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Cranes at UIE yard, 1987
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Doon the Watter - Clyde Tunnel to Erskine Bridge
Cranes at UIE yard, 1987. Formerly John Brown's shipyard, which became part of Upper Clyde Shipbuilders in 1968, then Marathon, then UIE (Union Industrielle d'Entreprise) bought the shipyard in 1980, built oil rigs for the North Sea such as this one - Conoco Vulcan - and closed it again in 2001. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
18 September 2007
Number 736, Q4 or QE2 under construction at John Brown's shipyard in 1967
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Doon the Watter - Clyde Tunnel to Erskine Bridge
Number 736, Q4 or eventually QE2 (Queen Elizabeth the Second) as she was to be named, under construction at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank in 1967. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
20 September 2007
QE2 and Volnay in John Brown's fitting out basin, 1968
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Doon the Watter - Clyde Tunnel to Erskine Bridge
QE2 (Queen Elizabeth the Second) in the fitting out basin following her launch at John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank in 1968. To the left is bulk carrier Volnay, which was scrapped in 1996. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
20 September 2007
Oil rig under construction, Marathon yard, 1975
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Doon the Watter - Clyde Tunnel to Erskine Bridge
An oil rig for the North Sea under construction at Marathon (the former John Brown) shipyard in Clydebank in 1975. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
18 September 2007
John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank seen from the air in 1972
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Doon the Watter - Clyde Tunnel to Erskine Bridge
John Brown's shipyard in Clydebank seen from the air in 1972. Two large vessels are under construction. Opposite the yard is Newshot Island. In the foreground is Rothesay Dock. In the background is the newly constructed Erskine Bridge and to the right the Kilpatrick Hills. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
05 October 2007
Hawkweed, Coltsfoot leaves and the Titan Crane
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.), leaves of Coltsfoot (Tussilago farfara) and the Titan Crane, former John Brown's site, Clydebank
21 June 2016
Common Carder bumblebee
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Common Carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) on Cotoneaster at the former John Brown's site, Clydebank
21 June 2016
Wood pigeons
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Wood pigeons or Woodpigeons (Columba palumbus), former John Brown's site, Clydebank
21 June 2016
Wood pigeon
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Wood pigeon or Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus), former John Brown's site, Clydebank
21 June 2016
Red-tailed bumblebee on Hawkweed
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West Dunbartonshire and Clydebank
Red-tailed bumblebee (Bombus lapidarius) on Hawkweed (Hieracium agg.), former John Brown's site, Clydebank. This is a female as it is larger, and black with a prominent red tail. These are sociable insects nesting in burrows and under rocks. They will fly from spring through to autumn, before going into hibernation (with the exception of the old queen and the males which will die in the autumn). Can be seen anywhere with flowers.
