MV Rover

Clyde Cruises MV Rover.

Coastal Isle

Coastal Isle a three thousand tonne cargo ship grounded at Garroch head at the south end of Bute on Monday the 2nd of July. She was freed by the Svitzer tug Anglegarth and proceeded to Greenock under her own power.

It was revealed at a later court case that the master of the ship had fallen asleep.

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Tugs and Workboats

Various Tugs and work boats as seen on the Clyde.

F210 Emden

F210 Emden a German frigate on the Clyde .

Glasgow Tower is a free-standing tower located on the south bank of the River Clyde in Glasgow, Scotland and forms part of Glasgow Science Centre complex. It holds a Guinness World Record for being the tallest tower in the world in which the whole structure is capable of rotating 360 degrees.

Overall the structure has been a total disaster,as it has never worked properly since its opening,it has been unused for a number of years.

HMS Queen Elizabeth

  




HMS Queen Elizabeth lower block four departing from Govan ship yard on her way to Rosyth Fife,the journey is expected to take about nine days.

The journey from Glasgow to Greenock was over 4 hours long.

Nordic Stockholm

 

Luminous Orange

Firth of Clyde 2011

Broomielaw to Bowling

Waverley

The Waverley making her way down the Clyde summer 2011.

Tugs and Work Boats

MV Saturn

MV Saturn was a passenger and vehicle ferry operated by Caledonian Macbrayne, built at Ailsa Shipbuilding Company at Troon, she entered service in 1977.
She spent ten years as the Rothesay /Wemyss ferry,from 78 onward she served as Gourock /Dunoon Ardrossan /Arran as well as her original Rothesay route.
She was withdrawn from service August 2011.

HMS Dragon D35

For pictures of her departure click HERE

Wee Spark

Navios Felicity

Navios Felicity, a large bulker with a cargo of coal making her way round the Isle of Cumbrae to Hunterson,the coal is transported by train to Longannet power station on the north bank of the Firth and Forth near the town of Kincardine.

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HMS Astute

The hi-tech stealth vessel was taken to the Faslane Naval Base on the Clyde when it suffered "a technical issue with hydraulics", according to a Ministry of Defence (MoD) source.

Joint Warrior April 2011

Firth of Clyde

MV Jupiter