ASHTON leaves Albert Harbour, Greenock for Gourock Pier

28^th   ASHTON left Albert Harbour, Greenock for Gourock Pier.   This completed her cruising duties for the Fleet Review.

Puffer "Glencloy" rescues two people from a half-submerged plane near Rhum.

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 12th September 1947

New ship CLAN MACLEAN on trials on the Firth of Clyde

New coastal cargo ship BALTIC COAST launched by Ardrossan Dockyard for Coast Lines Limited

Coaster ADHERENCE sprang a leak and was beached at Ailsa Craig (Firth of Clyde)

 The coaster ADHERENCE, which sprang a leak on Christmas Eve and was beached at Ailsa Craig, was towed into Irvine Bay on Christmas night.

   A salvage ship pumped her continuously and a tug stood by while Saturday’s gale raged.    During the calm on Sunday morning she was towed to Ardrossan.

   The crew were looking forward to New Year at home, having missed their Christmas dinner.

Coaster ADHERENCE towed into Irvine Bay (Firth of Clyde) from Ailsa Craig

 The coaster ADHERENCE, which sprang a leak on Christmas Eve and was beached at Ailsa Craig, was towed into Irvine Bay on Christmas night.

   A salvage ship pumped her continuously and a tug stood by while Saturday’s gale raged.    During the calm on Sunday morning she was towed to Ardrossan.

   The crew were looking forward to New Year at home, having missed their Christmas dinner.

Coaster ADHERENCE towed into Ardrossan Harbour from Irvine Bay (Firth of Clyde)

 The coaster ADHERENCE, which sprang a leak on Christmas Eve and was beached at Ailsa Craig, was towed into Irvine Bay on Christmas night.

   A salvage ship pumped her continuously and a tug stood by while Saturday’s gale raged.    During the calm on Sunday morning she was towed to Ardrossan.

   The crew were looking forward to New Year at home, having missed their Christmas dinner.

1948 Plan of the Harbour and Docks of Leith (Scotland)

Chief steward of Falmouth tug"Dexterous" found guilty of manslaughter

From "The Ardrossan & Saltcoats Herald" dated Friday 30th January 1948

GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER BUT RELEASED

A jury's recommendations to mercy brought immediate release of James Ryan, a Londoner, chief steward of the Falmouth tug "Dexterous," who was found guilty at Cork of the manslaughter of the chief engineer, James Gordon McKeddie, while the tug was anchored at Berehaven, County Cork.

They had recommended Ryan to mercy because chief engineer McKeddie, who died after a quarrel, was said to have been in poor health, which accelerated his death, and because of provocation.

Judge O'Connor told Ryan : "I will give effect to the jury's recommendation. Your country needs people at present to work there, and you should go back to England."

He sentenced him to nine weeks imprisonment from the date of arrest, which meant immediate release. He directed Ryan to return to England within four days.

You have to laugh because it actually happened

     Last week two women from the Ardrossan district were dining in a Glasgow restaurant and one of them complained that her false teeth were giving her trouble.

   When she got home her husband complained about her taking away his set of dentures.

General cargo coaster ARRAN ROSE goes aground at Carnlough (County Antrim, Northern Ireland)

The coaster ARRAN ROSE owned by Mr. James Latona of Brodick, Arran, went aground at Carnlough, Northern Ireland.

   The vessel was coming to Carnlough to load a cargo of Limestone from the nearby quarry.

Around 1948 a busy Fitting-Out Basin at Fairfield Shipyard, Govan, Glasgow

Can anyone put names to these six vessels in the

Fitting-Out Basin at Fairfield Shipyard at Govan, Glasgow

around 1948 ???

Paddle steamer TALISMAN misses her call at Dunoon due to severe storm

Severe gales with gusts of 80 to 90 miles per hour were sweeping Britain and in the Clyde the storm winds piled heavy seas into the Firth causing an exceptionally high tide and some damage.

   At Dunoon the promenades at both East and West Bays were awash and Dunoon Pier had to be closed to steamer traffic due to the stormy conditions.

   The Caledonian Steam Packet Company paddle steamer TALISMAN had to miss her 1455 call and bypassed the town and continued on her service to Craigendoran and the MacBrayne mail steamer SAINT COLUMBA coming from Tarbert and Ardrishaig missed her 1610 call.

David MacBrayne's Mail steamer SAINT COLUMBA misses her call at Dunoon due to severe storm

Severe gales with gusts of 80 to 90 miles per hour were sweeping Britain and in the Clyde the storm winds piled heavy seas into the Firth causing an exceptionally high tide and some damage.

   At Dunoon the promenades at both East and West Bays were awash and Dunoon Pier had to be closed to steamer traffic due to the stormy conditions.

   The Caledonian Steam Packet Company paddle steamer TALISMAN had to miss her 1455 call and bypassed the town and continued on her service to Craigendoran and the MacBrayne mail steamer SAINT COLUMBA coming from Tarbert and Ardrishaig missed her 1610 call.

An awkward time for Cunard White Star liner QUEEN MARY

   Severe gales with gusts of 80 to 90 miles per hour were sweeping Britain and caused an unpleasant experience to the Cunard White Star Passenger Liner QUEEN MARY.

   The ship was leaving Southampton for New York with 1645 passengers and, assisted by six tugs, the liner had backed out from her berth when a gust of wind caught the vessel broadside and drove her about 1000 feet (300m) astern along the channel.

   The combined efforts of the six tugs were unable to hold the ship and the Pilot radioed urgently for more tugs to assist.   Two other tugs were quickly in attendance and, with eight tugs pulling and pushing, the Liner was brought under control and made her way down channel to start her voyage to New York.

   A Cunard official described the event as “A good job of seamanship.  There was an awkward moment as the QUEEN MARY was swinging.”