River Clyde Photography: February 2017

Tuesday 28 February 2017

Monday 27 February 2017

MRV Scotia

Scottish government fisheries research vessel seen at Greenock Ocean Terminal.

Imanta (M-04) is the lead ship of the Tripartite class of mine-hunters for the Latvian Naval Forces. The vessel was formerly HNLMS Harlingen (M854), an Tripartite-class mine-hunter of the Royal Netherlands Navy built in 1984.

Sunday 26 February 2017

Ferguson Marine

Isle of Arran ferry under construction,work started Feb 2016 on two 100 metre Clyde ferries, currently known as hull 801 and 802.

Agem One

Agem One and a spud leg barge preparing to take core samples in preperation for the new Renfrew bridge.

Saturday 25 February 2017

Bowling Harbour

Post card of Bowling Harbour,the harbour was mainly used for the winter lay up of the rivers paddle steamers.

Lough Foyle

Trailer Suction Dredger, built 1979 in Holland.
Managed by Londonderry Port Harbour

Friday 24 February 2017

HMC Vigilant

HMC Vigilant is a Border Agency cutter,
She was launched by Damen Shipyards in the Netherlands in 2003 and is one of four 42-metre (138 ft) cutters operated by the UK Border Agency.

For more pictures of Valiant and Seeker click HERE

MSC Koroni

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Spaarnegracht

Sunday 19 February 2017

Misssissippi Star and Ternvag

Two tankers,Ternvag having departed Rothesay Dock and Mississippi Star making her way to Rothesay dock.

Saturday 18 February 2017

Firth of Clyde

Taken from Gourock looking out to Loch Long and the Rosneath Peninsula.

Friday 17 February 2017

Ben Lomond

Ben Lomond seen from Greenock on a particularly clear winter day.

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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