British Falcon heading for Finnart on Loch Long.
Monday 8 November 2010
Sunday 7 November 2010
Friday 5 November 2010
Thursday 4 November 2010
Tuesday 2 November 2010
Monday 1 November 2010
RMS Empress of Britain
The RMS Empress of Britain was an ocean liner built between 1928 and 1931 by John Brown shipyard in Scotland and owned by Canadian Pacific Steamship Company. This ship — second of three CP vessels named Empress of Britain provided scheduled trans-Atlantic passenger service from spring to autumn between Canada and Europe from 1931 until 1939. This Empress was distinguished by the Royal Mail Ship (RMS) prefix in her name while in commercial service with Canadian Pacific.
In her time, she was the largest, fastest, and most luxurious ship between England and Canada. She was torpedoed on 28 October 1940 by U-32 and sank. At 42,348 gross tons, she was the largest liner lost during the Second World War and the largest ship sunk by a U-boat.
Saturday 30 October 2010
Friday 29 October 2010
MV Jupiter
Jupiter heading for Gourock,in the background are NATO warships preparing to leave the Clyde for Joint Warrior 2010.
Wednesday 27 October 2010
Tuesday 26 October 2010
Monday 25 October 2010
Saturday 23 October 2010
Thursday 21 October 2010
Old Kilpatrick /Erskine
Greenock
Port Glasgow
During World War II, a line of mine watcher posts were built along the banks of the Clyde from Greenock to Glasgow. Most of them have been demolished or fallen into the river due to bank erosion especially in the upper reaches of the Clyde, but a few still remain although in a poor condition and normally vandalised.
The posts mainly have the same design, being built in rough brick with a concrete roof and a 12 inch slit on the front facing the river, presumably they were manned by the homegaurd.
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