Leith Built Ships, Volume-IV

 Hi all,

If you are wondering when the next volume is due to be published then I am reliably told you need hold your breath for just a little bit longer.

It will be out soon, keep checking back and I will also be letting the world know when it is to be published.

Thanks for your patience.

From the days long before Boaty McBoatface this was the Leith built RSS Bransfield, you will be able to read all about her in the new Leith Built Ships, Vol-IV coming to a good bookshop near you soon.

(Image by Graham Mawdsley)

New website - theloftsman

As promised a brand new website to include some of the original and now some of the new.

Check it out at theloftsman.com

https://www.theloftsman.com/

 

For all things ships and shipbuilding at Leith. 

You can now also contact me at

Ron@theloftsman.com

Please use this email to send comments and stories about the Leith Shipyards, along with any photographs you may wish to see on the website or perhaps even in one of my books in the Leith-Built Ships series.

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Launch of the ST CATHERINE

Pleased to be able to show you this video clip of the launch of the passenger ferry ST CATHERINE ship No 534 from the Henry Robb (We had reverted back to the original name)

Shipyard on 30^th March 1983. This fine ship is still going strong working in the Med, now run by Delcomar and named GB CONTI.

The video clip was sent in by Charlie who was a welder in the yard; he managed to get up one of the cranes just before the launch to record this wee bit of history.

Watch her go into the water here.

https://youtu.be/o17jpQ-SL_Y

Look out for an announcement soon about my new book

Leith-Built Ships Volume 1

Goodbye 2018

Goodbye to 2018 & Hello to 2019

As we consign another year to history we will be bringing you right up to date in the New Year of 2019.

Lots to look forward to including news on the new book about shipbuilding at Leith with Volume One due to be published.

 

The new website will also begin to take shape so look out for that as well.

All that remains is to wish all the very best for 2019

many thanks for all the support over the years.

Christmas Lights for Mercator

Mercator

Xmas lights

The volunteer crew of the last sailing ship built at Leith have been busy setting out some Christmas lights to present the recently refitted ship at her best for this Christmas and New Year of 2017.

  

 

Mercator's mast's being prepared for Xmas Lights as seen above.

This fine and well preserved example of shipbuilding excellence is well worth a visit at her berth in Ostend on the Belgian Coast.

The Sail Training Ship/Museum Mercator seen at her berth in the harbour at Ostend.

Some of Mercators Volenteer Crew sort through the Christmas Lights before climbing the masts to put them up in time for Xmas.

Up the rigging with full safety gear on to get the lights rigged.

Top of the mast on Mercator the last sailing ship built at Leith launched from the Ramage & Ferguson Shipyard as Ship No 268 in December 1931.