Who can provide more tales about this ‘navy’? It must have been fun. In 1939, Dad was a teacher/engineer and soon discovered that he was NOT allowed to enlist in the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, etc – they were all ‘prohibited’ services. He and his pals scouted around and (more...)
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As well as naval vessels, Yarrows at Scotstoun had a reputation for bulding 'Meccano' ships, usually called the up-and-down boats. Typically, a ship was assembled by the parts being BOLTED together (maybe about every fifth rivet hole) and then, when the fit seemed okay, being totally (more...)
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In 1960/61, as a schoolboy, I worked at the Renfrew Ferry - the old chain ferry that is. I opened and shut gates at the rush hours, just to control the large crowds of workmen. There was a great tale that my boss told:- One day, away from the rush hour when the gates were left (more...)
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Around 1960, the R.N.L.I. (Lifeboat Institution) had gone through a ‘bad patch’ with their old non-self-righting boats, with a few recent capsizes and loss of crews. They then looked at the 44ft U.S. Coastguard boat which was self-righting and brought one across to Yarrows on the (more...)
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