Liner ORION at anchor off Gourock in the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage

KING EDWARD arrives at Princes Pier and embarks RAF personnel for liner ORION off Gourock

 Arrives at Princes Pier from Firth and embarks RAF personnel for liner ORION at anchor off Gourock in the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage

KING EDWARD leaves Princes Pier carrying RAF personnel for liner ORION off Gourock

 Arrives at Princes Pier from Firth and embarks RAF personnel for liner ORION at anchor off Gourock in the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage

KING EDWARD arrives alongside liner ORION off Gourock and disembarks RAF personnel to the liner

Liner ORION embarks RAF personnel from Clyde Steamer KING EDWARD which was alongside

Liner DUCHESS OF RICHMOND at anchor off Gourock in the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage

 She was built in 1929 by John Brown Shipbuilders, Clydebank, as the three-funnelled DUCHESS OF RICHMOND, a 1570-passenger liner of Canadian Pacific Steamships and served on their Liverpool to Canada service.

   In 1940, during World War 2, she was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport and converted to a Troopship.

    1947 saw DUCHESS OF RICHMOND returned to Canadian Pacific and they sent her to Fairfield Shipyard, Glasgow, and had her overhauled and refitted and renamed, emerging as the two-funnelled EMPRESS OF CANADA, and now carrying the buff-coloured funnels with the red and white chequers.

   On 25th January 1953, while berthed at Liverpool, she caught fire and was totally burned and then capsized onto the dockside.   The wreck was later righted, and in October that year was towed to Italy for demolition.

KING EDWARD comes alongside Liner DUCHESS OF RICHMOND to embark Canadian Army and ex-POWs

DUCHESS OF RICHMOND disembarks Canadian Army personnel and ex-POW's to KING EDWARD alongside

 She was built in 1929 by John Brown Shipbuilders, Clydebank, as the three-funnelled DUCHESS OF RICHMOND, a 1570-passenger liner of Canadian Pacific Steamships and served on their Liverpool to Canada service.

   In 1940, during World War 2, she was requisitioned by the British Ministry of War Transport and converted to a Troopship.

    1947 saw DUCHESS OF RICHMOND returned to Canadian Pacific and they sent her to Fairfield Shipyard, Glasgow, and had her overhauled and refitted and renamed, emerging as the two-funnelled EMPRESS OF CANADA, and now carrying the buff-coloured funnels with the red and white chequers.

   On 25th January 1953, while berthed at Liverpool, she caught fire and was totally burned and then capsized onto the dockside.   The wreck was later righted, and in October that year was towed to Italy for demolition.

KING EDWARD leaves DUCHESS OF RICHMOND for Princes Pier with Canadian Army and ex-POW's

Arrives at Princes Pier from DUCHESS OF RICHMOND at anchor off Gourock in the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage and disembarks Canadian Army servicemen and ex- prisoners of war

KING EDWARD leaves DUCHESS OF RICHMOND for Princes Pier with Canadian Army and ex-POW's

KING EDWARD arrives at Princes Pier from DUCHESS OF RICHMOND at anchor off Gourock in the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage and disembarks Canadian Army servicemen and ex- prisoners of war

KING EDWARD arrives at Princes Pier from DUCHESS OF RICHMOND with Canadian Army and ex-POW'S

Arrives at Princes Pier from DUCHESS OF RICHMOND at anchor off Gourock in the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage and disembarks Canadian Army servicemen and ex- prisoners of war

KING EDWARD leaves Princes Pier for Firth of Clyde

KING EDWARD arrives at Princes Pier and awaits orders

AQUITANIA at anchor at the Clyde Emergency Port Anchorage off Gourock, Firth of Clyde, Scotland

KING EDWARD leaves Princes Pier for an unknown vessel at the Clyde Anchorage Emergency Port

KING EDWARD embarked Royal Navy personnel and left Princes Pier.   The vessel they were going to was not recorded.