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I would like to thank Shelley Fallows at Tales before Bedtime for the opportunity of a guest post on her blog. I am really grateful to...
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The Loftsman
May 26, 20211 min read
Leith-Built Ships: Vol. II, Leith Shipyards 1918-1939
So pleased to be able to tell you all that the second volume in the series on the ships built at Leith, Scotland is now available and has...
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The Loftsman
Dec 13, 20201 min read
MV Kamona Ship No 377
She was another tough little ship for the New Zealand market to be owned by the USSC of NZ. MV Kamona she would be registered in...
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The Loftsman
Dec 10, 20201 min read
MV Kaimai Ship No 448
Launched in June 1956, MV Kaimai was another ship ordered from the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, she was a fine looking sturdy...
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The Loftsman
Dec 9, 20201 min read
TSMV Kopara Ship No 268
She was built for Richardson and Co of Napier New Zealand in 1938 by Henry Robb Ltd of Leith. Length 193.10 Breadth 35.80 Depth 11.65 GRT...
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The Loftsman
Dec 8, 20202 min read
MV Kaitangata Ship No 361
With so many fine ships built at Leith for the waters of New Zealand, it is well time to begin to feature some of them here on the Blog,...
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The Loftsman
Oct 30, 20201 min read
Robb Caledon Shipbuilders (Leith Division)
Mersey Mariner Ship No 529 was built and launched in February 1981, the same year that the Dundee Division of Robb Caledon was closed...
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The Loftsman
Oct 25, 20201 min read
Old Leith Harbour & Water of Leith
This old map from 1840 shows the path of the Water of Leith as it cuts north & South Leith, with the docks and harbour at it’s end as the...
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The Loftsman
Oct 24, 20201 min read
Largest Ship
The large dry bulk carrier Garrison Point Ship No 520 was the largest ship by size built at Leith, She was the largest ship measured by...
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The Loftsman
Oct 23, 20202 min read
SS Brussels and her Captain Charles Fryatt
100 year anniversary Apart from building some barges and pontoons, Henry Robb shipbuilders first jobs before they managed to secure any...
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