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Saturday 5 November 2022

MV CORRAN











 

The Corran Ferry crosses Loch Linnhe at the Corran Narrows, south of Fort William its run by the Highland Council.

She is seen here arriving at Rothesay for her annual check-up at Ardmaleish Boatbuilding Company .

Clyde



Police Scotland boat name Clyde seen at James Watt Dock.
 

Wednesday 2 November 2022

Flying Dutchman

 










This former herring drifter first set sail in 1903 under the name “KW 33” it was restored as an employment creation project before its new owner carried out renovation work during the winter of 2003/2004, turning it into the “Flying Dutchman”, a luxury schooner.

She is seen here at Oban and Tobermory. 

Tuesday 1 November 2022

Sound of Soay



 Western ferry Sound of Soay.

Rambling Rose



 Rambling Rose at Crinan  she was built at Alexander Noble & Sons Ltd, Girvan

MV CARVORIA









 MV Carvoria is a landing craft owned by Caledonian Maritime Assets Limited, and operated by Caledonian MacBrayne in Scotland. She was launched in August 2017, and is the smallest vessel in the CalMac fleet.

Carvoria was built to operate the ferry service between the small island of Kerrera and the mainland at Gallanach, about three kilometres to the south of Oban. The 12-metre-long vessel has capacity for 12 passengers and a car, but due to vehicle restrictions on Kerrera she rarely carries cars.

She was built by Malakoff Limited at its shipyard at Greenhead Base in Lerwick, Shetland.

Information from Wikipedia.

Cameron



 Briggs Cameron in dry dock at Greenock.

Monday 31 October 2022

Friday 28 October 2022

HNoMS Thor Heyerdahl




 Built by the Spanish shipbuilders Navantia, in Ferrol, Thor Heyerdahl was the fifth and last of the Fridtjof Nansen class to be launched and then commissioned into the Royal Norwegian Navy.

Unlike the other members of her class, she was built with two 8-cell VLS modules instead of one.

CMS Boxer



 Boxer in JWD having her mast repaired after a collision while moving a ship in Glasgow.