WD Mersey

WD Mersey a hopper dredger at work on the Clyde.

Kelvinhaugh Ferry

The Kelvinhaugh ferry ran from Stag Lane close to the Govan Graving Dock to Yorkhill on the North Bank,apparently busy on Saturdays when Rangers were playing at home at near by Ibrox stadium.

She was withdrawn from service in the early 1980s.

The ferry is now preserved by enthusiasts,she usually has one or two outings each year.

Scarborough

Berthed outside the shed she was launched from at the BAE Scotstoun yard .

For previous pictures click HERE and her launch video is HERE

HMS Diamond

HMS Diamond being escorted down the Clyde to start her second set of sea trials .

HMS Diamond

HMS Diamond leaving the Clyde for sea trials 14 May 2010.

Whooper Swan

Seen nesting on the banks of the Clyde just across from Clydebank College.

The whooper swan is a large white swan, bigger than a Bewick's swan. It has a long thin neck, which it usually holds erect, and black legs. Its black bill has a large triangular patch of yellow on it. It is mainly a winter visitor to the UK from Iceland, although a couple of pairs nest in the north. The estuaries and wetlands it visits on migration and for winter roosts need protection. Its winter population and small breeding numbers make it an Amber List species.

Thanks to the RSPB for information.

Ferry Green

On an open space of ground beside the Renfrew ferry is the preserved engine made in Robert Napiers Lancefield works for the paddle tug Clyde which was built for the Clyde Navigation Trust by AJ Inglis at Pointhouse in 1851.

CMS Buster

CMS Buster at work at Clydebank.

Svitzer Milford

Seen at Diesel Wharf in the upper Clyde,in the background is the BAE shipyard at Govan.

HMS Biter

HMS Biter a coastal training craft,seen here passing Kilcreggan.