Glasgow ...The Port at Work

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Jun 06, 2012 1:00 pm

Another, ARISTOGENIS passing Greenock on her way up to KG5 in January 1983. Weser Seebeck at Bremerhaven built her in 1980 and after many name changes was scrapped in China in 2009 as BAO LI MEN.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Fri Jun 08, 2012 8:55 pm

Three faces of MATAURA on visits to Glasgow.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Mon Jun 25, 2012 12:39 pm

ANONA with THUNDERER outbound at Renfrew in 1981 taken by Graeme Langmuir and now in the Clyde Shiplovers' Photo Collection. She was built by Nylands in Oslo as ANONACORE in 1970 and scrapped as CHIOS REEFER at Alang in June 1994.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Mon Jul 02, 2012 12:16 pm

Three Cunard sisters in original and subsequent forms.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Fri Jul 06, 2012 1:35 pm

EASTERN TRADER in KG5 in 1972. Swan Hunter built her for the Indo China Co in 1959. She was renamed CHRYSOVALANDOU DYO in 1972 and grounded off Mombasa in 1980 eventually being scrapped at Gadani Beach in April 1981.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Mon Aug 13, 2012 12:18 pm

Some more visitors.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:04 pm

Couple of visitors for Clyde Dock Engineering.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Aug 15, 2012 1:11 pm

Yorkhill memories.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Thu Sep 06, 2012 9:53 am

Ellerman's medium sized general cargo liner FLORIAN passing Customhouse outbound. Taken by Donald Robertson in March 1958. She came from Gray's at West Hartlepool in 1955.
Ellerman sold her in 1971 when she became MALDIVE LOYALTY and was scrapped as that on Gadani Beach in November 1982.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Fri Sep 07, 2012 12:11 pm

Two photos of the ore carrier BEECHWOOD changing identities. She was originally BISHOPSGATE built at Laing's in Sunderland for Silver Line in 1960 and sold on to Jacobs in 1969. She was sold to Greek owners in 1975 becoming NICOLAS C. then in 1976 CAPITANO FRANCO V for Italian owners. She sailed till November 1986 when she went to Italian breakers.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Mon Sep 17, 2012 12:12 pm

An old advert for the Elderslie Drydocks.

Robert · Post by **Robert** » Tue Sep 18, 2012 11:06 am

Thank you for posting this. It reveals a lot.
A question or few. Answers from everybody please.
I'm aware that, in addition to the Clydeholm yard, Barclay, Curle had two facilities at Elderslie.
I understand that the West yard in Elderslie was in operation from 1912 to 1930.
The Dockyard was in operation from 1931 to 1975.
So the questions start.
1) Was the West yard for new-build or was it similarly a repair yard?
2) Was the Dockyard exclusively for repair work?
3) If either of these yards laid down a new vessel, does anyone have the briefest mention by name?

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Sep 19, 2012 1:16 pm

Three more from Meadowside.
AL KHALIDIA, Kuwaiti vessel June 1974. One of the Kherson Standard Design she was built there in 1971. She became MO'TAH in 1981 and scrapped as that at Alang in October 1986.
Houlder's bulker LYNTON GRANGE departing in June 1977. She was built by Austin and Pickersgill at Sunderland in 1976.
She ended her days on the Alang beaches in December 2000 as CHIOS CHARM.
PERELLE loading scrap in November 1992. She was built at Wivenhoe in 1979 and in 1994 became FOSSELAND.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Oct 02, 2012 12:13 pm

Some more from round and about in 1989.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Oct 09, 2012 1:00 pm

A few more 1989 memories.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Oct 23, 2012 1:08 pm

Another three from KG5.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Oct 31, 2012 12:46 pm

More from the working port.

Dennis Maccoy · Post by **Dennis Maccoy** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:12 pm

Two at Elderslie Dockyard on 26 April 1970

: Hong Kong owned Marco Polo, built in Bilbao in 1962 as the Brazilian Princesa Isabel.

: Blue Funnel's Maron, built by Caledon at Dundee in 1960.

Dennis Maccoy · Post by **Dennis Maccoy** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:24 pm

A typically busy day in Glasgow harbour - 2 May 1970.

: New Zealand Shipping's Mataura built by Mitsui Zosen at Tamano in 1968.

: The Greek Anna K, built by Eriksberg as Fernbay for Fearnley & Eger in 1949, in Prince's Dock.

: The Panamanian Evdelos, built at Ardrossan as Essex Coast in 1955, in Prince's Dock.

Dennis Maccoy · Post by **Dennis Maccoy** » Wed Aug 28, 2013 10:28 pm

Two more in Prince's Dock on 2 May 1970.

: The Danish Karen Bravo, built by J Pattje at Waterhuizen in 1969.

: Ellerman's City of Manchester, built at Sunderland by J L Thompson in 1950.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Sep 03, 2013 12:39 pm

Some more in KG5 from early 1979.

Dennis Maccoy · Post by **Dennis Maccoy** » Sat Sep 07, 2013 10:17 pm

Blue Funnel's Anchises (Caledon, Dundee 1947) in the King George V Dock on 14 May 1970.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Oct 23, 2013 1:29 pm

Comben Longstaff coaster built by Clelands in 1964 heading upriver in March 1970. She was sold on in 1976 becoming MERIDIAN SKY and as CHIOS 1 was broken up at Aliaga in December 1995.
Donald Robertson, Clyde Shiplovers' Soc collection.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Nov 06, 2013 12:38 pm

Some more on the river.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Nov 26, 2013 12:47 pm

The former Harrison STATESMAN in Yorkhill Basin in 1977 in the process of handing over to her new Chinese owners becoming JIAN CHANG. She was built by Lindolmen in 1964.
Sadly she foundered on a voyage from Singapore on November 1st 1990.
I'm sure another of her sisters changed hands in Yorkhill as well.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Jan 07, 2014 10:13 am

A Navigation Trust photo of Queens and Princes Docks and surrounding area taken I think in 1960 as I'm sure the tanker in Queens Dock is one of the Stephen built Mobils, Apex or Acme completed that year.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 12:49 am

I've had this on the computer for a while now and rediscovered it when searching for something else. A review pic from http://www.pixstel.com featuring slides taken round about June/ July 1962 by Willie Work a member of the Clyde Shiplovers and Modelmakers' Society as was then.
They are superb and can be purchased. A search for William K. Work will throw up some absolute gems.

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:36 pm

: GOVERNOR

: PERSIC

A few of my late cousins probably taken with a Brownie 127 late fifties early sixties not very sharp I'm afraid.

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 1:42 pm

: TRANSVAAL CASTLE fitting out.

: SUEVIC

: PORT HARDY

A few more.

riverman · Post by **riverman** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 2:09 pm

: WAVERLEY 1961?

: PEGU trials 1961?

: CLANITY at Bowling.

Clyde scenes.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Thu Feb 13, 2014 10:22 am

ROWALLAN CASTLE at Merklands in the 1950s taken by Donald Robertson. Belfast built she was completed in 1943 and was scrapped at Kaohsiung in September 1971.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Fri Feb 14, 2014 12:09 pm

FLYING MIST bringing the Nigerian RIVER BENUE up past Blythswood Light in September 1977 for KG5. Taken by Donald Robertson from WAVERLEY.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Feb 18, 2014 12:53 pm

Aerial view from an old Glasgow's Docks supplement from the late 1950s-early 1960s showing Govan Drydocks with a Henderson and possibly one of the South African frigates built by Stephen's undergoing attention.
Next is Harland and Wolff's basin with one of the five BI B Class fitting out whilst across the river two Anchor Line ships are at Yorkhill Quay.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Aug 27, 2014 10:15 am

From a TV documentary shots of a Lamport and Holt cargo ship BARDIC and a Steel and Bennie tug around Dunglass and tugs taking Blue Star's TACOMA STAR downriver.

iainnevill · Post by **iainnevill** » Thu Aug 28, 2014 8:30 pm

RE PAUL'S POST OF 6th FEB 2014- WILLIE WORK'S PHOTOGRAPHS

Paul refers to the photographs of Willie Work on the PIXSTEL Website. I visited this site today and was truly enchanted by the quality & variety of his Clyde photos which seem to date from the 50,s & 60,s.

For those member who have missed this post, or just not visited the site I strongly recommend that you do so immediately.

I guarantee that you, like I will be glad that you did.

Best wishes to all.

Iain Nevill

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Wed Oct 08, 2014 8:47 am

RFA GREY ROVER undergoing overhaul at Govan Drydocks in August 1973.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Fri Oct 31, 2014 10:55 am

: Ionian Skipper arriving in January 1978

: Shipping and Coal's Foreland in March 1979

: Brilliant Star also in March 1979.

Three Meadowside memories.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Mon Sep 14, 2015 1:11 pm

: Aerial view with Clans and Blue Funnels

: Monarch of Bermuda embarking troops in WW2.

Vintage cuttings of King George V Dock.

Deepol · Post by **Deepol** » Tue Nov 17, 2015 11:43 am

: Tokei Maru

: Sugar Transporter.

Two Meadowside memories from December 1978.

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