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Bland Gibralter
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Ben Line
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Ben Line
Ben Line was one of Scotlands premier cargo liner companies and this history and fleet list has been written by the acknowledged expert on the line. This book includes the full story of the company, which sold its last ship in the 1990s, and all its craft are fully detailed. Although best known for their sleek cargo liners -- once known as the Leith yachts -- the company has also owned or managed bulk carriers, drill ships and rigs, container ships, and chemical and crude tankers, and all are included.
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Port of Leith and Granton
From the 15th Century, Leith has been the port for Scotland's Capital. Originally a separate burgh, Leith & Granton have been one of the most important ports in Scotland. From whaling to grain imports to the building of some of the most exclusive steam yachts in the world, the port has been an important provider of jobs for the past three centuries or more. Subjects covered inside include shipbuilding at Henry Robb's, local shipping lines such as Christian Salvesen, London & Edinburgh and the Currie Line, ferries and passenger sailings, as well as the industry that grew up beside the port, from rope works to bonded warehouses.
Coastal Passenger Liners of the British Isles
At the beginning of the last century it was possible to sail from London to Glasgow via the south coast ports and Belfast, returning along the east coast from either Dundee or Leith for as little as five pounds. Those were the days when 300 passengers were landed twice weekly at Grangemouth or Dundee from the London boat, and the coastal passenger and cargo liner was in its heyday, catering both for the first class tourist as well as offering keenly priced second class fares for the like of football fans following away matches. Sadly, these wonderful steamer services are now largely forgotten but this new book will stir fond memories of the ships and their coastal voyages. The Depression of ...
DP&L
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