Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Plans for a dry-dock and improvements at East India Harbour, Greenock

   Contributed by Andy Scott

 The Greenock Harbour Trust intend to make improvements to their East India Harbour if the resident shipbuilders and repairers James Lamont and Co. Ltd. proceed with their plans to build a dry dock there at a cost of about £400,000.

   Lamont’s expect the dock to be 377 feet long and 55 feet wide, and would be large enough to accommodate Clyde steamers, coastal vessels and tugs.

   The Greenock Trust say that they would alter and improve the south berth and make it deeper and also make improvements to the entrance to the harbour.

   The work is expected to take about two years to complete.