Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Thursday, October 4, 1956 @ 1230 		GARNOCK (1956 -1984 Ship handling tug 78 feet long of Imperial Chemical Industries) Own Page

Ship handling tug GARNOCK launched by George Brown & Co. Ltd., Shipbuilders, Greenock
Ship's locationGeorge Brown & Co. Ltd., Shipbuilders, GreenockPort of RegistryIrvine (Firth of Clyde, Scotland, U.K.)
Gross Tonnage78

   After an accident in February 1984 the GARNOCK was donated to the Scottish Maritime Museum in Irvine and remains there as a floating exhibit at Irvine Harbourside.

   The crane in the images was once used at the Town Quay at Irvine Harbour to load and unload vessels, and after lying disused for many years it was removed to the Scottish Maritime Museum and is on display at Irvine Harbourside near to the tug GARNOCK