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Monday, 9 January 2012

Marchioness of Lorne (II)

Marchioness of Lorne (II) at Hunters Quay,she was built at Fairfields in 1935 she had a short life meeting the breakers in 1955.
She spent her time sailing between Greenock, Gourock, Kilcreggan, Cove, Blairmore and the Holy Loch piers.

Thursday, 5 January 2012

Saturday, 31 December 2011

SS Christian Radich





Built in 1937 for the Norwegian ship owner Christian Radich,she is a three masted full rigged ship normally with a crew of 18,she was used in the BBC telivisiom series The Onedin Line.

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Seaway Endeavour







Seaway Endeavour in James Watt Dock, she was an acoustic research vessel of the Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service department of the Royal Navy, since November 2000 operated under contract by Serco Denholm, based at HMNB Clyde, Great Harbour, Greenock. Twelve scientists could be carried, and the ship was used in support of trials as well as supporting RN diving training.

The ship was named after Colonel James Templer, an early British military pioneer of balloons.

Built by Hall, Russell & Company in 1966 as a stern trawler then converted in 1980 for use by the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency, her displacement is 1,300 tonnes and dimensions 56 m by 11 m by 5.6 m. Her complement is 14 and speed 12 knots. After a serious fire gutted the ship in 1990 it had a major rebuild, and it was converted in 2001 to support diving training. By July 2011 she was on the sales list and sold to a Swedish firm and her name changed to 'Seaway Endeavour' with a blue and white livery for further future use as a research trials ship.

Saturday, 24 December 2011

SD Omagh





Royal marines returning to Sd Omagh after an exercise on the Clyde.