2015
NS2975 : The Great Harbour
taken 12 years ago, near to Greenock, Inverclyde, Scotland
This is 1 of 13 images, with title The Great Harbour in this square
The Great Harbour
Serco Denholm vessels SD Oilman (left) and SD Eva, viewed from the bridge to Siberia.
Siberia
Siberia was the nickname given to George Brown's Garvel Shipyard which operated at Garvel Point until the company entered liquidation in 1983. The nickname stems from its exposed position and comparative remoteness (by road at least) from the other Lower Clyde yards.
Founded in 1900, Brown's built specialised craft such as grab dredgers, steam yachts, trawlers, tugs and coasters. The yard also built some military vessels, namely minesweepers.
The yard was located north of the James Watt Dock and west of the Great Harbour. Today (2012) the site is derelict and overgrown. No buildings or any other signs remain to show that a busy shipyard once occupied the site.
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- Grid Square
- NS2975, 951 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Thomas Nugent (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 1 March, 2015 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Saturday, 7 March, 2015
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
NS 2995 7584
[10m precision]
WGS84: 55:56.7253N 4:43.4765W - Camera Location
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OSGB36:
NS 2984 7571
- View Direction
- Northeast (about 45 degrees)
