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Repairs to the Cairnross by Henry Robb, 1936
Unknown, 1983, Reproduction
Repairs to the Cairnross by Henry Robb, 1936
Repairs to the Cairnross by Henry Robb, 1936
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Page from Leith Miscellany, volume IV, Repairs to the Cairnross by Henry Robb, 1936
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Date
1983
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Reproduction
Henry Robb was the last shipyard working in Leith. It started in 1918, grew over the years as Henry Robb bought more shipyards, and launched its last ship in 1983. By this time Henry Robb had built about 500 mostly small or medium-sized ships, and repaired many others, especially during the Second World War.
The Cairnross was a steam merchant ship built in Sunderland in 1921, which took coal and general cargo from Newcastle to New Brunswick, Canada, via Leith and Liverpool. It was sunk by a mine in January 1940.
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