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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.

Wednesday 8 October 2008

FS Tonnerre landing craft 29




Landing craft from FS Tonnerre taking French sailors ashore at Greenock.

Tuesday 7 October 2008

Ark Royal R07


Navy rescue helicopter from Prestwick

Ark Royal was on the Clyde to take part in a NATO exercise
Balmoral passing Ark Royal
This is the fifth vessel to bear the proud name. Ark Royal was built by Swan Hunters Ship Builders' yard at Wallsend in December 1978 and launched by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother. HMS Ark Royal was accepted into service on 1 July 1985.

HMS Ark Royal is larger than her 2 sisters, Invincible and Illustrious, at 210 metres (683 feet) long. She has a maximum beam of 36 metres (117 feet) and a displacement of 20,000 tonnes.

4 Olympus gas turbine engines (like Concorde's) propel the ship, which give a maximum speed in excess of 30 knots. A steeper ski jump than in the other ships of this class is fitted at the forward end of the flight deck.

Monday 6 October 2008

FS Tonnerre

FS Tonnerre and HMS Ark Royal.
Below FS Tonnerre and Royal Navy Rescue helicopter.
Below landing craft from FS Tonnerre,in the background is HMS Ark Royal.
FS Tonnerre on the Clyde before she left to take part in a NATO exercise.

Sunday 5 October 2008

QE2 ,Clyde Last Visit



















The Qe2 s last visit to the Clyde,she will now become a floating hotel in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates.

The last of the great Clydebuilt liners.