Ship No 201
A single Screw Diesel Tug order for Union Lighterage Co Ltd
At 80 tons, and a length overall of 75 feet and a beam of 20 feet she was the seventeenth tug built by Henry Robb at Leith. (Update:- She was powered by a 310 bhp diesel engine. ON163553.)
In 1934 She was delivered to Union Lighterage Co Ltd., London. 1971 Sold for scrapping at Sheerness but believed eventually demolished at T W Ward Ltd., Grays in Essex.
A history of the Ships built at the Henry Robb Shipyard in Leith, Scotland. Also a testimony to the men who built the Ships and to all who sailed in them.
List of Great Sites.
A very informative site on the U.S.Navy
http://www.history.navy.mil/
The Charity that saves lives at sea
http://www.rnli.org.uk/
Help to save the World's oldest Clipper Ship "City of Adelaide"
http://cityofadelaide.org.au/
A great site for New Zealand shipping
http://www.nzshipmarine.com/
For a real good read on life in the Scottish Islands, and the ships around the Islands.
http://lifeattheendoftheroad.wordpress.com/
For what's happening in Leith today.
http://www.leithlinks.co.uk/
A fantastic site all about the "Classic Liners"
http://www.ssmaritime.com/
For ship movements in SETUBAL Portugal
http://ships-boats-craft.blogspot.co.uk/
The fishing fleet using Peterhead Harbour
http://peterhead-fishing-harbour.blogspot.co.uk/
The preservation of a classic old steam ship of historical interest berthed at Leith
http://www.ss-explorer.com/
For the latest of ships going to the "breakers Yard"
http://www.ship-breaking.com/
For a great social/local look at history in Leith and Edinburgh
http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/0_a_l/0_around_edinburgh_-_leith_0.htm
For the Professional Mariner
http://www.professionalmariner.com
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