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Ships and boats

Cargo ship at steamer's pier Barrels of herring waiting to be loaded on to the cargo ship at Stronsay.
German trawlers The two trawlers are about to head back to Germany. The Adolphe Hennecke ran aground on Swona in thi...
Sail vessel Houton Head. Not sure when this was but Davie Irvine passed away in 2004 at the age of 92.
EMMA at the Longhope regatta The EMMA looking well at the annual regatta held at Longhope July 2006.
Trawler aground at Torness Grimsby trawler Silanion GY 246 aground at Torness 1933. The trawler was making her way to the fishi...
K1 Lady K [The lowest K number, surely! - Steven]
Hamnavoe entering Stromness 10/2/09 Picture taken from my window with a snowy background, note the calm water.
Fairy Queen at Auskerry The date is a rough guess. This was John Dennison's boat Fairy Queen at the pier in Auskerry. I thin...
Evangeline BF1952 The Evangeline was lost with all eight crew members on 17th January, 1905. In the 1960s, a relative ...
Einar, frosty morning . Scapa pier 09/02/09
Evangeline Crew I Have the names of all those lost if anyone is interested.
Coastguard training exercise A training exercise off Westray.

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