Rothesay Pier

Rothesay from the late 60s or early 70s.

ASR-10

ASR-10 is an air-sea rescue craft built during World War II in 1942. It was constructed by Carrier Engineering and was one of a number of craft which were moored at strategic points off Britain’s east coast. Once in place these craft served as refuges for aircrews which ditched their aeroplanes into the sea. ASR-10 would have been fitted out with bunks, radio equipment, basic cooking facilities, dry clothes, food, and other essential provisions to ensure that the airmen remained as comfortable as possible before being picked up by a rescue vessel.

Garnock

A motor tug and tender at Irvine Maritime museum.
She was built 1956 by George Brown and Co (Marine) Ltd, Garvel Shipyard, Greenock for Imperial Chemical Industries (Nobel Division) for use at Irvine, assisting in the handling of ships using the Garnock Wharf, a private wharf serving the Ardeer Explosive Works. She was also used for dumping defective explosives at sea. After the stern was badly damaged by an explosion in 1984 when on the latter duty she was presented to the irvine Maritime Museum..

She is registered with the National Historic Ships Committee

Spartan

Spartan was built in 1942 by J Hay & Sons of Kirkintilloch and launched into the Forth & Clyde canal, she was built for war service as VIC 18.

At the end of the war the VIC fleet was sold off and Hay's the original builder bought back VIC18 and registered her as "Spartan" on the 24th September 1946.

She was soon used to carry coal and general cargoes around the Firth of Clyde and as far as Mull, Iona and Islay.

Spartan ended her working career in 1980, when she was laid up at Bowling harbour.

She was restored in 2005 by the Irvine Maritime Museum,and in July 2008 with the help of a tug she made her way to Glasgow to attend the River Festival.

Irvine

Wreck at Irvine Harbour.

Forth Sentinel

Work boat at James Watt Dock.

HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS

Out of dry dock having had a paint job ,click HERE for some pictures prior to her dry docking.

Carola

Carola is a 70 ft steam yacht which was built in 1898 at Scott's and Sons at Bowling on the Clyde.

It was ordered by the owners of the yard for their own private use.

After many years of neglect she is being restored by the Irvine Maritime Museum.

Forth Gaurdsman

Forth Gaurdsman a cable layer seen berthed at James Watt Dock.