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Category Archives: ship launch
Britannia – a rather special yacht
Probably G.L. Watson’s most famous and successful design, the cutter yacht Britannia was launched 20 April 1893 at D.&W. Henderson’s Meadowside Shipyard, Partick, Glasgow. It’s where the River Kelvin meets the River Clyde, opposite the present day Riverside Museum. She … Continue reading
Posted in America's Cup, Big Class, boatbuilders, Britannia, Clyde yachting, Clydebuilt, G.L. Watson, G.L. Watson clients, Glasgow, object of desire, other yacht designers, ship launch, shipbuilding, shipyards, yacht design, yachting history
Tagged Britannia Ideal, Clyde Fortnight, D. & W. Henderson, K1Britannia, Nathanael Herreshoff, Partick, Prince of Wales, Queen's Cup, River Kelvin, Riverside Museum, Royal Clyde YC, Vigilant
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The launch of the ‘Queen Mary’: ship 534
Originally posted on University of Glasgow Library Blog:
80 years ago today ship number 534, the Cunard White Star Liner built on the river Clyde by John Brown’s shipyard, was launched and given the name RMS Queen Mary. (DC101/1481/Q/4/Y7) The…
Posted in archives, Clydebuilt, Firth of Clyde, G.L. Watson, gift, Glasgow, object of desire, River Clyde, ship launch, shipbuilding, shipyards, Uncategorized
Tagged Clydebank, Clydebank Shipyard, Cunard, John Brown, otdh, Queen Mary
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Inclining test
The launch of a new – very pretty – sail training vessel last week at Damen Shipyards Galaţi, Romania. We guess she passed the inclining test… The client is believed to be the Royal Navy of Oman. With thanks for … Continue reading
Posted in G.L. Watson & Co., Lifeboat, naval architect, RNLI, ship launch, shipbuilding, shipyards, yacht design
Tagged Arun Class lifeboat, Damen Shipyards, Damen Shipyards Galaţi, Dykstra Naval Architects, Gerard Dijkstra, inclining test, Royal Navy of Oman, sail training vessel, Samuel J, side launch, STV
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Seawards The Great Ships
Maritime and offshore news website gCaptain recently got quite excited about some remarkable ship launching footage from Croatia. [Update December 10 2014: unfortunately the original HD footage of the heavy lift ship Jumbo Kinetic’s launching at Brodosplit Shipyards, Croatia was … Continue reading
Posted in Clydebuilt, film, Firth of Clyde, G.L. Watson, Glasgow, journalists, Martin Black, naval architect, object of desire, River Clyde, ship launch, shipyards, tank testing
Tagged Blythswood Shipbuilding, Brodosplit, cancelled ship, Clyde-built, Clydebank, Denny Test Tank, Fairfield, GoPro, Greenock, Hilary Harris, Janet McBain, John Brown, John Grierson, Jumbo Kinetic, Jumbo Shipping, Lithgows, Port Glasgow, Scottish cinematography, Scottish Screen Archive, Scotts of Greenock
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