Ship EventSaturday, 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) |
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USS SICILY passes Bowling Harbour on her way to King George V Dock, Glasgow |
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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. |