West Bay

The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Argyll Flyer departs from Gourock on the 07:20 am sailing to Dunoon.

The Caledonian MacBrayne ferry MV Argyll Flyer rounding Kempock Point after leaving Gourock on the 07:20 am sailing to Dunoon. The MV Argyll Flyer has operated the passenger service between Gourock and Dunoon along with the MV Ali Cat since 30 June 2011. Previously operating as Argyll Ferries until the end of 2018, when the Argyll Ferries service was incorporated into the existing Caledonian MacBrayne Clyde and Hebrides Ferry Service contract.

The Gourock waterfront. The most prominent landmark, set further back, is the tower of St John's Church.

The Gourock to Kilcreggan ferry MV Chieftain at Gourock.

The railway station is next to the ferry terminal. St John's Church with its distinctive tower is a prominent feature in the background.

Between Greenock and Gourock

A view from Lyle Hill towards the Gourock waterfront with the Church of St John prominent in the background.

Caledonian MacBrayne's ferry "Chieftain" in the Firth of Clyde, between Gourock and Kilcreggan.

Caledonian MacBrayne catamaran ferry Ali Cat in the Firth of Clyde on the Gourock to Dunoon service.

The Ashton buoy is a pillar-style fairway buoy (aka safe water mark) as indicated by its red and white vertical stripes and the red ball topmark. A safe water mark is a sea mark used in maritime pilotage to indicate the end of a channel. They usually imply that open, deep and safe water lies ahead. This buoy is in the Firth of Clyde, about 1 mile from the shore at Ashton.

The artificial mound was created when the Pierhead area was redeveloped between 2010-16.

Wee Annie sits on her suitcase at the north end of Gourock's Kempock Street with her bucket and spade in her right hand. She is full of anticipation and readiness to depart on her holiday down the Firth of Clyde (Doon the Watter). Angela Hunter was commissioned by Riverside Inverclyde to create a nostalgic sculpture which would capture the heyday of Gourock as a holiday destination and embarkation point for the Clyde Steamers. She created Girl on a Suitcase and is affectionally known as Wee Annie. The statue was unveiled in December 2011.

Made of grey granite the obelisk has a cross, laurel wreaths and carved shields, including one bearing the coat of arms of Gourock. Most important, at the base, are the bronze plaques which bear the names of the fallen from both world wars. TO THE HONOURED AND EVERLASTING MEMORY OF THE MEN OF GOUROCK WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN THE TWO WORLD WARS 1914 – 1918 AND 1939 – 1945 THEIR NAME LIVETH FOR EVERMORE World War I Roll of Honour DAVID A ALEXANDER R.A.S.C. JAMES D. ARMOUR 5TH A. & S.H. JAMES BAGAN BLACK WATCH JOHN BAGAN R.F.A. JAMES N. BAIN 11TH A. & S.H. JAMES BARR 5TH A. & S.H. ROBERT BLACK R.E. WM. J. BLAIR H.M.Y. EILEEN ADAM BOYD 6TH CAMERONS WALLACE BOYD M.G.C. WM H. BRACKENBERRY R. RIFLES JAMES S. CAMERON 5TH A. & S.H. WILLIAM CAMERON 5TH CAMERONS NEIL CAMPBELL 4TH CAN. INF. DUNCAN CAULFIELD R.A.M.C. HERBERT H. CORKER R.N. JAS. F. L. CROMBIE 5TH A. & S.H. J.L. CUNNINGHAM 7TH SEAFORTHS THOS. CUNNINGHAM 5TH A. & S.H. HUGH DARROCH 8TH R.H. CHAS. DOCHERTY LEINSTERS JOHN DONALD AUST. IMP. FORCES JOHN DOUGLAS M.M. 9TH H.L.I. JOSEPH DOWLING 5TH A. & S.H. WM. DUNCAN ‘ANSON’ BATT. R.N. ALEX. DUTHIE 5TH SCOT. RIFLES JOHN FITZGERALD R.F.A. ALEX FLECK M.M. 16TH H.L.I. WM. FLECK H.M.S. HUNSDON EWAN FLEMING R.N. GEORGE W. FLETCHER R.I.F. WM. M. FLETCHER 15TH MIDDLESEX H.G. FORSYTH S.S. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN JAS. B. GIBSON S.S. PILOR De LARRINAGA JAS. SHIRRA GIBB 5TH A. & S.H. JOHN GILLIES 2ND A. & S.H. THOMAS GORMLEY K.O.S.B. JAMES HALL K.R. RIFLES ALEX HAY 8TH A. & S.H. JOHN S. HOLBORN H.M.S. AFRIC SCOT JAMES HOPE R.E. ROBT. HUMPHREY S.S. MONMOUTH A.R. HUNTER M.C., C.D.G NORTH FUS. WILLIAM HUNTER 11TH GORDONS ARTHUR JOHNSTON S.S. ARDGLASS HUGH A. KEAYS R.E. ARCHIBALD LAMONT R.G.A. JOHN LANG M.M. 8TH K.R. RIFLES WILLIAM B. LANG 5TH A. & S.H. JAMES H. LEITCH H.L.I. ARCHD. B. LITTLE 5TH A. & S.H. JOHN MacARTHUR S.S. ESSONITE WILLIAM B. McCARTHY 16TH H.L.I. JAMES McCASKIE H.M.S. DEFENCE ARCHIBALD McEWAN 5TH A. & S.H. JOHN B. McGLASHAN 5TH A. & S.H. DANIEL McGREGOR R.S.F. ALEX. M. McINNES H.M.S. RECRUIT PETER McKELLAR 9TH BLACK WATCH WILLIAM McKINNON 1ST CAMERONS DUNCAN McLEOD H.M.S. HAWKE JOHN B. McFARLAN 12TH A. & S.H. JOHN McMORLAND 14TH A. & S.H. JOHN McNICOL R.N.V.R. ALEX. McPHAIL S.S. COTTING LANE PETER B. McQUILLAN 2ND GORDONS ALEX. McTURK 5TH A. & S.H. ARCHIBALD MAIN 1ST CAN. BRGD. HERBERT W. METCALFE R.S. HUGH MILLAR M.M. CON. ENG. WM. B. MILNE 5TH A. & S.H. JOSEPH MOORE 5TH A. & S.H. WILLIAM MUNN 2ND GORDONS HUGH A. MUNRO 8TH A. & S.H. ALICE MURDOCH V.A.D. ANDREW S. NIEL 13TH SEAFORTHS JAMES O’HARA IRISH GUARDS JAS. C. RICHARDSON 1ST BLACK WATCH GEORGE SEATON R.A.S.C. JAMES SEMPLE 2ND R.S.F. THOMAS SHATTOCK R.N. WM. SHEARER S.S. SYCAMORE WM. SHEDDON 5TH A. & S.H. JAMES SLAVEN M.M. R.E. GEO P. SIMPSON SCOT. RIFLES DONALD SMITH S.S. CALIFORNIA DAVID T. SMITH 9TH R.S. GEO. H. STEVENSON 1ST CAN. BRGD. ROBERT STEVENSON SCOT. RIFLES JOHN S. STEWART 5TH A. & S.H. JAMES G. TINSON H.L.I. STEPHEN TRACEY 5TH A. & S.H. JAMES TRAIN M.G.C. ALEX. L. WATSON R.S.F. SYDNEY YULE R.G.A. DIED FROM THE AFTER EFFECTS OF WAR DONALD BUCHANAN 5TH A. & S.H. JAMES D. CURRAN R.F.R. DAVID R. TAYLOR 5TH A. & S.H. ALEX. GAMBLE 5TH A. & S.H. World War II Roll of Honour JAMES ADAM M.N. GEORGE A.H. ADAM R.A.M.C. JOHN F. BAILIE M.N. ALFRED T.J. BARNICOTT R.A.F.V.R. ANDREW G. CAMERON R.A.F. IAN CARRUTHERS ARMY KENNETH COLLINS R.A.F. WILLIAM H. COVE M.N. GEORGE R. DALLAS M.N. JAMES DOCHERTY A. & S.H. WM. A.M. DONALDSON M.N. ROBERT O. DUNCAN M.N. JOHN S. DUNLOP M.N. DANIEL D.A. ERSKINE M.N. JAMES McC. FORBES M.N. ADAM GEARY E.A.A.E.A.C. WILSON H. GORDON R.A.F.V.R. STEPHEN E. GOULD R.A.F. FRANK G. GRAVES ARMY ALEX McA GRAY H.L.I. JOHN H. GREEN M.N. JOHN GREENWAY R.A.F. GEORGE HALBERT B.W. CHARLES HANNA R.A.F. JOHN HICKLING R.A.F. GEORGE HOPE M.N. RICHARD HOUSTON R.A.A. & S.H. ALEXANDER L. HOWIE ARMY ROBERT D. HOWIE R.N.V.R. ALLAN G. HUTCHESON R.N.R. MAXWELL KNOX R.A. ALEXANDER W. LAMB M.N. ANDREW S. LANG R.N. GEORGE LAWRIE S.G. GEORGE C. LETHAM R.N.R. CHARLES A. LIDDELL S.H. WILLIAM C. McARTHUR R.A.F. ARTHUR McFARLAN (no E) R.N. JAMES McFARLANE A. & S.H. WILLIAM McGHEE R.N. ARCHIBALD McGOWAN R.A.S.C. STEWART N. McKAY R.N. JOHN N. McKIRDY S.H. ARCHIBALD S. MACMILLAN M.N. JOHN McNAUGHTON M.N. ALEXANDER C. McNEIL R.S.F. DONALD B. MacNIVEN A. & S.H. JOHN F. McNIVEN A. & S.H. HUGH M. MELVILLE S.G. ROBERT J. NEALE R.A.F.V.R. JOHN NIVEN R.A. THOMAS W. O’BRIEN R.N. ROBERT A, PARK R.S.F. IAN S. PEACOCK ARMY ELI PENDELBURY R.M. ALEXANDER RENNIE R.A. DAVID K. ROBB M.N. GRIFFITH ROBERTS R.N. JAMES W. ROBERTSON R.A.F.V.R. NORMAN R. ROBERTSON M.N. DAVID ROSE M.N. ALFRED A. McK RUSSELL R.A.F. PETER G. SIM R.A.F.V.R. ANDERSON M. SIMPSON M.N. NEIL SIMPSON M.G.B.A.I.F. ALEXANDER SINCLAIR R.N. ARCHIBALD SINCLAIR M.N. DOUGALD McD. TAYLOR M.N. JOHN TURNER M.N. WILLIAM WARWICK R.N. WILLIAM McL. WHYTE M.N. DIED FROM THE AFTER EFFECTS OF WAR ARCHIBALD F. BOYTER R.A.F. HUGH McC. CASTLE M.N. JOHN F. MUNRO M.N.

The now derelict Admiralty Jetty was used as a terminal for liberty boats from the U.S. Navy Submarine Base (Subron 14) at Holy Loch. The submarine base existed from when USS Proteus arrived at Holy Loch on 3 March 1961, until USS Simon Lake lifted anchor and sailed out of the Firth of Clyde on 6 March 1992, ending thirty one years of American presence in the area.

The now derelict Admiralty Jetty was used as a terminal for liberty boats from the U.S. Navy Submarine Base (Subron 14) at Holy Loch. The submarine base existed from when USS Proteus arrived at Holy Loch on 3 March 1961, until USS Simon Lake lifted anchor and sailed out of the Firth of Clyde on 6 March 1992, ending thirty one years of American presence in the area.