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Rosyth at dawn from Tor Finlandia
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Firth of Forth
Rosyth at dawn from Tor Finlandia, showing a wind turbine and the construction yard for aircraft carriers
21 October 2012
Bulk Carrier Gallic Bridge, Greenock 1967
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Doon the Watter - Firth of Clyde
Bulk Carrier Gallic Bridge fitting out after launch from Lithgows in Greenock (part of the Lower Clyde Shipbuilders consortium) in 1967. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Cargo ship Eemslift Christiaan at Stornoway
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Isle of Lewis (Eilean Leòdhais)
Cargo ship Eemslift Christiaan at Arnish Point oil rig construction yard, Stornoway
11 July 2010
Stockingfield Bridge under construction
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Stockingfield Bridge under construction over the Forth and Clyde and Glasgow branch canals in November 2021. It is a cable-stayed, twin-span suspension bridge which will connect pedestrians, cyclists and wheelers with the communities of Maryhill, Ruchill and Gilshochill, and enable continuous movement along the canals without leaving the towpath or encountering steps or danger from traffic. Taken by David Palmar
21 November 2021
Stockingfield Bridge under construction
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Glasgow - North (Ruchill, Hamiltonhill, Forth and Clyde Canal Glasgow Branch)
Stockingfield Bridge under construction over the Forth and Clyde and Glasgow branch canals in November 2021. It is a cable-stayed, twin-span suspension bridge which will connect pedestrians, cyclists and wheelers with the communities of Maryhill, Ruchill and Gilshochill, and enable continuous movement along the canals without leaving the towpath or encountering steps or danger from traffic. Taken by David Palmar
21 November 2021
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
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
Container ship Atlantic Conveyor in Port Glasgow in 1987
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Doon the Watter - Firth of Clyde
Container ship Atlantic Conveyor being lengthened at the Ferguson shipyard in Port Glasgow in 1987. This ship replaced the older one sunk in the 1982 Falklands War. She was broken up in India in 2017. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.
19 September 2007
Container ship built at Scott-Lithgow, probably 1987
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Doon the Watter - Firth of Clyde
An ACL container ship being built at Scott-Lithgow's yard in Greenock, probably in 1987. Scanned from a transparency taken by David Palmar.