Largs Bay

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Late summer from the Hilly Brae at Largs,the sun setting over the Cowal Peninsula.

HMS Daring

HMS Daring out on her 3rd set of sea trials.

Loch Shira

Millport ,Largs ferry.
Built: 2006
Cost: £5,800,000.00
Launched: 8th December 2006

DIMENSIONS:
Length: 54.27m
Breadth: 13.90m
Draught: 1.80m
Gross Tonnage: 230
CARRYING CAPACITIES:
Passengers: 250
Cars: 36

Builders: Ferguson Shipbuilders Ltd, Port Glasgow
Yard No: 721

Registered: Glasgow
Launched by: Mrs Tish Timms, wife of CalMac Ferries' Chairman Peter Timms
Named after: A small arm off Loch Fyne, at the foot of Glen Shira near Inverary

Loch Shira

Loch Shira is the Millport to Largs ferry,this was filmed at Largs.

Largs Viking Festival

Each year Largs celebrates the Battle of Largs which took place in October 1263,were the Scott's repelled the Vikings.

The festival which lasts a week ends with a re enactment of the battle and the burning of a Viking longboat,and of course a firework dislplay

Flying Phantom

Flying Phantom,more photographs of her at work can be seen HERE

Samos Sky

Samos Sky offloading a cargo of animal feed at Sheildhall in Glasgow.
She is a 38,250 tonne deadweight ship, which has an overall length of 199.80 metres.
Built in Leningrad in 1981.