River Clyde Photography

Friday, 5 September 2008

Warrior 111

The tug Warrior 111 entering James Watt Dock at Greenock.

Torch

Torch is a multi-purpose work boat operated by Clydeport, seen here heading upriver to lay buoys.

Thursday, 4 September 2008

SD Oronsay

SD Oransay a personnel carrier for the Royal Navy.

Tuesday, 2 September 2008

Speciality

Speciality an oil tanker making her way into Rothsey dock this evening.

Monday, 1 September 2008

Clyde 1 September 2008

A short video of the Clyde ,shot from Greenock Esplanade.

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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Friday, 5 September 2008

MV Saturn

Warrior 111

The Waverley

Torch

Thursday, 4 September 2008

SD Oronsay

Tuesday, 2 September 2008

Speciality

Monday, 1 September 2008

Clyde 1 September 2008

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