River Clyde Photography: Work Boat

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Monday 20 November 2023

Millbrook

Millbrook training vessel for RYA Training based in Helensburgh ,seen here at Rothesay.

Monday 13 November 2023

KEYIRA MAY

Keyira May landing craft operated by Scottish Sea Farms, seen here at Nobles yard in Girvan.

Saturday 11 November 2023

GRAMPIAN FORTRESS

GRAMPIAN FORTRESS is a Standby-safety vessel built in 2016 by ASTILLEROS BALENCIAGA - ZUMAIA, SPAIN. Currently sailing under the flag of United Kingdom (UK). It's gross tonnage is 1771 tons.

Pictured at Dales dry dock Troon.

Tuesday 31 October 2023

WRYE RIVER WRYE ESTUARY

WRYE RIVER and WRYE ESTUARY at Ayr Harbour.

Saturday 30 September 2023

WELL ENHANCER

Well Enhancer is a purpose-built well intervention vessel, launched at the IHC Krimpen Shipyard on May 31, 2008, in the Netherlands,seen here at Aberdeen Harbour.

Sunday 24 September 2023

Challenger of Leith

Coastworks Challenger of Leith at Ayr Harbour.

Friday 8 September 2023

Nitrox

MV Nitrox on the slipway at Nobles in Girvan ,an ex ferry from Norway built in 1977 and now being used for fish farming .

Monday 4 September 2023

Scald

Trailing suction hopper dredger Scald heading for The Great Harbour Greenock.

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Saturday 2 September 2023

Glen Mhoor

Glen Mhoor workboat at Nobles yard Girvan.

Thursday 31 August 2023

Slip

Some sort of landing craft at Troon Harbour.

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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