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  1. War Memorial, Inverkip

    War Memorial, Inverkip

  2. F231 HMS Argyll and Lynx

    F231 HMS Argyll and Lynx

    'Duke' Class Type 23 Frigate. Outbound from Clyde, 11th May, part of Joint Warrior 2009. The Lynx was performing take-offs and landings while the ship was under way.
  3. F229 HMS Lancaster

    F229 HMS Lancaster

    'Duke' Class Type 23 Frigate, outbound from the Clyde, to take part in 'Joint Warrior 2009', which began on 11th May.
  4. CG-58 USS Philippine Sea

    CG-58 USS Philippine Sea

    Ticonderoga-Class guided missile Cruiser, outbound from the Clyde, to take part in 'Joint Warrior 2009', which began on 11th May.
  5. DDG-78 USS Porter

    DDG-78 USS Porter

    Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile Destroyer, outbound from the Clyde, to take part in 'Joint Warrior 2009', which began on 11th May.
  6. DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke

    DDG-51 USS Arleigh Burke

    Lead ship of the Arleigh Burke-Class guided missile Destroyers, outbound from the Clyde, to take part in 'Joint Warrior 2009', which began on 11th May.
  7. Enter The Dragon 2

    Enter The Dragon 2

    HMS Dragon, the Royal Navy's latest Type 45 Destroyer, was launched on Clydeside yesterday. It was a wet and miserable day, but there was still a good turnout of spectators for the launch. The painted dragon on the bow is to represent her affiliation with the city of Cardiff.
  8. HMS Daring

    HMS Daring

    Alongside BAE Scotstoun shipyard.
  9. The Tail o' the Bank

    The Tail o' the Bank

    Some of the ships of the navies that took part in NATO exercise 'Joint Warrior', at anchor today. This is a small indication of what this anchorage may have looked like in wartime, with naval ships and merchant convoys forming up.
  10. Frigate 'Vasco da Gama' - Portuguese Navy

    Frigate 'Vasco da Gama' - Portuguese Navy

    Vasco da Gama Class. Taking part in NATO exercises on the River Clyde and Scottish coast.
  11. Frigate 'Blas de Lezo' - Spanish Navy

    Frigate 'Blas de Lezo' - Spanish Navy

    lvaro de Bazn Class. Taking part in NATO exercises on the River Clyde and Scottish coast.
  12. Royal Navy Nuke

    Royal Navy Nuke

    Unknown Nuclear Submarine departing the Clyde.
  13. The Tail of the Bank

    The Tail of the Bank

    The wartime anchorage on the Firth of Clyde, between Gourock and Greenock, known as the 'Tail of the Bank', because it was downriver from the last of the large sandbanks in the Clyde. This was where many wartime convoys began and ended and where some 1.3 million American troops were landed in...
  14. Valiant Jetty

    Valiant Jetty

    Not sure if this should be under 'equipment' or 'places', but I'll upload it here. On 26 June 2006 the first concrete was poured signifying the start of construction of the Royal Navys new 150m floating jetty. Named the Valiant jetty after the first UK designed and built nuclear powered...
  15. Faslane Naval Base

    Faslane Naval Base

    Continuation pic2 of the Clyde Submarine Base, working down the Gareloch from the large covered dock.
  16. Clyde Submarine Base, Faslane

    Clyde Submarine Base, Faslane

    Part of the Faslane Naval Base, Gareloch, seen from the hilltop opposite, near RNAD Coulport.
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