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Sunday 13 July 2014

Wednesday 9 July 2014

Tuesday 8 July 2014

Loch Shira


Loch Shira heading for Largs as twighlight decends on a summer evening.

Friday 4 July 2014

Ruby Princess











Ruby Princess is a Grand-class cruise ship owned and operated by Princess Cruises. She was built in 2008 by Fincantieri in Trieste, Italy. She is a sister ship to Crown Princess and Emerald Princess. Ruby Princess was turned over to Carnival Corporation and Princess Cruises in late October 2008.
She was officially named at Fort Lauderdale, Florida on November 6, 2008,

Photographed from Gourock as she leaves the river and heads out into the Firth.


Class & type: Grand class cruise ship
Tonnage: 113,000 GT
Length: 951 ft (290 m)
Beam: 118 ft (36 m)
Draught: 8 m (26 ft)
Decks: 19 decks
Installed power: Gas turbines (25,000kW each)
Propulsion: Twin propellers
Speed: 23 knots (43 km/h; 26 mph)
Capacity: 3,080 passengers
Crew: 1,200

Wednesday 2 July 2014

Kiki Blofeld



Kiki Blofeld a Redbay stormforce 11boat seen passing Greenock.

Tuesday 1 July 2014

Causeway










Dredging the Clyde,this is just about as far as a ship can traverse up the Clyde these days,she is just opposite the remains of the Govan dry docks.

Waverley



Waverley berthed at Greenock,prior to entering dry dock .

Saturday 28 June 2014

Friday 27 June 2014

Waverley




Returning to Glasgow in the twighlight hours,just before Dumbarton.