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Wednesday 10 May 2023

St Helena















 St Helena at Fairlie pier, the former Royal Mail cargo-passenger vessel, was one of the final two ships to carry the RMS title. She acted as a supply ship and ‘lifeline’, sailing between Cape Town and the remote British Overseas Territory of Saint Helena – a volcanic tropical island in the South Atlantic Ocean – between 1990 and 2016. 

 St. Helena, has been under Extreme E’s stewardship for more than two years and during this time has undergone an extensive multi-million euro renovation process, including a comprehensive mechanical overhaul as well as a full refurbishment of the interior alongside a fresh livery and branding.

SD Victoria




 SD Victoria is a  support ship operated by Serco Marine Services in support of the United Kingdom's Naval Service.

Sunday 7 May 2023

Hulin










 Tanker passing Greenock having been at the fuel terminal at Rothesay Dock.

Deo Gloria








 Deo Gloria suction dredger heading for Great Harbour Greenock.

Saturday 6 May 2023

Friday 5 May 2023

SS Uganda



SS Uganda in Valetta Harbour Malta.


 SS Uganda was a British steamship that had a varied and notable career. She was built in 1952 as a passenger liner, and successively served as a cruise ship, hospital ship, troop ship and stores ship. She was laid up in 1985 and scrapped in 1992.

Barclay Curle and Company of Whiteinch, Glasgow built Uganda for the British-India Steam Navigation Company (BI). She was a passenger and cargo liner .

Notes courtesy of wikipedia.

Thursday 4 May 2023

Megan M




 Megan M workboat at Ardrossan Harbour.

HMS Mermaid


 Mermaid, built by William Denny and Brothers, Dumbarton, Scotland, was laid down on 8 September 1942, launched on 11 November 1943, and completed 12 May 1944.

HMS Mermaid was a Modified Black Swan-class sloop of the Royal Navy. Mermaid saw service as a convoy escort during the Second World War, taking part in the sinking of two German submarines while escorting Arctic convoys to and from the Soviet Union.

Mermaid was sold to Federal Republic of Germany in 1959, where she was renamed Scharnhorst and used as a training ship.

Tuesday 2 May 2023

Monday 1 May 2023

MV Alfred













 MV Alfred berthed at Ardrossan ,she is on lease from Pentland Ferries for nine months.

BOWLING Harbour


 BOWLING 1947 Waverley and Lucy Ashton