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The Stronsay lifeboat John Ryburn was named at he cornslip Kirkwall. Guess that would her

Look at picture #4896, Price. The caption says "Stronsay Motor Lifeboat, 1909". She's leaving Kirkwall in this picture, having been named on 28th September, 1909.

Have just hit upon photo #1260, Price. It's another one of the lifeboat leaving Kirkwall, but it says it's the John Ryburn, in 1909. I remember it in the lifeboat hoose at the Station pier!

This would be the naming cermony of the Stronsay lifeboat " John Ryburn", which I understand took place in Kirkwall in 1909.

Naming ceremony for Stronsay's first lifeboat 'John Ryburn' (courtesy of SCRAN). Have the sky and buildings in the background been hand-tinted?

naming of the Stronsay lifeboat JOHN RYBURN

Thanks for all the comments.

Fancy me no kennen that, silly owld b****r.

The "John Ryburn" arrived in Stromness on the 1st May 1909 accompanied by the new Stromness L/Boat "John A Hay", she stayed in Stromness until the 19th May, when she eventually arrived in Stronsay. Naming ceremony was held in Kirkwall on 28/9/1909. I think she was built from a legacy donated by the same donor who paid for "Thomas McCunn", now in the Longhope L/Boat museum

Bertha, when did you see the John Ryburn as according to records the station closed down in 1915. Price i now live in Burghead on the north east coast

Yae hid better watch yir swerrin Price, I hiv hin a tellen aff aboot it, they should hear me workan wae the kye that wid be an eye opener tae the literary set in the toon!!.

Thanks fur the warning John, bit, if I stop swerrin me wife will likly leave me as shae wid think shae hid gein intae the wrong hoose.