River Clyde Photography

Tuesday 15 April 2014

MV Coruisk

MV Coruisk gets her new bow door after her mishap at Dunon.
Click HERE for pictures of her without the door.

Monday 14 April 2014

Saturday 12 April 2014

MV Lochinvar

MV Lochinvar,Calmacs new ferry arriving at largs while on sea trials.

Friday 11 April 2014

Bramau

Bramau passing Renfrew on her way to KGV.

Thursday 10 April 2014

MV Lochinvar

MV Lochinvar returning to Fergusons after a day of sea trials.

Tuesday 8 April 2014

MV Neptune

Icelandic research vessel .

River Clyde Photography

Over half of Scotland’s population lives within a short distance of the River Clyde, from its humble beginnings in South Lanarkshire where it is created by two streams the Patrail Water and the Daer Water, the two streams meet at Watermeetings where the River Clyde starts.

It’s not long before it reaches picturesque Lanark and its famous waterfalls. It eventually finds its way to Glasgow who’s citizens in the 18^th century narrowed and deepened and ultimately industrialised the river making it one of the most famous shipbuilding rivers in the world, Glasgow did indeed make the Clyde and of course the Clyde made Glasgow, at its peak the Clyde shipyards built a fifth of the worlds ships.

During the 2^nd world war Winston Churchill said that “Liverpool and Glasgow were the lungs in which the country breathed through”. Ship building along with heavy industry is all but dead on the Clyde, the majority of our industrial heritage was swept away in the 70s and 80s leaving few traces of the rivers famous past.

Leaving Glasgow, the Clyde broadens as you pass the towns of Dumbarton, Port Glasgow and Greenock, who all played a part in making the Clyde famous through shipbuilding.

At the Tail of the Bank the river broadens once more and becomes the firth with its many sea lochs coastal towns and villages.

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Tuesday 15 April 2014

MV Coruisk

Monday 14 April 2014

PS Waverley

Saturday 12 April 2014

MV Lochinvar

Friday 11 April 2014

Bramau

Thursday 10 April 2014

MV Lochinvar

Tuesday 8 April 2014

MV Neptune

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