MARY of GUISE

Motor Launch used as static Office Accommodation

Water of Leith

OCEAN MIST

Built 1919 for navy as Samuel Green, renamed Ocean Rover and  owned consectively by members of the Guiness family, the Duke of Leeds (as Aries) , Sir Harry Newton, Sir Alfred Goodson, James Napier of Kilpatrick, requisitioned WW2 with a variety of roles until 1949 when based at Cowes, Isle of Wight - various owners, 1954 renamed Ocean Mist, 1960 sailed on Caledonian Canal, until 1980 when brought to Leith.  Used as a restaurant until 2000,  Currently being refitted originally as office accommodation but more recently as a restaurant.  (Photograph before recent major changes to superstructure).

former NORTH CARR LIGHTSHIP

Dundee

LIFEBOAT - Severn Class  (Tyne)

LIFEBOATS - Mersey Class (Firth of Forth)

Pilot Boat - Clyde ~ Mount Stuart

Pilot Boat - Forth

 Pilot Boat - Forth - Forth Leopard

2006

Pilot Boat - Norman Forester - Tyne

Pilot Boat - Gothenburg

Lifeboat / Tender Golden Princess

Lifeboat / Tender Queen Mary 2

SMIT YOUNG - TENDER HOUND POINT

Floating Dock - Gothenberg

photograph by John Mitchell

[see also Cruise and Ro-Ro Ferries]

Autonomous Rescue and Recovery Crafts (ARRC)

Autonomous Rescue and Recovery Crafts (ARRC)

ROMOLA

EDWARDIAN YACHT (1903)

NOW BASED IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

FORTH BELLE

MAID of the FORTH

HARBOUR BARGE

Figurehead HMS UNICORN

M 314 ~ Museum Ship

Gothenberg

HSwMS Martiman ~ Museum Ship

Princesss of Scandinavia ~ Rescue Boat

ROGALAND

Built 1929, 902 gt

Stavanger

SAIPEM 7000

The world's second largest semi-submersible crane vessel  with two twin cranes capable of lifting 7,0000 tons - 14,000 in tandem

Stavanger

Schooner ( Sweden)

VIKING

The barque  Viking was built in 1907 by Burmeister & Wain in Denmark. She was originally built to be used as a training ship for the rapidly growing Danish merchant fleet. On voyage in 1909 ship's log recorded a speed record of 15.5 knots, carrying a full cargo of wheat  from Australia. There are only ten four-masted barques in existence and only five of these still sail.

STATSRAAD LELMKUHL

Three Masted Barque, 1,516 gt, 1914, NORWAY

STATSRAAD LELMKUHL (Figurehead)

BOUNTY

Georg Stage (II)

 Danish Sail Training Ship, 1935, replaced the earlier 1882 ship.

USCG Eagle

see warships

ALEXANDER von HUMBOLTD

German Sail training ship, 395gt, built 1906,

Leith 10th September 2007

Georg Stage (II)

 Danish Sail Training Ship, 1935, replaced the earlier 1882 ship.

RAINBOW WARRIIOR [IMO 5300481]

Sailing / Research Vessel. 555 gt.  Built 1957 as North Sea fishing trawler - Grampian Fame. Converted with the three masts added 1989.

Leith 27th November 2009.

FORT PANTHER

Forth Pilot boat

Granton Harbour

FORT TIGER

Forth Pilot boat

COLUMBIA

Pilot Cutter ~ Port of Amsterdam

ENDEAVOUR

Pilot Cutter ~ Port of Amsterdam

CAMERON

Briigs Marine ,  480gt,  1991

Cherry Sand

UK Dredging Co, Hopper Dredger, 1968,  1,061 gt,  2,305 dwt

Leith

Rescue Boat ~ CSO Wellservicer

Red reflection in water comes from mother ship's hull - see Specialist Ships

MOORING BOAT

CONSERVER

The Conserver is a 1982 vintage bouy maintenance boat built on the Clyde for FP plc, 55 ft long, 20ft beam Gardner 250 hp 8 cyl engine. 1.5 tonne hiab, two 2 tonne winches. Operated by Forth ports until last year (2006) and kept in Grangemouth till March 2007.

picture Newhaven 12th 0ct 2007

CALATRIA

Forth Ports Survey Vessel

RNLI Inshore Lifeboat

The South Queensferry Inshore Boat going to a rescue on Cramond Island.

16th August 2008

SPIRIT of FAIRBRIDGE

28m (92') Gaff Schooner, 81gt,

PANAGIOTIS ~ Shipwreck

Built 1937 as Saint Bedan at  Glasgow for J & A Gardiner & Co. Ltd., 452 grt.    Sold and renamed Meropi, 1964; renamed Charis, 1966; renamed Panagiotis, 1978.  Allegedly ran aground 1983 while smuggling cigarettes.