King George V was built by William Denny and Brothers for the Turbine Steamers Ltd as a pioneering turbine powered vessel intended for longer routes. She passed to the ownership of David MacBrayne Ltd in October 1935, when plans to rename her were never enacted. Displaced by MV Columba, she was withdrawn from service in 1974. Several attempts were made to preserve her as a floating pub or restaurant, but all failed. King George V was burnt out at Cardiff docks in 1981 and scrapped in 1984.

Dunoon Pier

 

King George V

 

King George V was built by William Denny and Brothers for the Turbine Steamers Ltd as a pioneering turbine powered vessel intended for longer routes. She passed to the ownership of David MacBrayne Ltd in October 1935, when plans to rename her were never enacted. Displaced by MV Columba, she was withdrawn from service in 1974. Several attempts were made to preserve her as a floating pub or restaurant, but all failed. King George V was burnt out at Cardiff docks in 1981 and scrapped in 1984.

She is seen here at Tobermory Pier Isle of Mull.

Ayr Harbour

 Post Card of Ayr Harbour mid seventies perhaps.

Prince Ivanhoe

 Prince Ivanhoe was originally built as Shanklin by William Denny and Brothers Dumbarton in 1951 for the Portsmouth to Ryde Pier Head route.

In 1980 she was bought by the Firth of Clyde Steam Packet Company who ran the Waverley.

After renovations on the Clyde she began pleasure sailings in the Bristol Channel.

On the 3 August 1981 Prince Ivanhoe struck submerged rocks, the Captain David Neil realising she was sinking sailed her to Horton Swansea about a mile away where she was beached.

TS Queen Alexandra

 TS Queen Alexandra was built in 1912 by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton for Turbine Steamers Ltd, to replace a previous Queen Alexandra of 1902, which had been extensively damaged by fire. The new Queen was designed for the long distance cruises. Her first public sailing was on 23 May 1912 to Campbeltown. Fast and manoeuvrable, she soon became a popular boat.

In 1935, her owners Turbine Steamers Ltd were sold to David MacBrayne Ltd and the turbine steamers King George V and Queen Alexandra transferred to the Western Isles. Queen Alexandra went for refit at Lamont's shipyard, where she was transformed. This was all in preparation for her new role on the "Royal Route". Her similarity to Cunard's Queen Mary earned her the nickname "MacBrayne's little Cunarder".[

Withdrawn after 48 years of sterling service in September 1958, she was towed to Smith & Houston's shipyard in Port Glasgow on 23 December 1958 and was scrapped.

Picture is before her 1935 refit.

Info courtesy of wikipedia.

TS King George V

King George V was built by William Denny and Brothers for the Turbine Steamers Ltd[ as a pioneering turbine powered vessel intended for longer routes. She passed to the ownership of David MacBrayne Ltd in October 1935, when plans to rename her were never enacted. Displaced by MV Columba, she was withdrawn from service in 1974. Several attempts were made to preserve her as a floating pub or restaurant, but all failed. King George V was burnt out at Cardiff docks in 1981 and scrapped in 1984.

Information by Wikipedia.
 

PS Caledonia

 PS Caledonia was a paddle steamer built in 1934. She principally provided an Upper Clyde ferry service, later moving to Ayr and then Craigendoran.

During the Second World War, she served in the Royal Navy as a minesweeper and then an auxiliary anti-aircraft ship under the name HMS Goatfell.

Her final days were as a floating pub in London until destroyed by fire in 1980.

INFO from Wikipedia.

Queen Mary

 

The Queen Mary departing the Clyde,she was launched from John Browns at Clydebank on the 26 September 1934.

PS Isle of Arran

Launched on May 14th 1892 by T.B. Seath and Co at Rutherglen

 

Rothesay Dock

 Rothesay Dock Clydebank, not sure what date pre second WWW11

PS Isle of Arran

 Built by Thomas B Seath & Co, Rutherglen Broomloan yard number 284 .

MV KINGENNIE

 

MV Keppel

 MV Keppel  was built to serve on the short passenger ferry crossing from Tilbury to Gravesend on the River Thames in England in 1961,she was originally named Rose.

She sailed from Largs to Millport from 1967 to 1992 when she was then sold and became a tour boat in Malta.

Erskine Ferry

 Old post card, no date on card but pre second world war.

Girvan Harbour

 Post Card from the 1970s

SS Minerva

 Postcard showing SS Minerva launched 1893 by J and G Thompson of Clydebank.

The steam puffer is SS Forward was built in 1896 at Kelvin dry dock.

Marchioness of Graham

 

King George V Dock Glasgow

 Loco departing KGV Dock loaded with coal probably for the Braehead power station at Renfrew. 

Lady-Rowena

Lady-Rowena at Arrocher Pier on Loch Long