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...

I have always thought that an opportunity was missed by the Edinburgh Council when HMS Edinburgh was put up for sale by the MoD. She was...

SS Palmella, built by Ramage & Ferguson, Ltd., Leith in 1913 and owned at the time of her loss by Ellerman Lines, Ltd., Liverpool, was a...

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...

Launched in June 1956, MV Kaimai was another ship ordered from the Union Steamship Company of New Zealand, she was a fine looking sturdy...

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...

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,...

100 year anniversary Apart from building some barges and pontoons, Henry Robb shipbuilders first jobs before they managed to secure any...

I am 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...

KAITOA Ship No 443 was another fine ship ordered by the USSCo, Ltd of New Zealand, She was launched May 1956 The twin screw cargo ship...