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Saturday 3 October 2020

HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332)













 HMCS Ville de Québec (FFH 332) (commonly referred to as VDQ) is a Halifax-class frigate that has served in the Canadian Forces and Royal Canadian Navy since 1993.

Seen here on the Clyde while taking part in a Joint Warrior Exercise.

The pilot boat Mount Stuart can be seen along side .

Premier-Maître L'Her F792










 The Premier-Maître L'Her is an class Aviso from Estienne d'Orves of the French Navy.

She paid a visit to Glasgow as part of the Joint Warrior exercise October 20.

Her primary role is  anti-submarine warfare in coastal areas.

Tuesday 29 September 2020

Amur Star







 Amur Star passing Port Glasgow on her way to Rothesay Dock at Clydebank.

Monday 21 September 2020

HMS Spey P234









HMS Spey is a Batch 2 River-class offshore patrol vessel,seen here on her first set of sea trials.
 

Sunday 13 September 2020

Greenock Titan


 Looking down river from Port Glasgow,the Perch light house and Greenocks Titan crane which is located in James Watt Dock

Wednesday 9 September 2020

Waverley and Europa


 Waverley passing the cruise ship Europa at Greenock Ocean Terminal.

Monday 7 September 2020

Loch Long Rescue











 At 6.40pm on Sunday, September 6, HM Coastguard received a 999 call reporting people in the water at Loch Long after a tender had capsized on approach to a larger boat.

Belfast Coastguard Operations Centre sent Helensburgh Coastguard Rescue Team and Helensburgh's RNLI lifeboat, along with the Coastguard rescue helicopter based at Prestwick Airport. A police boat also attended as well as Scottish Ambulance Service crews.

Four people were recovered from the water by the lifeboat and the police boat, with three of the casualties taken to Gourock where they were met by Greenock Coastguard Rescue Team and assessed by paramedics before it was decided they did not require further treatment.

A fourth casualty was airlifted from the police boat and transferred to hospital by the Coastguard rescue helicopter.

Wednesday 2 September 2020

Ham 316




 Trailing suction hopper dredger heading down the Clyde to the Holy Loch to dump her spoil.

Tuesday 25 August 2020

HMS Somerset F82

 HMS Somerset is a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy. She is the eleventh ship of the class to join the fleet since 1989. She was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Ltd on the River Clyde, in Scotland and was launched in June 1994 by Lady Elspeth Layard, wife of then 2nd Sea Lord Admiral and Commander-in-Chief Naval Home Command Admiral Sir Michael Layard. She entered service in 1996. 

The ship was photographed at Faslane on the Gare Loch.

Thursday 20 August 2020

Primauguet D644


 French navy ship Primauguet D644.

Primauguet is a F70 type anti-submarine frigate of the French Marine Nationale. She is the sixth French vessel named after the 15th century captain Hervé de Portzmoguer. She is one of the six anti-submarine frigate made in the same model, as the french frigate Latouche-Tréville[

Tuesday 11 August 2020

MV Glen Sannox


 The ill fated Glen Sannox at Fergusons ship yard in Port Glasgow,years overdue and riddled with design problems,CalMac blame the ship yard who in return blame Ferguson's.

She has now been moved to the dry dock at James Watt Dock.