Doon the Watter

Queen Mary

The Queen Mary on sea trials off the coat of Arran,the picture comes from a souvenir magazine of the time.

Queen Mary

Advert from Punch magazine dated 1936

Barclay Curle

Advert for Barclay Curle shipyard,the ship in the advert is MV Chanda built in 1944 for the British India Steam Navigation company.

A souvenir from the first Faslane Clyde submarine open day in 1971.

Queen Mary II

Queen Mary II passing through the Kyles of Bute.

Rothesay Pier

Rothesay from the late 60s or early 70s.

Dunoon Pier 1900

Rothesay Bay

A post card showing Rothesay Bay,the picture was probably taken during the 30s and 40s

Gourock

Ardrossan Harbouur

A post card of Ardrossan Harbour dated 1908,the ship in the picture was named Rothesay she was built in 1891.

On the 05/03/1916 she was captured and torpedoed by U.32 while 30 miles SW of Bishop Rock on passage Sevilla for Troon with iron ore.

Queen Mary

Queen Mary departing John Browns .

Largs Victoria Esplanade

Kyles Of Bute, The Narrows.

Kyles Of Bute, The Narrows.

TS Duchess of Montrose (1930) or Hamilton (1932).

Rothesay Pier

RMS Empress of Britain

The RMS Empress of Britain was an ocean liner built between 1928 and 1931 by John Brown shipyard in Scotland and owned by Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. This ship — second of three CP vessels named Empress of Britain provided scheduled trans-Atlantic passenger service from spring to autumn between Canada and Europe from 1931 until 1939. This Empress was distinguished by the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) prefix in her name while in commercial service with Canadian Pacific.

In her time, she was the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship between England and Canada. She was torpedoed on 28 October 1940 by U-32 and sank. At 42,348 gross tons, she was the largest liner lost during the Second World War and the largest ship sunk by a U-boat.

Queens Dock South Basin Glasgow

East Bay Dunoon

East Bay Dunoon 1957

Qeen Mary

Noel Harry Leaver, one of the most acclaimed British watercolourists of the Twentieth Century.

Glasgow Green

Glasgow Green looking down river towards the court buildings,probably dates from the later half of the 19nth century.