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Friday 18 November 2011

HMS Bulwark







HMS Bulwark at the Tail of the Bank.

HMS Bulwark, the second of a new class of assault ship, was launched at the BAE Systems shipyard at Barrow-in-Furness on 15 November 2001. The seventh ship to carry the name, she was named by Lady Walker, the wife of General Sir Michael Walker.

Formally commissioned into the Royal Navy on 28 April 2005, HMS Bulwark is currently the Fleet Amphibious Flagship and High Readiness Assault Ship, ready for worldwide tasking.

Thursday 17 November 2011

Svitzer Milford

Svitzer Milford on her way to Sheildhall,in the foreground is a Strathclyde police launch.

Wednesday 16 November 2011

Monday 14 November 2011

Saturday 12 November 2011

Kingston















Tug Kingston at Victoria Harbour Greenock.
Built 1962 James Pollock and Sons, Faversham.


She towed two barges to the harbour,Nab and the Needles.

Friday 11 November 2011

Encounter





Making her way up the Firth to Greenock container terminal on a summers evening.

Wednesday 9 November 2011

Tuesday 8 November 2011

Thursday 3 November 2011

Tidal Weir



There have been many arguments by engineers throughout the years for and against a weir on this part of the Clyde,which is a short walk upriver from the famous Bromielaw.

The first tidal weir was completed in 1901,it lasted until 1941 when its foundations gave way.
The present steel weir was completed in 1949 [Engineer FGM Stoney] the weir carries large diameter pipes across the Clyde,but its main purpose is to maintain upstream water levels.