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HMS Glasgow under contruction at BAE Systems, Scotstoun
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Doon the Watter - Glasgow to Bowling 2023
HMS Glasgow under contruction at BAE Systems shipyard, Scotstoun, taken by David Palmar
23 May 2023
Royal Navy frigate HMS Cornwall at Yarrows 1987
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Doon the Watter - Clyde Tunnel to Erskine Bridge
Royal Navy frigate HMS Cornwall at Yarrows 1987. Following her launch in 1985, she was fitting out ready for service. Yarrows is now part of BAE Systems. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
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
The mouth of the River Leven from Dumbarton Rock
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Doon the Watter - Firth of Clyde
The mouth of the River Leven from Dumbarton Rock, showing Sandpoint - the original site of the William Denny shipyard on the west bank of the river, before it expanded to the east side below Dumbarton Rock. The red building is Ballantine's whisky distillery, demolished in 2017. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Oil rig building in Port Glasgow about 1985
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Doon the Watter - Firth of Clyde
Oil rig building in Port Glasgow about 1985. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Oil rig Ocean Alliance, Greenock
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Doon the Watter - Firth of Clyde
The oil rig Ocean Alliance being built for Britoil at Trafalgar House, Greenock. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
