To complement the image of 'TS Duchess of Montrose' submitted by my friend Robin McGregor 77681, here is her near sister the 'TS Duchess of Hamilton' at Largs in, I think, 1969. These two were the real beauties but I always felt the 'Queen Mary II' was too broad in the beam to be quite as elegant.
Location: Largs Pier
Original line: Piers on the Firth of Clyde
Photographer: Colin Miller
Contact photographer: Colin Miller
Date: 1969
Image number: 77943