River Clyde Photography: CruiseShips

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Wednesday 9 May 2018

Mein Schiff 3

Mein Schiff 3 (English: 'My Ship 3') is a cruise ship owned by TUI Cruises. She was delivered from STX Finland Turku Shipyard on 22 May 2014.

Seen here departing from Greenock Ocean terminal.

Sunday 5 March 2017

Hebridean Princess

Hebridean Princess pays a visit to Glasgow's famous ships.
Glenlee,Waverley and the Queen Mary

Sunday 30 October 2016

Hebridean Princess Loch Shira

Loch Shira and cruise ship Hebridean Princess at Largs.

Friday 28 October 2016

Tuesday 3 May 2016

Thursday 14 April 2016

MSC Splendida

MSC Splendida departing Greenock on a less than pleasant summer evening.

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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Wednesday 9 May 2018

Mein Schiff 3

Sunday 5 March 2017

Hebridean Princess

Sunday 30 October 2016

Hebridean Princess Loch Shira

Friday 28 October 2016

Caribbean Princess

Tuesday 3 May 2016

Discovery

Thursday 14 April 2016

MSC Splendida

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