History
United Kingdom
OwnerClyde Navigation Trust
BuilderA & J Inglis, Pointhouse, Glasgow, Scotland
Yard number1643P
Launched14 December 1960
General characteristics
TypeTug & Inspection Launch
Tonnage65 grt, 26 nrt
Length69.1/75 feet
Beam16.6 feet
Installed power152bhp
PropulsionTwin L Gardner & Sons diesel 2 x 8 cylinders, 2 screws
Speed10kn

MV Clyde was a motor vessel built at A & J Inglis in Pointhouse, Glasgow, and equipped with engines by L Gardner & Sons, Manchester. She was used for inspections and conveyance of Trustees of the Clyde Navigation Trust (now Clydeport) on special occasions. Sometimes she was used for special excursions.[1]

From 1984 to 1992,[2] she was used by Invicta Line Cruises of Chatham for services between Southend and Strood.[3] The company folded,[4] and she was sold in 1992.[2] She now belongs to Marine Service, a maintenance company based in Las Palmas, the Canary Islands, to carry out underwater work on other ships and platforms.[5]

References

  1. ^ Shipping Times: Launched 1960 - MV Clyde
  2. ^ a b "Motor Vessel Clyde". Scottish-Built Ships.
  3. ^ Invicta Line Cruises
  4. ^ Lunn, Geoff (2012). Medway & Swale Shipping Through Time. Amberley Publishing. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-4456-2372-6.
  5. ^ "Boats". Marine Service.


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