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Ships and boats

Leicester City ashore Breabister Hoy The year might be wrong. More info to come.
Leicester City lifebelts My cousin Colin McKay holding two lifebelts from the Leicester City
Stromness Harbour Earl of Zetland in Stromness,(date is a guess). Was this after her P&O Days, or was she deputising f...
Former South Isles ferry. This pic must have been taken very shortly after handover.
MV. HOYHEAD A busy day loading goods for the south isles. This would either be Monday or Friday between the hour...
Sad Hoy Head Hoy head in Irvine. Pic by Jimmy Hamilton.
IMPORTING RUST Orkney Islands Council take delivery of salt for roads.
Boat repair This boat was lifted out of the water for repair- any idea why?
Tanker Gundene ashore Berry Hd Hoy Only thing I have been told about the Gundene, was that to get her off they pumped the oil over the ...
S S St Margaret at Stromness Could this ship be the SS Chieftain that MacBrayne had and then sold to the North of Scotland Orkney...
Fia Fia The Fia Fia belonged to William John Jolly (coal). She came from the south of France. Never got the ...

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