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Wednesday, 1 March 2023

Arklow Willow













 Arklow Willow berthed at Sheildhall and passing Erskine.

Sunday, 26 February 2023

Wednesday, 22 February 2023

Wednesday, 15 February 2023

Mina





Ribs from Scottish Marine Protection ship Mina .

Monday, 13 February 2023

HMS Cockatrice (J229)


 The ship was ordered on 15 November 1940 at the Fleming and Ferguson at Paisley, Scotland. She was laid down on 21 July 1941 and launched on 22 May 1944. The ship was commissioned on 16 October 1942.

On 6 June 1944, the ship supported the invasion force during D-Day by providing smoke screens and setting up fuel lines.[

In February 1948, she returned to the UK and decommissioned on arrival. She was sold for scrap in 1963.


Information courtesy of Wikipedia.

Friday, 10 February 2023

DEPV Talisman


 DEPV Talisman was the world's first diesel-electric paddle vessel. Built in 1935, she was a passenger ferry on the Clyde, seeing wartime service as HMS Aristocrat. From 1953, she served for 14 years on the Millport station.