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Historic Vessel Restoration Project of the Year 2020

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Fire Warden Training

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Fire detectors (again)

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Daisy chained fire detectors fitted

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Breathing Apparatus 1950s style

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Ultrasound Hull Thickness Study

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Secret Edinburgh

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Website upgrade

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Merchant Navy Day 2020

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Logo

Annual General Meeting 2020

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Engineering News

Summer Technical Bulletin

31/08/2020 1 Comment
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Rookies error?

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Covid

Covid 19 volunteer induction

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Historic Ship Conference 2020

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National Historic Ships UK

13 Historic Ships granted funding from National Historic Ship UK.

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Covid

COVID 19: Safely reopening the SS Explorer

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Secret Unusual Edinburgh

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day of the seafarer

Day of the seafarer, seafarers of the past support the seafarers of today.

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Press Release

SS Explorer’s first major press release for 2020

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STEM

First online Summer STEM Academy features a fasinating SS Explorer activity

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World Oceans Day

Get involved in World Oceans Day and help save our oceans.

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Volunteer

Volunteers week, a thank you to all our fantastic volunteers

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Back to Work

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National Historic Ships UK

SS Explorer wins 1 of 4 National Historic Ships UK New Regional Virtual Flagship Awards.

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FLAGSHIP OF THE YEAR AWARDS 2020

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Explorer meets Scotia

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Visitor attraction

Fantastic Historic Ship Visitor Attraction Appeals for Help

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School at home

School at home fun activities

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Explorer pub quiz team

Explorer Enthusiasts take part in fun pub quiz

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Trawl Winch

#museumfromhome

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Thrust meter

Obituary. David N MacLennan

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Engineering News

Technical Bulletin I1-V2

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Work on Historic ship PS Waverley Progresses

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A message from the deputy chair

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A new member from Poland

A new member from Poland

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A request from the Citadel Arts Group

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Tallys

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The Talking Funnel

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Monkey Island Progress

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Status report Mr Sulu

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Telegraph Repeater

The telegraph

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Stream-line

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Scottish Marine Lab.

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Kent Screen

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Anodes

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The monkey island continues…..

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https://radiosummerhallreviews.wordpress.com/2019/06/13/sea-changes-at-leith-festival/

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The huffduff

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A Very Big Thank You……..

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Megger

The Megger

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Avometer

The Avometer

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Thrust Meter

Thrust meter

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Telegraph Repeater

Geekery of the day: The Telegraph

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Decca Navigator

Decca

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VIC 32 steaming in the Caledonian Canal

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Press

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Sea Changes

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The Association of Retired Fishermen- North Shields

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outbreak

An outbreak of……

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Monkey Island

Stage two complete

23/04/2019 No Comments
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Alex Maine

Another former crew member.

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Then and now.

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A Dreich Day

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passageway

Main Deck Passageway

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Monkey Island. Let the renovations begin.

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Diesel tank

Diesel Tanks

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Big top

The Big Top

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Swans visit

Swan visit

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Shifter

The Monkey Island (If anyone has expertise in aluminium corrosion control, can you get in touch please)

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tent

The Big Top gets bigger.

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tent

Erecting Tents

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Monkey Island

The big top progress

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Monkey Island

Protection for the Monkey Island

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Special Commeration Service

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Harbour Generator

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Farewell Brian Murdoch

11/09/2018 No Comments
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You want Decking?

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Arctic Corsair

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National Fishing Heritage Centre and MV Ross Tiger

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Chairman’s Report

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Annual General Meeting

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Welcome aboard Halina and Steve

23/06/2018 No Comments
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Friends of the Maritime Heritage Trust

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Forth Ports open day at Leith Docks

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What connects the SS Explorer to the Rainbow Warrior?

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A busy and productive day…

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Thursday visitors

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Fishroom workshop

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Monkey Island

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Maid of the Loch visit

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I declare this…….

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Leith market and the fishroom

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SHIP AHOY!!!

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George Slesser

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A couple of newspaper articles……

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The Granton Hub

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Leith Sea Cadets visit the SS Explorer

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Fishroom refurb.

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William Speirs Bruce @ the Granton Hub

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Menzies & Co. Ltd

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A busy day on the SS Explorer

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Grimsby Telegraph

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In further news, the monkey island.

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Sir Andrew Cubie

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Key Cupboard

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The Radar

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The Fishroom.

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PPE needle gunning.

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Explorer features in The Grimsby Telegraph

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Going, going, gone.

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Why Steam? Further to my last, an update courtesy of John Dunn

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Why Steam?

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Herring Larval Surveys on Explorer by John Dunn

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SSEPS Invades Aberdeen

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A Busy Day on Explorer.

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⚓️⚓️⚓️Nancy Glen⚓️⚓️⚓️

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George Wood

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Edinburgh Dock Then And Now And The Future.

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Ve Haf Ze Plans!

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A Net Drag Formula for Pelagic Nets

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Tuesday 9th January 2018

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Radio Room Clock

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Diesel Transfer Pump

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Gales.

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Contemporary photo album and complete and utter nerd album added.

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In Service Photo Gallery

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Festive frolics

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Explorer’s successor.

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Leith Market

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SS Explorer. Spying for Her Majesty’s Navy?

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Explorer, The Spy Trawler!

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Skiving

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Liberation of stores.

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Ten volunteers today!

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New link

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The Carpeted saloon.

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The Computer

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Salvesen

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Apache II

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Another concrete repair.

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Several layers of carpet……

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One of our highly skilled technicians…….😆

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Cooking by gas.

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Poppy

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More cement.

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SS Explorer nearly meets her end!

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Gangwaaaay

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Check out…..

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Cement box complete

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Corrody leak water.

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A productive day’s planning.

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Explorer’s replacement

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AGM

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Castle Fraser Steam Fair and Portsoy Boat Festival

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Bon Accord Steam Rally

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Sealing the leaks

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Water damage.

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Niagra on board

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A shorter gap

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A long blog gap

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Ongoing maintenance

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Orelia

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Away day

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Aft peak

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Trim

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Forepeak

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Alternator room

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