Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Saturday, August 7, 1948 @ 1355
U.S.S. SICILY (1946-1960 Commencement Bay-class escort aircraft carrier 557 feet 170m of United States Navy : 1960 scrapped) Own Page

USS SICILY passes Bowling Harbour on her way to King George V Dock, Glasgow

Ship's locationPassing Bowling Watch House, Bowling (River Clyde) heading east (upriver) towards GlasgowPort of RegistryU.S. Navy

   The United States Navy escort aircraft carrier U.S.S. SICILY

had been towed from Greenock by four tugs of Steel & Bennie Ltd. of Glasgow, tugs WARRIOR and STRONGBOW at the bow and

tugs BRIGADIER and FORAGER at the stern, and were passing

Bowling Harbour on their way upriver to King

George V Dock, Glasgow.

   It was quite fitting that the tugs, whose names have

military connotations, were used to handle the vessel.