River Clyde Photography

Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Fryken

Fryken on its way to Rothesay dock with a cargo of fuel.

Monday, 13 October 2008

Black Prince

A regular sight on the Clyde during the summer months,More pictures can be seen HERE

Coral Sea

Coral Sea seen today bringing more wind turbines for the Eaglesham wind farm.

Sunday, 12 October 2008

Petuja

Petuja,at anchor awaiting her turn at Greenock Ocean Terminal.

Yosemite

Anchored off Greenock awaiting her pilot to take her to Sheilhall,Glasgow

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Boa Fortune

Boa Fortune seen here anchored off Rothesay,she is a supply ship which is helping with the pipe laying Solitaire.

She was built on the Clyde at Fergusons in 1992 as Star Pegasus.

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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Wednesday, 15 October 2008

Black Prince

Tuesday, 14 October 2008

Fryken

Monday, 13 October 2008

Black Prince

Coral Sea

Sunday, 12 October 2008

Petuja

Yosemite

Saturday, 11 October 2008

Boa Fortune

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