Yacht ROSELAND outbound and passing Custom House Quay, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)

WAVERLEY arriving at Custom House Quay, Greenock to wait for entering Garvel Drydock

WAVERLEY had travelled 19 miles down the River Clyde from Glasgow to Custom House Quay, Greenock. 

 There she would wait for an hour then two tugs would turn her to face upstream and tow her to the nearby Garvel Drydock for maintenance and repair to be ready for the summer season sailings.

LOCHINVAR at Dales Marine Services, James Watt Dock, Greenock for maintenance and repair

LOCHINVAR usually serves on the Lochaline (Morvern, Scottish Highlands) service across the Sound of Mull to Fishnish (on the Isle of Mull).

   In the first image, on the wall astern of LOCHINVAR are, from left to right, tug SVITZER HAWK, then research ship PRINCE MADOG then Workboat Support Vessel GINA MARY then cruise ship HIGHLAND PRINCESS and, tucked just under her bow, is the workboat COASTBUSTER 11.

ARGYLL FLYER in James Watt Dock, Greenock (Scotland, UK) repairing an exhaust problem

SVITZER HAWK at Dales Marine Services, James Watt Dock, Greenock for maintenance and repair

The vessel in the background is the Caledonian MacBrayne ro-ro ferry CALEDONIAN ISLES in the Garvel Drydock for maintenance and repairs.

PRINCE MADOG at Dales Marine Services, James Watt Dock, Greenock for maintenance and repairs

Research Vessel Prince Madog
State-of-the-art, purpose built research vessel commissioned by Bangor University using a £2.8 million Joint Infrastructure Fund grant. Managed and operated by P&O Maritime Services, delivered and in service July 2001.

The vessel enables the UK's marine scientists to study the biology, chemistry, geology and physics of our seas. Designed to take up to ten scientists and 20 students. The School of Ocean Sciences, Bangor and other university departments in the UK also use the vessel as a teaching platform, training the next generation of marine scientists.

Full details and specifications
Prince Madog (P&O Maritime Services)

Build Number 3485
Gross Tonnes 390 tonnes
Length Overall 34.9m
Breadth Moulded 8.5m
Draft max 3.5m
Endurance 10 days between ports
Scientific Berths 9 + 1
Crew 8
Constructed Visser, 2001
Design Speed 10.5 knots
Actual Speed 12 knots
Propulsion 1080kW
Bow Thruster 150kW
Equipment
Reson 7125 dual frequency (200 kHz and 400 kHz) SeaBat Multi-beam system.
Teledyne RD Instruments (RDI) Acoustic Doppler Current Profiling system 300 kHz
Simrad HPR-410P Hydroacoustic Positioning reference system
Simrad EK60 Scientific echosounder 120kHz and 38kHz split beam transducers
Geoacoustics 5 to 7 kHz Pinger
QTC Seabed discrimination system
Underway sampling and meteorological package
Water purification system
Walker Marine Aquaprobe speedlog
Trimble DGPS 12 channel receiver
Scientific Fridge and Freezer
Seabird SBE 911plus CTD with SBE32 water sampler
CTD cable
1000m Hydrographic winch

Telephone +44 (0)1248 382902
Satellite phone: 00870 323523411
School Fax +44 (0)1248 716367

GINA MARY at Dales Marine Services, James Watt Dock, Greenock for maintenance and repair

HEBRIDEAN PRINCESS alongside in James Watt Dock, Greenock (Scotland, UK)

Creel Boat berth at the Cut at James Watt Dock, Greenock

Contributed by Veronika

COASTBUSTER 11 ( = COASTBUSTER 2) at The Cut, James Watt Dock, Greenock (Scotland, UK)

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Police Boat CLYDE at James Watt Dock Marina, Greenock (Scotland, UK)

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Unmanned Sullage / Oil Separator Barge SD 1710 U in Great Harbour, Greenock (Scotland, UK)

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Unmanned Tank Barge SD OILMAN at Great Harbour, Greenock (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, UK)

Contributed by Veronika

WAVERLEY approaching and docking at Garvel Drydock, Greenock

WAVERLEY, being towed by two tugs, has left Custom House Quay and is heading for the Garvel Drydock.

And now WAVERLEY is approaching the James Watt Dock Basin and the entrance to Garvel Drydock.   The paddle Steamer is being towed at the bow by tug CMS BRUISER and at the stern by tug CMS WRESTLER

And now with WAVERLEY inside the dock the dock gates of Garvel Drydock are closing

Tug ANGLEGARTH passing James Watt Dock, Greenock to meet inbound ECO TRINITY