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Sunday, 23 November 2025

MV Loch Alainn









 The MV Loch Alainn was built in 1997 by Buckie Shipyard Ltd in Buckie, Banffshire,seen here at James Watt Dock Greenock where she was having her yearly check and maintenance.

Friday, 21 November 2025

HMS Hurworth





 HMS Hurworth Royal Navy mine hunter on the Clyde

Thursday, 20 November 2025

Arklow Rambler


 Arklow Rambler at anchor Gourock Bay.

Ronja Viking







 The Ronja Viking is a 57.07-meter long, 12-meter wide fish carrier built in 2006 under the flag of Norway. It has a gross tonnage of 1276 and a deadweight capacity of 1250 t DWT. This wellboat is owned by Sølvtrans Rederi and its home port is Aalesund. 

Photographed at Fairlie Pier.

Wednesday, 19 November 2025

P960 Skjold



 Skjold-class corvettes (skjold means "shield" in Norwegian) are a class of six light, superfast, stealth missile corvettes in service with the Royal Norwegian Navy. The boats were formerly classed as MTBs (motor torpedo boats) but, from 2009, the Royal Norwegian Navy has described them as corvettes (korvett) because their seaworthiness is seen as comparable to corvettes, and because they do not carry torpedoes. They were built at the Umoe Mandal yard. With a maximum speed of 60 knots (110 km/h), the Skjold-class corvettes were the fastest combat ships afloat at the time of their introduction., as of 2023 beaten by the Abu Dhabi MAR WP-18 Interceptor.

MV Isle of Arran







 Cal Mac ferry arriving in Oban.

Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Brocklebank




 One of five motor tugs built y W. J. Yarwood & Sons Ltd, Northwich, between 1962 and 1965 for Alexandra Towing Co. Ltd, Liverpool, BROCKLEBANK was launched in 1964 and completed in February 1965. She was mainly used for ship handling at Liverpool, but had occasional duties at Heysham, Larne and Barrow. In 1989, she was purchased by Merseyside Maritime Museum and manned by experienced mariners on behalf of the Friends of the National Museums Liverpool. Normally berthed in the Albert Dock next to the maritime museum, she also attends maritime festivals around the coast of the United Kingdom.

Brockebank heading up the Clyde for the river festival in 2006.

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