Govan Shipyard

Introduction

The photograph on this page of Govan Shipyard by Chris Upson as part of the Geograph project.

The Geograph project started in 2005 with the aim of publishing, organising and preserving representative images for every square kilometre of Great Britain, Ireland and the Isle of Man.

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Govan Shipyard

Image: © Chris Upson Taken: 1 Sep 2005

Govan Shipyard was acquired by BAE SYSTEMS from Kvaerner in 1999. The ship being built on the right is Royal Fleet Auxiliary Cardigan Bay, an amphibious landing ship designed to carry around 350 troops, plus two helicopters and a one landing craft unit.

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Image Location

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Latitude
55.869636
Longitude
-4.326854