{"product_id":"robb-caledon-leith-division-1965-1984-r-o-neish-9781849955782","title":"Robb Caledon [Leith Division] 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGreat ships such as \u003ci\u003eLloydsman\u003c\/i\u003e Ship no 509 and SA \u003ci\u003eWolraad Woltemade, \u003c\/i\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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe author features them all, from the huge tug \u003ci\u003eLloydsman, \u003c\/i\u003e fighting in the Icelandic 'cod wars' with her crew using tomato sauce bottles for ammunition, to hospital ship HMS\u003ci\u003e Herald\u003c\/i\u003e which took part in the Falklands War along with another four ships built at Leith. Robb-built ships were mostly one-off specialised ships that were complex to build, requiring much skill which the Leith shipbuilders had in abundance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. O. Neish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1849955786\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781849955782\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Whittles\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/09\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"R. O. Neish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46401550188799,"sku":"9781849955782","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99a0de85-480d-4590-9f45-d9a4b5c65715.jpg?v=1733887926","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/robb-caledon-leith-division-1965-1984-r-o-neish-9781849955782","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}