Leith-Built Ships Volume 2, Leith Shipyards 1918 to 1939

 Very pleased to be able to tell you that Volume 2 in the 4 book series on Leith-Built Ships will be published late 2020/early 2021, now featuring the brand new cover.

Just one of the many fine ships launched at Leith, featured in the new book.

SOFALA Ship No 241

The Twin Screw Motor Vessel SOFALA I can confirm was a motor vessel with 2 engines leading to twin screws, in responce to Gordon's question. He served on her when named Vorlooper and was unsure if she was single screw or twin. Happy to put the record straight about ships built at Leith and you will be able to find out so much more about the ships built at Leith, in my second book in the series which is almost complete.
In the meantine you can read about the ships from 1850 to the end of WW1 in the new book to be published next month.

The details of the book can be found at the publisher’s website as follows-

http://www.whittlespublishing.com/They_Once_Were_Shipbuilders


You can also pre-order the book from Amazon at the following link

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/They-Once-Were-Shipbuilders-Leith-Built/dp/1849954437/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=They+Once+Were+Shipbuilders&qid=1567599695&s=books&sr=1-1

Many thanks.

Leithshipyards website

Hi all,

Some of you good people may have noticed that their has been ongoing problems with the existing website, all due to A-hole hackers it has to be said.

Not to worry though there will be a brand new much more secure website arriving soon.

So look out for the new website, it will take some time but it should be even better than before.

New books on ships built at Leith will soon be ready as well, so keep checking back to find out how things are progressing.

Many more great ideas and news still to come about the ships built at Leith and the books all about them.

Thanks for your time.