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peter wrote:Now your talking nice pics. Did you go up the rigging?

I cerainly did Out to the end of the bowsprit to do lookout duties, and right up to the top yard arm to set sail. The lads who did this for a living must have been tough nuts. I even got the chance to be the gunners mate When the ship leaves port one of the guns is fired, (a bag of gunpowder with some newspaper stuffed on top.) We fired off when leaving Greenock, pity we couldn't have used a cannon ball, . Anyway the gun has to be washed out in case any powder is still smouldering before the next shot is fired. So as well as being a sailor, I did gunners mate, lookout, ships engineer, (the outboard had crap in the carb), galley boy (washing the dishes), and helmsman. All in 3 days! We slept in hammocks and had the best of times

If you can name all these ropes your a sailor

Not one built in Govan but certainly for a crew of little guys.

under wraps at scotstoun

Clydebuilt museum
Braehead

that destroyer doesn't look as if it'll get out the door

How about this for an oldie. Anyone guess where

Photo from Renfrew Ferry Green across to Yoker Power Station!

Cracking picture ptere - could have done with seeing that a few months ago!!

cargo vessel passing Yoker

Proportionally, the Queen Mary looks not unlike Yoker Power station.......

A blast from the past.

I take it this is the one returned to service at Kelvinhaugh while the subway was being modernised. Looks affy smart

Nice pics, Tiger....almost as beautiful as the Elizabeth Dane

Maybe I should put some photoshop fog on them,