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Sunday 9 June 2013
Saturday 8 June 2013
RRS James Cook
Scientific research ship heading for KGV Glasgow.
Click HERE for some more pictures from a previous visit.
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Old Govan
A print of Old Govan from 1903,the paddle steamer is the Strathmore.
The ship is the Monmouth-Class armoured cruiser HMS Cumberland, fitting out after launching, at the Middleton Yard of the London & Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, Govan. She displaced 9,800 tons and was launched in late 1902.
The Middleton shipyard (founded in 1842 by Smith & Rodgers) was situated where Harland & Wolf bought into around 1912, i.e. near the Govan Drydocks.
The ship is the Monmouth-Class armoured cruiser HMS Cumberland, fitting out after launching, at the Middleton Yard of the London & Glasgow Shipbuilding Company, Govan. She displaced 9,800 tons and was launched in late 1902.
The Middleton shipyard (founded in 1842 by Smith & Rodgers) was situated where Harland & Wolf bought into around 1912, i.e. near the Govan Drydocks.
Monday 3 June 2013
Sunday 2 June 2013
Svitzer Milford
Svitzer Milford departing James Watt Dock ,she is seen passing MV Finlaggin who is about to enter dry dock.
KNM Ruma M352
KNM Ruma M352 is an Alta class minesweeper operated by the Royal Norwegian Navy.
Two large fans located on each side create an air cushion between the two hulls and a front and aft rubber skirt, lifting the vessel, giving small drag and a high cruise speed, as well as low susceptibility to the shock of exploding mines since only a small portion of the hull is actually exposed in the water. Propulsion by water jet, again one in each hull, gives a low acoustic signature. A degaussing system gives the vessels extremely low electromagnetic signature.
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