River Clyde Photography: October 2021

Saturday 30 October 2021

HMC Vigilant

Vigilant entered service for the British Government by the then HM Customs and Excise in 2004. In 2008, the fleet of customs cutters was transferred, along with border control duties, from HM Revenue and Customs to the newly formed UK Border Agency. She now operates as part of the UK Border Agency fleet of five cutters.

Patrolling the Clyde for COP26

Thursday 28 October 2021

Spirit of Fortitude

The Spirit of Fortitude is a thirty-three metre tri-deck luxury superyacht with a gross tonnage of 199 tonnes brimming with character. She has a hand crafted interior, designed with a classic Scottish contemporary twist.

Seen here passing Gourock on way to James Watt Dock.

Wednesday 27 October 2021

MV Argyle

Due to stormy weather in the Firth, the Caledonian Isles and Argyle were diverted to Gourock,the Kilcreggan ferry Chieftain can also be seen.

Saturday 23 October 2021

MV Coruisk

MV Coruisk heading for Gourock as she was unable to berth at Wemyss Bay due to bad weather,on her departure she passed MV Caledonian Isles.

Thursday 21 October 2021

Police Ribs

Police ribs at Greenock training for the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow

Friday 15 October 2021

Seal Carr and Dinopotes

Seal Carr and Dinopotes dredging at BAE Scotstoun.

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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