List Arrivals, Sailings and Events
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
CMS WRESTLER (2019- Tug 21.2m long of Clyde Marine Services, Victoria Harbour, Greenock) |
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Tug CMS WRESTLER in River Clyde escorting new Frigate HMS CARDIFF on barge CD01 downriver |
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
CASPER OWL (in 2024 Workboat of Offshore Workboats Ltd, Dock Street , Clydebank, Scotland, UK) |
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Workboat CASPER OWL in River Clyde |
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
LAURA M (in 2024 Workboat) |
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Workboat LAURA M in River Clyde |
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
SVITZER MILFORD (2004- Shiphandling tug IMO 9292876 of Svitzer Marine, Middlesbrough, UK) |
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Tug SVITZER MILFORD in River Clyde towing new Frigate HMS CARDIFF on barge CD01 downriver |
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Contributed by Robert McManus Passing the new Renfrew - Yoker bridge : the tug on the left SVITZER MILFORD and the tug on the right ANGLEGARTH tow the giant barge CD01 carrying the Royal Navy's new warship, type 26 Frigate HMS CARDIFF.
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
ANGLEGARTH (1996- Tug 33m long of Svitzer A/S, Copenhagen, Denmark / Managers: Svitzer Marine Ltd, Middlesbrough) |
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Tug ANGLEGARTH in River Clyde towing new Frigate HMS CARDIFF on barge CD01 downriver |
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Contributed by Robert McManus Passing the new Renfrew - Yoker bridge : the tug on the left SVITZER MILFORD and the tug on the right ANGLEGARTH tow the giant barge CD01 carrying the Royal Navy's new warship, type 26 Frigate HMS CARDIFF.
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
CD01 (2022- Semisubmersible rofo barge = roll on float off : 137m overall with 12m high cassions of Malin Abram, Glasgow) |
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Barge CD01 in River Clyde carrying new Royal Navy Frigate HMS CARDIFF |
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Contributed by Robert McManus Passing the new Renfrew - Yoker bridge : the tug on the left SVITZER MILFORD and the tug on the right ANGLEGARTH tow the giant barge CD01 carrying the Royal Navy's new warship, type 26 Frigate HMS CARDIFF.
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
HMS CARDIFF (in 2024 Type 26 Frigate Pennant number F 89 of Royal Navy, London) |
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Barge CD01 in River Clyde carrying new Royal Navy Frigate HMS CARDIFF |
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Contributed by Robert McManus Passing the new Renfrew - Yoker bridge : the tug on the left SVITZER MILFORD and the tug on the right ANGLEGARTH tow the giant barge CD01 carrying the Royal Navy's new warship, type 26 Frigate HMS CARDIFF.
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
LISMORE (in 2024 Police Boat) |
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Police boat LISMORE in River Clyde escorting new Royal Navy Frigate HMS CARDIFF |
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
OSCAR (1976-- Multicat Workboat : 14m overall of Offshore Workboats Limited, Clydebank, Scotland) |
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Workboat OSCAR OWL in River Clyde |
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Ship EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1039The date is correct but time is unknown and the time shown here is only our best estimate |
RIB (in 2024 Rigid Inflatable Boat of Police service) |
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Police RIB in River Clyde escorting barge CD01 carrying new frigate HMS CARDIFF |
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Contributed by Robert McManus Escorting the convoy is a Police RIB (Rigid Inflatable Boat) apparently crewed by two female officers. It is not known if this RIB is operated by MOD Police or Police Scotland.
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News EventFriday, August 30, 2024 @ 1500 |
HMS CARDIFF (in 2024 Type 26 Frigate Pennant number F 89 of Royal Navy, London) |
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From BBC Scotland online news 30 August 2024New Navy frigate makes first journey on giant barge
The Royal Navy's newest Type 26 frigate has made its first journey down the River Clyde, carried by a giant barge. HMS Cardiff is the second of eight anti-submarine warfare ships being constructed at the BAE Systems Govan shipyard in Glasgow. The semi-submersible barge will carry the 150m (492ft)-long ship to a deep water site in the west of Scotland. It will be gently lowered into the water for the first time on Monday. The £1.2bn warship will then be towed back upriver to BAE's Scotstoun site where "fitting out" work will continue to prepare the ship for delivery. BAE Systems
HMS Cardiff, leaving the Govan shipyard where it was built Christopher Brindle
The journey was made at low tide so the ship could pass safely beneath the Erskine Bridge David Shepherd, Type 26 programme director at BAE Systems, said it was a proud moment for thousands of people who had been involved in the ship's construction. "The Type 26 has awesome and world-leading capability and we’re looking forward to installing HMS Cardiff’s complex systems and bringing her to life," he said. BAE Systems abandoned traditional "dynamic" slipway launches on the Clyde 14 years ago in favour of the "float off" method. The technique is more controlled and allows the vessel to be launched in a more complete state. The first of the "City Class" Type 26 frigates, HMS Glasgow, was launched this way in late 2022. Both HMS Glasgow and HMS Cardiff were built in sections with the forward and aft ends then joined together on the hardstanding beside the river. HMS Cardiff with the new Govan shipbuilding hall in the background Future vessels will be assembled within a huge new shipbuilding hall - dubbed a "frigate factory" - which is being built at the Govan shipyard. The Janet Harvey building - named after a pioneering female apprentice who started work at the site during World War Two - is large enough to accommodate two Type 26 frigates side-by-side. A new generation of Clyde shipbuilders are also being trained at a £12m shipbuilding academy that recently opened at Scotstoun. Early steel fabrication work has started on the next ships, HMS Belfast and HMS Birmingham, at the Govan site. The eight Type 26 frigates are expected to enter service between 2028 and the mid-2030s. Their role will include protecting the aircraft carriers and Trident submarines. The 137m (9,449ft) barge carrying HMS Glasgow is jointly owned by Scottish marine engineering firm Malin and Italy's Augustea and is one of the largest in Europe. As well as transporting ships, it is used for moving equipment for the oil, gas and renewables sector. The journey was timed so that the barge and its 6,000 tonne cargo were able to pass safely beneath the Erskine Bridge, which was temporarily closed. Fitting out work on the first Type 26 frigate HMS Glasgow continues at BAE's Scotstoun shipyard, on the opposite bank of the Clyde. All of the Royal Navy's complex surface warships are currently being built in Scotland, with five Type 31 frigates also being constructed at the Babcock shipyard at Rosyth. |
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News EventWednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 0740 |
SD ANGELINE (2016- IMO: 9648544 Utility support vessel 25m overall of Serco Marine Services, London) |
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Early morning twilight and SD ANGELINE passes Greenock Ocean Terminal (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) |
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In the image, early morning twilight, the SD ANGELINE is on the left side having left Great Harbour and making for Faslane Naval Base, and the vessel on the right side is the tug SD DEPENDABLE, having left Faslane Base and making for Great Harbour. Reminds me of the old saying "ships that pass in the night"
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Ship MovementWednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 0740 |
SD DEPENDABLE (2010- Shiphandling tug 29.14m overall of Serco Marine Services, London) |
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Early morning twilight and SD DEPENDABLE passes Greenock Ocean Terminal (Firth of Clyde, Scotland) |
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In the image, early morning twilight, the SD ANGELINE is on the left side having left Great Harbour and making for Faslane Naval Base, and the vessel on the right side is the tug SD DEPENDABLE, having left Faslane Base and making for Great Harbour. Reminds me of the old saying "ships that pass in the night"
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Radio MessageWednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 0755 |
LE DUMONT D'URVILLE (2019- Cruise Liner capacity 184 guests : 430 feet overall) |
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LE DUMONT D'URVILLE radios Estuary Control advising she is passing Kempock Point |
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4 September 2024 with an early morning arrival of French liner LE DUMONT D'URVILLE approaching Greenock Ocean Terminal (Scotland, UK) and a wall of sea mist across the entrance to the Gare Loch.
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News EventWednesday, September 4, 2024 @ 0805 |
LE DUMONT D'URVILLE (2019- Cruise Liner capacity 184 guests : 430 feet overall) |
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LE DUMONT D'URVILLE approaching Greenock Ocean Terminal (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK) |
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4 September 2024 with an early morning arrival of French liner LE DUMONT D'URVILLE approaching Greenock Ocean Terminal (Scotland, UK) and a wall of sea mist across the entrance to the Gare Loch.
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