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Monday 14 December 2009

Fort Rosalie



A mine hunter from Faslane pays a visit while out on exercise.


Fort Rosalie at anchor at the tail of the bank on a rather foggy day on the Clyde.
She was built in 1978 at Scott Lithgows on the Clyde and is due to be decommissioned in 2013.

She is a store vessel but is able to accommodate up to four Sea Kings or Lynx helicopters for the transfer of stores or anti submarine protection.


Saturday 12 December 2009

Friday 11 December 2009

Wednesday 2 December 2009

Cameron








Work boat which helps lay moorings and maintains them for the Royal Navy,quite often seen at Faslane .

Tuesday 1 December 2009

The Port Of Glasgow

An old magazine advert for The Port of Glasgow,not to be confused with Port Glasgow the town,there is no date on the advert ,but I would think taken in the early fifties?
To the left is the site of the Science centre ,part of this dock remains as Princess dock.
To the right we now have the SECC conference centre and the Glasgow auditorium,there is no trace of this dock any longer.

The Clydebank Titan Crane




All that remains of the John Brown shipyard is the Titan crane designed by the famous Scottish engineer Sir William Arrol,he was famous for building the Forth Rail Bridge,The Tay Bridge and Tower Bridge London.

The crane is subtly lit and changes colours periodically.

Monday 30 November 2009

Bro Garland



Bro Garland at Rothesay Dock in Clydebank.she has discharged her cargo of petroleum .

If you look to the right of her anchor you will see her fire wires,tankers lower these metal wires once they have tied up,should fire break out the tugs will attach themselves to the wires and manoeuvre the tug away from the dock wall .

Saturday 28 November 2009

Clyde Sunset



Sunset over the Firth,taken from Largs,looking out towards Millport and Arran.

Friday 27 November 2009

Caledonian Isles


Having left Ardrossan harbour the Caledonian MacBrayne ferry sets out for Brodick on the Isle of Arran.

Thursday 26 November 2009

Tuesday 24 November 2009