The Clyde steamer is the collective term for several passenger services that existed on the River Clyde in Scotland, running from Glasgow downstream to Rothesay and other towns, a journey known as going doon the watter.
Paddle steamer Waverley steaming down the Firth of Clyde.
Turbine steamer Queen Mary laid up in Greenock.
Greenock is a town in Inverclyde, Scotland, located in the west central Lowlands of Scotland. The town is currently the administrative centre of Inverclyde Council. It is a former burgh within the historic county of Renfrewshire, and forms part of a contiguous urban area with Gourock to the west and Port Glasgow to the east.
Image: View of Greenock from Auchmountain Road (Inverclyde, Scotland, DSCF9281)
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Image: Greenock municipal buildings
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