Govan Pontoon at Water Row, Govan, Glasgow

Former passenger ferry No 8 alongside GLENLEE at Riverside Museum, Glasgow

German cargo ship SARAH-B at Port of Ayr, Scotland

Can anyone please supply details of SARAH-B  (formerly KOBEPA)

Motor Launch CAPO 11J manoeuvering in Old Dock, Troon Harbour

How do you pronounce IDOMENEUS of Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool

How do you pronounce IDOMENEUS, of Alfred

 Holt’s Blue Funnel Line, Liverpool ???

   Is it    “EYE” domeneus (as in a person’s eye)

Or

   Is it “I”  domeneus (as in “it”  or  “in”)

 Thanks,

J M  (Morecambe, England)

Two workmen talking at B Ae Systems Shipyard at Govan, Glasgow

By e-mail from Jim (Glasgow)

    At BAe Systems Shipyard (formerly Fairfields Shipyard) in Govan, Glasgow the other day I overheard two workmen talking :

 First Man : “My wife has just bought a new thing for the house.

   You put some scented water in it and switch it on.  When it boils

and bubbles it is supposed to remove all the impurities from the air.

    I told her that it’s a bloody waste of money”

Second Man :  “Knowing you, the air in your house will be full

of profanities (= bad language,  swearing,  nasty, unpleasant

and unkind words.”)

Alfred Holt's BELLEROPHON in the 1970s film "The sailor who fell from Grace with the sea."

From Sweeney (Birkenhead)

    It was interesting to read about Holt’s BELLEROPHON and

reminded me that the ship played a part in the 1970s film “The

sailor who fell from Grace with the sea.”

   I think that BELLEROPHON was being sold and Holt’s

made some money hiring out the ship to the film people

at Dartmouth on the south coast of England.

The Seaforce Glasgow “Clyde Ride” boat trip passing GLENLEE at Riverside Museum, Glasgow

The Seaforce Glasgow “Clyde Ride” boat trip heading

downriver past GLENLEE at Riverside Museum, Glasgow

Ships at Calcutta, Chalna, Chittagong, Rangoon - what Companies and problems with Monsoons

By e-mail from R.S. (London)

   There was a programme on television the other evening

about the Monsoon in the Bay of Bengal.   I was a North

Atlantic man and never ventured to the Far East.

   I wondered what difficulties would be experienced

by ships during the Monsoon season’s heavy rainfall

and swollen rivers and storms.

    And also, I can only think of maybe 3 shipping

companies which regularly traded to the area – Calcutta,

Chalna, Chittagong, Rangoon.   What other companies

were there ?

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Exhibition ship QUEEN MARY berthed at entrance to former Prince's Dock canting basin, Glasgow

South-west corner of former Canting Basin, Prince's Dock, Glasgow

Can anyone identify the Shipping Company for this cap badge ?

Samms of Nantwich e-mails:    07 July 2019

 I saw this officer’s cap at a flea market.   Can

anyone identify the cap badge ?

Teak fronts on the front of ship's bridges

Teak fronts on the front of ship's bridges

By Eric S.     8th July 2019

Many cargo vessels and tankers built as late as the 1950s had

teak fronts to their bridges, even though the rest of their

superstructures was steel. Why was this so? Was the teak

front at these late dates merely a design feature, or an echo

of past practice, perhaps, or were there practical reasons?

All comments are welcome.

A novel way for Western Ferries to advertise their ro-ro service between Gourock and Hunter's Quay

A new section for Buses, Coaches Trolleybuses, Emergency Service Vehicles, Aircraft and Trains ?

How about a new section for Buses, Coaches Trolleybuses, Emergency Service Vehicles, Aircraft and Trains ?

Edward Morgan (Swansea, Wales) emails asking if we can provide a new section covering the above types of vehicles and transport.

   Does anyone want such a new section ?

12 August 2019

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