Gourock

 A panorama from Gourock train station the Holy Loch to the left and Loch Long to the right, too many hills and mountains to name.

MRV Alba-Na-Mara

 Marine Research Vessel (MRV) Alba-Na-Mara is a small marine and fisheries research vessel, operated by the Marine Scotland directorate of the Scottish Government.

Primarily operating in the inshore zone, Alba na Mara collects data on fish, Nephrops and scallop stocks.

Photographed at Troon Harbour.

RNLI lifeboat Ruby Clery 12 22

 Peel RNLI lifeboat Ruby Clery at Nobles yard Girvan.

MV Alfred

MV Alfred departing Troon For the Isle of Arran.

MV Hebridean Princess

 Cruise ship MV Hebridean Isles in dry dock at Troon for her yearly maintenance check.

MV Wrestler and MV Boxer

 

Clyde Marine tugs CMS Wrestler and Boxer at Troon were the escorted the cruise ship MV Hebridean Princess into drydock.

MV Isle of Arran

 MV Isle of Arran arriving at Troon for berthing trials.

MV Nzam Creek

 

MV Nzam Creek tunnel type pusher tug for service in Nigeria built my Yarrows.

Pulaski 207

 This ship was transferred to the Polish Navy from the American Navy on the 15th March 2000.  Prior to this it was part of the Oliver Hazard Perry Class Frigate USS Clark.  The vessel was launched on the 27th March 1979.

She is seen here departing KGV dock Glasgow.

Sound of Seil

 The Western ferry Sound of Seil on her way to Dunoon.

CALMAC FERRIES

 When stormy weather hits the Firth Cal Mac ferries head for Gourock, where they can dock safely here we see MV Caledonian Isles and MV Argyle, and the Kicreggan ferry MV Chieftain. 

Maidens

 Fishing boats at Maidens.

Clyde View

 Winter snow covered hills, the view from Langbank.

City of Glasgow College

 Sailing up the Broomielaw .

James Watt

 James Watt statue in Glasgow Green, close to were he had his great idea on the steam engine.

“I had gone to take a walk on a fine Sabbath afternoon, early in 1765. I had entered the Green by the gate at the foot of Charlotte Street and had passed the old washing house. I was thinking upon the engine at the time, and had gone as far as the herd’s house, when the idea came into my mind that, as steam was an elastic body, it would rush into a vacuum, and if communication were made between the cylinder and an exhausted vessel, it would rush in to it, and might be condensed without cooling the cylinder….. I had not walked further than the golf house when the whole thing was arranged in my mind.”

Hebridean Princess at Troon

Hebridean Princess at Troon Harbour for her annual winter overhaul in dry dock.