MV Clyde

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.

From 1984 to 1992, she was used by Invicta Line Cruises of Chatham for services between Southend and Strood. The company folded, and she was sold in 1992. 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.

References

  1. ↑ Shipping Times: Launched 1960 - MV Clyde
  2. 1 2 "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.