{"product_id":"robb-caledon-1965-1984-leith-built-ships-volume-4","title":"Robb Caledon 1965–1984","description":"\u003cp\u003eVolume 4 of the acclaimed Leith-built Ships series follows Ship Nos 495 to 535 built from 1965 until the eventual closure of the shipyard in 1984 by a government that was hell-bent on destroying British industry and breaking the powerful unions. Great ships such as \u003cem\u003eLloydsman\u003c\/em\u003e Ship no 509 and \u003cem\u003eSA Wolraad Woltemade\u003c\/em\u003e, Ship no 516, the two most powerful ocean-going salvage tugs, were built by Robb Caledon and Leith-built ships also played their part in the Falklands War. A great many working ships took their crews safely around the globe, and although tragedy befell some, most survived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe author features them all, from the huge tug \u003cem\u003eLloydsman\u003c\/em\u003e, fighting in the Icelandic 'cod wars' with her crew using tomato sauce bottles for ammunition, to hospital ship HMS \u003cem\u003eHerald\u003c\/em\u003e which took part in the Falklands War along with another four ships built at Leith. There were also ferries that captured the imagination of the Scottish Islanders who relied on them for transport, one of which was converted to carry out much-needed rescue work in West Africa. Robb-built ships were anything but slab-sided vessels, with most being one-off specialised ships that were complex to build, requiring much skill which the Leith shipbuilders had in abundance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis volume concludes the series on commercial ships built at the yard and is complemented with many first-hand accounts from the men and women who sailed or served on the ships.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRon Neish is actively involved in the ship building industry on a design and consultancy basis. He has contributed articles to maritime magazines worldwide.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Whittles Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ 2024","offer_id":57657326043510,"sku":"9781849955782","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0285\/2287\/2891\/files\/9781849955782-Robb_Caledon_19651984-1-CWNB.jpg?v=1775944664","url":"https:\/\/sailorshop.co.uk\/products\/robb-caledon-1965-1984-leith-built-ships-volume-4","provider":"SailorShop.co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}