River Clyde Photography

Saturday 18 August 2018

Caribbean Princess

A regular on the Clyde,Caribbean princess was photographed from Gourock as she made her way into he Firth.

Thursday 16 August 2018

Smit Neyland

Survey vessel seen at Clydbank helping with dredging .

Wednesday 25 July 2018

Sunday 22 July 2018

Thursday 19 July 2018

RFA Tidespring

RFA Tidespring is a Tide-class replenishment tanker of the British Royal Fleet Auxiliary

Monday 16 July 2018

PS Waverley

Waverley entering dry dock at Garvel on the Clyde.

River Clyde Photography

Over half of Scotland’s population lives within a short distance of the River Clyde, from its humble beginnings in South Lanarkshire where it is created by two streams the Patrail Water and the Daer Water, the two streams meet at Watermeetings where the River Clyde starts.

It’s not long before it reaches picturesque Lanark and its famous waterfalls. It eventually finds its way to Glasgow who’s citizens in the 18^th century narrowed and deepened and ultimately industrialised the river making it one of the most famous shipbuilding rivers in the world, Glasgow did indeed make the Clyde and of course the Clyde made Glasgow, at its peak the Clyde shipyards built a fifth of the worlds ships.

During the 2^nd world war Winston Churchill said that “Liverpool and Glasgow were the lungs in which the country breathed through”. Ship building along with heavy industry is all but dead on the Clyde, the majority of our industrial heritage was swept away in the 70s and 80s leaving few traces of the rivers famous past.

Leaving Glasgow, the Clyde broadens as you pass the towns of Dumbarton, Port Glasgow and Greenock, who all played a part in making the Clyde famous through shipbuilding.

At the Tail of the Bank the river broadens once more and becomes the firth with its many sea lochs coastal towns and villages.

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Saturday 18 August 2018

Caribbean Princess

Thursday 16 August 2018

Smit Neyland

Wednesday 25 July 2018

MV Argyle

Sunday 22 July 2018

Wec Mondriaan

Thursday 19 July 2018

RFA Tidespring

Monday 16 July 2018

PS Waverley

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