River Clyde Photography: Tug

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Wednesday 30 August 2023

MERCHANTMAN

Merchantman a tug operated by SMS towage , she is seen here at Troon Harbour were she was having her annual overhaul at Dales dry dock.

Thursday 3 August 2023

Coastwork Coastrunner

Coastworks tugs Coastrunner and Coastworker taking a barge into Glasgow.

Thursday 20 July 2023

Ocean Battler

Ocean Battler at the Container terminal Greenock.

Sunday 16 July 2023

CMS Wrestler

CMS Wrestler alongside a tanker headed for Clydebank.

Friday 30 June 2023

Garrion Owl

The tug Garrion Owl towing a barge up the Clyde to Rothesay Dock Clydebank.

Saturday 24 June 2023

Svitzer Warden

Svitzer Warden passing Waverley and Norwegian Dawn.

Thursday 22 June 2023

Monday 27 March 2023

Chloe May

Chloe May heading up to Glasgow after disposing of her spoil in the Holy Loch .

Monday 13 March 2023

Headcorn

Clovelly class tender Headcorn (ex-A1766) now owned by North West Marine, seen here in the sound of Kerrera

Monday 6 March 2023

Fiona

Ex RMAS Fiona, Felicity Class water tractor.

She has been hiding in various places on the Clyde for the past few years, Victoria Harbour and Strone now seen here at Dumbarton.

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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