Sample of Cobbles
Wednesday 8 June 2011
More on the Craigleith/Beaufort Spirit
GRAIGLEITH
CRAIGLEITH (from Ship-Photos)
Ship No 467
Was an order fro the Leith Dock Commission for a single screw diesel tug to be called GRAIGLEITH. She was named after an Island in the River Forth just off the coast from North Berwick in Scotland.
She was 175 tons with a length of 88 feet and a beam of 25 feet.
She was launched on 16th of May 1958.
She was to work the busy docks of Leith for many years and was present at the launch of many fine Leith built ships from the shipyard of Henry Robb.
She was eventually sold to Canada and renamed “BEAUFORT SPIRIT” and after a working life of 46 years she was broken up in 1984. (actually broken up in 2004)
Another of the fine Leith built ships.
The Cobbles were used as ballast on this ship
"BEAUFORT SPIRIT" |
Foto : L.Dalli |
1958 CRAIGLEITH, 1980 PULLWELL LIMA, 1984 BEAUFORT SPIRIT 184 GRT, L29,37m, B7,73m, D3,302m (96'4"x25'4"x10'10") 1 scr +nozzle, diesel 2tew 8cyl Crossley, 818bhp 1958: Built by "Henry Robb" at Leith (YN 467) 1958 -xx/05: delivered to "Leith Dock Commissioners" at Edinburg (GBR flag, ON 186661, c/s GXRX) as CRAIGLEITH 19xx: restyled to "The Commissioners for the Harbour & Docks of Leith" at Poole 1980: To "Frank Pearce (Tugs) Ltd" at Poole, renamed PULLWELL LIMA 1984: To "East Three Marine" (CAN), renamed BEAUFORT SPIRIT 1994: caught with drugs, laid up at Victoria (BC). |
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