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Monday 13 July 2009

SD Clyde Racer






Bringing personnel from Faslane nuclear facility to The Great Harbour in Greenock.

Sunday 12 July 2009

Tahitian Princess








Tahitian Princess (formerly R Four) is an R-class cruise ship owned by Princess Cruises. She mainly sails around the French Polynesian islands, Society Islands, Cook Islands, Marquesas Islands, and often sails to Hawaii. She also spends northern hemisphere summers in Alaska. Her sister ships are Pacific Princess and Royal Princess.

The vessel entered operation in 1999 under the flag of Renaissance Cruises. The ship was not owned by the company; instead she was owned by a group of French investors. When Renaissance declared bankruptcy in 2001, the ship was seized by creditors, along with the other seven vessels in the fleet.

In 2002, Princess Cruises secured a two year lease for R Four and her sister ship R Three (now Pacific Princess). The vessel entered operation at the end of 2002, and was renamed Tahitian Princess. At the end of the lease, Princess Cruises purchased both vessels.

Friday 10 July 2009

HMCC Seeker









The Customs ship Seeker heading for James Watt Dock.
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Thursday 9 July 2009

RFA Fort Rosalie


















Fort Rosalie on exercise at the tail of the bank and at the mouth of loch Long were she was degaussing.

Built at Scott Lithgow in 1978,she is a stores vessel with a hanger for four Sea Kings and a Lynx,due to be deconnissoned in 2013.

Saga Rose












Saga Rose passing Gourock,sadly being withdrawn from servive shortly,she dates from 1965. Click HERE for more photographs of her at Greenock Ocean Terminal.