Leith-Built Ships, Vol-III

 

Very pleased to be able to announce the 3^rd book in the series on the ships built at Leith, Scotland.

For anyone un-aware Leith is the port for the Capital City of Scotland, Edinburgh.

 This Volume-III covers the time from the end of World War Two, into the middle of the 1960’s and the shipyard was a busy place with many fleets having to restock their depleted fleets that had been destroyed with great loss of life during the war.

Ellerman/Wilson Line along with many more ships for the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, were big customers of the Leith yard, at a time of great change in the shipyards as they transitioned their construction methods to reduce riveting while the use of electric welding increased dramatically. This also had many social and demarcation aspects for the men working in shipbuilding, this book pays homage to both the ships built at the time and to the men who built them.

The following Advanced Information sheet is released from the publishers, who expect the book to be available in June, 2022.