HMS Dragon D35

HMS Dragon on her first set of sea trials.

HMS Dragon D35

HMS Dragon the night before she started her first lot of sea trials.

MV Argyle

MV Argyle making an unscheduled stop at Gourock.

Joint Warrior

A video of some of the ships that were on Joint Warrior October 2010 .

RMS Empress of Britain

The RMS Empress of Britain was an ocean liner built between 1928 and 1931 by John Brown shipyard in Scotland and owned by Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. This ship — second of three CP vessels named Empress of Britain provided scheduled trans-Atlantic passenger service from spring to autumn between Canada and Europe from 1931 until 1939. This Empress was distinguished by the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) prefix in her name while in commercial service with Canadian Pacific.

In her time, she was the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship between England and Canada. She was torpedoed on 28 October 1940 by U-32 and sank. At 42,348 gross tons, she was the largest liner lost during the Second World War and the largest ship sunk by a U-boat.

Arran from Cloch Point

Looking from Cloch Point to Innellan and the isle of Arran.

MV Jupiter

Jupiter heading for Gourock,in the background are NATO warships preparing to leave the Clyde for Joint Warrior 2010.

Sailing off Cloch Point

Sailing of Cloch Point.

Western ferry passing loch long

Western ferry passing loch long

Steinau

Steinau at anchor off the coast of Gourock

Queens Dock South Basin Glasgow

Old Kilpatrick /Erskine
Greenock
Port Glasgow

During World War II, a line of mine watcher posts were built along the banks of the Clyde from Greenock to Glasgow. Most of them have been demolished or fallen into the river due to bank erosion especially in the upper reaches of the Clyde, but a few still remain although in a poor condition and normally vandalised.

The posts mainly have the same design, being built in rough brick with a concrete roof and a 12 inch slit on the front facing the river, presumably they were manned by the homegaurd.

HMS Ark Royal R07

More pictures HERE and HERE

Dunoon

Looking across the firth from Gourock.

Ronja Viking

Ronja Viking is a live fish carrier,she suffered engine trouble in the Firth and was towed to James Watt Dock for repairs.

The ship is owned by Solvtrans ,click HERE for their web.

Bro Deliverer

Bro Deliverer heading for Rothesay Dock

Clyde Sea Recovery

Clyde Sea Recovery,click here for their web site.

HNLMS Zierikzee (M862)

A joint venture of the Navies of France, Belgium, and the Netherlands, the Tripartite class of minehunters were conceived in the 1970s and built in the 1980s. France built the mine-hunting equipment, Belgium provided the electronics, and the Netherlands constructed the propulsion train. France and the Netherlands originally bought 15, with Belgium buying 10. All three countries' Tripartite ships contribute to NATO as part of MCMFORNORTH, or Mine Counter Measures Force.