Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

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Monday, June 3, 1963 @ 1200
DATE is correct but ACTUAL TIME is not known - any TIME SHOWN is our estimate for guidance only 		HOVERBUS (1963- Hovercraft 83 feet long of Denny Hovercraft Ltd, Dumbarton, Scotland) Own Page

William Denny's HOVERBUS is delayed at Inverness by strong winds on her journey to the Thames
Ship's locationInverness, ScotlandPort of RegistryDumbarton / Glasgow ???

   The Dumbarton-built HOVERBUS which was on her 823-mile journey from the Clyde and going north-about through the Caledonian Canal to the Thames in London had to stop in Inverness due to the strong east wind.

   The builders of the hovercraft, Denny Hovercraft Ltd., are supplying the 83ft 6inches vessel for an experimental passenger-carrying service, and the craft is designed for use in sheltered  waters.   After Inverness she will go to Macduff, then Aberdeen, then Berwick-on-Tweed and then to other stops in England on passage to London.