Leith Built Ships: Wooden Shipbuilding

Wednesday 9 March 2022

I love this picture showing the build of a wooden ship in Bellingham, Washington State sometime in 1916.

The foreman stands on the supporting timbers over the ships keel, hands in pockets, somethings never change.

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