Kenilworth in Loch LongPhotographed on 23 July 2008.
She was built in 1936 by Rowhedge Ironworks Company, Colchester, and began life as the HOTSPUR II, operating as the Southampton-Hythe ferry.
She was taken to the Clyde by her operators Clyde Marine of Greenock in 1979 and began operating the Gourock-Kilcreggan-Helensburgh service on the Clyde, which she was to perform until April 2007, 28 years later almost exactly to the day.
She now accompanies another thirties legend, the Denny-built THE SECOND SNARK of 1938, taking passengers and tourists to the lovely village of Blairmore, with its newly re-opened pier, and either a visit to the famed Benmore Botanic Gardens or a cruise up one of the Clyde's loveliest lochs, Loch Long, to Lochgoil. Billed as The National Park Ferry Service, it affords the chance to cruise the spectacular and beautiful Firth of Clyde.
Picture added on 27 July 2008
