faslane naval base on the Clyde is an army landing craft.

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John Browns Shipyard

An advert for John Browns dated 1954

A painting of a ship being launched from John Browns.
This poster would have hung in many a classroom wall it was published by Mc Millans geography pictures,there is no date on mine,but probably late 50s early 60s?

The Three Sisters

A short walk from Portencross village lies the cliff feature Ardneil Bank,part of the cliff is known as The Three Sisters , apparently quite a challenging rock climb.

Within the cliff lies the historic cave associated with St Kentigern better known as St Mungo, the story goes that he used the cave as a refuge from Glasgow,there was a well which at one time was a popular pilgrimage due its curative waters.

The cliff also has a fantastic echo ,even though the path is several hundred yards away the echo is amazing.

MV Jupiter

Jupiter about to depart for Dunoon on a cold but colourful December morning.

Fort Rosalie

A mine hunter from Faslane pays a visit while out on exercise.


Fort Rosalie at anchor at the tail of the bank on a rather foggy day on the Clyde.

She was built in 1978 at Scott Lithgows on the Clyde and is due to be decommissioned in 2013.

She is a store vessel but is able to accommodate up to four Sea Kings or Lynx helicopters for the transfer of stores or anti submarine protection.

HMS Tyne P281 River Class patrol vessel

Submarine on the Clyde

Submarine heading for Faslane on the Clyde.

The Firth of Clyde

Cameron

Work boat which helps lay moorings and maintains them for the Royal Navy,quite often seen at Faslane .

The Port Of Glasgow

An old magazine advert for The Port of Glasgow,not to be confused with Port Glasgow the town,there is no date on the advert ,but I would think taken in the early fifties?
To the left is the site of the Science centre ,part of this dock remains as Princess dock.

To the right we now have the SECC conference centre and the Glasgow auditorium,there is no trace of this dock any longer.

The Clydebank Titan Crane

All that remains of the John Brown shipyard is the Titan crane designed by the famous Scottish engineer Sir William Arrol,he was famous for building the Forth Rail Bridge,The Tay Bridge and Tower Bridge London.

The crane is subtly lit and changes colours periodically.