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Saturday 6 December 2014

River Cart Deredging






































Coastrunner and Regis 2 manoeuvre a barge through the Inchinnan Bascule Bridge and down the River Cart into the Clyde,they had been dredging at Westway Dock for Steel Engineering.

Click HERE for pictures of Westway Dock

Friday 5 December 2014

SS St Kevin

SS St Kevin
Built by John Fullerton & Company Paisley,
Yard No 149
Engines by Hall-Brown, Buttery & Co, Glasgow
Last Name: OAKFORD (1915)
Launched: Tuesday, 16/01/1900
Built: 1900
Ship Type: Steamship
Ship's Role: Coaster
Tonnage: 679 grt | 238 nrt
Length: 185 feet
Breadth: 28.1 feet
Depth: 11.6 feet
Owner History:
T. Heiton, Dublin.
1915 Thomas M. Collier, Dublin.
1915 Ford Shipping (Mann, Macneal), Dublin.
1918 T. W. Smyth, London.
1928 C. Strubin & Co, London

HMC Valiant







HMC Valiant a Border Agency (customs) cutter arriving at Largs pier.

For pictures of her sister ship click HERE

Wednesday 3 December 2014

Ali Cat




Ali Cat encountering a grey funnel on her way to Dunoon.

Tuesday 2 December 2014

SPS CRISTOBAL COLON F105










The Álvaro de Bazán-class frigates are the first modern vessels of the Spanish Navy to incorporate ballistic resistant steel in the hull, along with the power plants being mounted on anti-vibration mounts to reduce noise and make them less detectable by submarines.

Monday 1 December 2014

Green Chief



Green Chief seen passing  Ardneil Bay Ardrossan were she was helping LM Constructor lay pipes.