The Greenock was a dual screw steam hopper dredger ( 181 feet in length ) and was built on the Clyde. It was designed specifically for use in the harbours of Greenock & Gourock. On the 18th of November, 1902 the Greenock was returning from Garroch Head when a steamer was spotted by her crew heading straight for them. They kept a close eye on the situation and it was resolving itself when for no apparent reason the steamer changed coarse and collided with the dredger. All the crew escaped unhurt except the 16 year old son of the engineer.

The wreck today : The wreck lies in about 29m of water at 55°55.9'N 004°53.6W and is largley intact despite the navy exploding two mines on her in 1996. The shallowest part of the wreck lies in 16-17m of water.

In its original state the Greenock had very little deck structures except its dredging buckets which are now just mangled pieces of metal but located aft of this is the engines and boilers which are exposed due to the deck breaking up. The spare propeller can also be found it this area. It is possible to explore below deck and visit the accommodation area if you are very careful. At the bow of the boat, the remains of the lifting tackle and the anchor can be seen. The Greenock can be dived at all states of the tide although diving it at slack water usually gives better visability.

The location map and the artists impression of the Greenock are reproduced by the kind permission of Moir & Crawford. They are taken from their book 'Clyde Wrecks'.