SPW019470 SCOTLAND (1927). Barclay, Curle and Co. Ltd. shipyards, West Yard, Scotstoun West, Glasgow. An oblique aerial photograph taken facing north-east.

The vessel in full view on the left of this shot might be the mv Elsa, completed by Barclay, Curle & Co. in 1928. The tanker registered 5,381 gross tons and was Norwegian owned. Sunk by Japanese navy in the Bay of Bengal on 6 April 1942

Was the vessel on the right the ss Beaverford? A passenger cargo vessel. Has the right sort of superstructure. Launched on 27 October 1927. 10,042 gross tons, powered by steam turbines and fitted with mechanical stokers. Owned by Canadian Pacific Steamships Ltd. Sunk on convoy on 5 November 1940. The yard also launched the m/t Buestan the day before this shot was taken. The tanker was carrying benzine on a voyage from Plymouth to Southampton when attacked by He111 aircraft on 9 April 1941. A bomb set the vessel on fire and she sunk 4 miles off Berry Head

Tower cranes first appeared in Europe early in the twentieth century. Shipyards were the first to use them. Fast-assembly tower cranes for use in the construction industry didn't appear until after World War II. Hans Liebherr's TK-10, for example, was shown at the Frankfurt Trade Fair in 1949