River Clyde Photography: February 2009

Friday 27 February 2009

HMCC SEEKER

The Customs and Excise cutter HMCC Seeker ,for more photographs and information on her click HERE

Thursday 26 February 2009

Jacinta is a 615 ton stern trawler which had a crew of 16. The ship is 50 metres long, 9.75 metres wide and needs 6 metres of water to float in. It has a 1633 horsepower diesel engine and travels at 11 nautical miles per hour.

She is seen here at Princess Dock in Glasgow for a visit during the River Festival of 2008,the crew were incredibly friendly and enthusiastic,well worth a visit.

Visit their website HERE

Wednesday 25 February 2009

QE2 and Concord

No longer with us .Concord,QE2,and the Twin Towers.

Tuesday 24 February 2009

motor launch

Monday 23 February 2009

Beaver Bay

Clyde Marines tug Beaver Bay

Friday 20 February 2009

Libertas

Passing through the Cumbries

The Isle of Arran

Thursday 19 February 2009

Canopus J

Arriving at Greenock container terminal.

Wednesday 18 February 2009

HMS Kingfisher

HMS Kingfisher a Bird Class patrol vessel on a visit to Glasgow during the late 80s.

Spirit Of Brazil

Making her way up to Sheildhall on the 17 Feb 2009 to deliver animal feed ,Spirit Of Brazil is one of the largest ships to visit Glasgow.

Spirit of Brazil
Grt - 36.591
Dwt - 70.653
Length - 224.00
Breadth - 32.20

Tuesday 17 February 2009

Cameron

Briggs Marine buoy maintenance vessel Cameron approaching James Watt Dock.

Sunday 15 February 2009

Mount Stewart

Mount Stewart is one of the pilot cutters for Clydeport,she is seen approaching James Watt Dock.

Saturday 14 February 2009

STRATHCLYDE Police

Strathclyde Police new has two new ribs for operation on the Clyde.

Friday 13 February 2009

World Trader

Heading into the Firth having delivered animal feed to Glasgow.

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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