The New Flyer for Vol II, Leith Shipyards

Well they do say that a picture is worth a thousand words!

The Mountbatten Award for Best Book

 

Very happy to be able to tell you that my 1^st book, Leith-Built Ships Vol., I They Once Were Shipbuilders was nominated for an award a while ago. The nomination category is for best book-maritime. Happy to say that the book is still on the list along with some very stiff competition, it is good to see the efforts to highlight the great maritime heritage of the old Port of Leith, is being recognised.

 

The Mountbatten Award for Best Book

https://www.maritimefoundation.uk/awards/nominations/

 

Leith Shipyards Vol II, 1918 to 1939

 

Very pleased to be able to tell you that the book is now being worked on by the publishers and is now available at a special pre-publication price.

This book continues the series on Leith-Built Ships, and will make a great Christmas present even if it may be available a couple of weeks after Xmas, it’s a fine way to start the New Year.

 

https://www.whittlespublishing.com/Leith-Built_Ships

 

Just quote the following promotional code at checkout, and you can purchase the book at the special price of £14.99 (plus p&p). WPLEITH2.

 

 

 

Look out for more information on the book soon.

Leith Shipyards

The new book on Leith Shipbuilding is now on sale

Leith-Built Ships is a testimony to the skill of the men who built the ships and to the many men and women who may have sailed or served on them. This history is brought together in vol. I of a three-volume series about the almost-forgotten part that Leith played in our great maritime heritage.

Avalible at most good book stores or through the publisher at 

www.whittlespublishing.com

You will also find it on Amazon making a great gift for Xmas

 https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Once-Were-Shipbuilders-Leith-Built/dp/1849954437/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1MV8ZZO6E2T9L&keywords=leith+built+ships&qid=1575206527&s=books&sprefix=Leith+Built%2Caps%2C625&sr=1-1

M.S.C. PANTHER

M.S.C. PANTHER

Ship No 381

As part of the large modernisation programme for the Manchester Ship Canal, an order was placed for the supply of two, latest designed, twin screw diesel tugs.

Panther was the first of this two ship order for tugs built at Leith. One of the eight new tugs to be built by the Henry Robb Company to help make up the post war renewal fleet. Became Weston Panther of Weston Marine Services in 1975.Later sold to SONATRAM, Société Nationale des Travaux Maritimes, Algeria in 1977. I have no further info on her after this time, so if you know then get in touch and we can get her history right up to date.

She was 154 tons, with a length between perpendiculars (L.B.P.) of 88 feet, with a beam of 23 feet. Powered by a twin screw Crossley oil engine I.H.P. 1200

Launched 11th of February 1950