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Sunday, 9 July 2023

Lucy Ashton

 

Lucy Ashton was built by T.B. Seath & Co. at their Rutherglen shipyard for the North British Steam Packet Co. to serve on the Craigendoran to Kilmun route. She continued the tradition of naming steamers after characters in Sir Walter Scott’s novels, being named after the main character in the novel The Bride of Lammermoor.[ Over the years she sailed on a number of different routes visiting piers in Greenock, Garelochhead, Clynder, Gourock and Dunoon.


Info courtesy of Wikipedia

Wednesday, 5 July 2023

Queen Victoria
















 MS Queen Victoria is a Vista-class cruise ship operated by the Cunard Line. The vessel is of the same basic design as other Vista-class cruise ships, including Queen Elizabeth. At 90,049 gross tonnage she is the smallest of Cunard's ships in operation.


Monday, 3 July 2023