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Ships and boats

Flotta Lass arrival in Flotta The Flotta Lass ties up alongside the Herston Lass which she will replace.
Flotta Lass Naming Ceremony Staff and pupils from the Flotta primary school release balloons after they named the vessel on Frid...
Contender Contender in the Cromarty Firth. Date is a guess.
'St Ola II' & 'St Clement II' - 1973 'St Ola II', 'St Clement II' and four Norwegian gunboats in Stromness in 1973 - note the registratio...
Holm Sound 1 The Aorangi was raised, and resunk below the Old Kirk. The Numidian nearest the camera was swung par...
Aorangi The Aorangi on the Kirk rocks where she eventually broke up. [Click on Large Version to see scan ...
Keith Hall ashore Tom Kent postcard of the Keith Hall ashore at Marwick Birsay
Clytus Former Shapinsay ferry, nearly at her old Kirkwall berth.
Emergency Supplies This ship, (operated by the army), took emergency supplies into Kirkwall during the seamen's strike ...
Claymore New look for the Claymore.

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