The Invergordon Archive

It appears that the piers at Invergordon need to be modernized to accommodate todays shipping. I do not see any changes here, looks outdated. Is there still a 2nd pier?

Harry, take a look at picture #661 and picture #662. There is still a stub left of the middle pier but I don’t believe the public has access like what you remember,

Hi Eddie, I see what you mean...What benefit is the Port Authority to the town? I wonder. With no public access.
Is there mooring there for large ships?

Harry, take a look at picture #1769, the QE2 alongside the dockyard pier, there are a few other pictures but you'll have to hunt for these pictures. There are regular cruise liners visiting the port (not during covid), each ship normally pays a docking fee based on either tonnage or length. Not sure if these fees filter through to the town, I suppose it depends on the contract, but I know they can be quite considerable.

Hi Eddie, that would be good if the town benefitted from the fees.

I worked at the dockyard I helped to fuel the derwetdale and her sister ships the dewdale and the one that sank the enerdale they were the biggest ships to come to Invergorden at that time most of the crew came from the Seychelles

I was still a 5th engineer on her in about 1972 then always in and out of Mombassa, Beira patrol or the seychelles. We visited Invergordon and then for a refit I think Liverpool at the end of my time on her, happy days.

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