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Modifications to Side Menu Bar
New You Tube Video Added to Films
New Page: FAQ (Emails) Added |
29/12/06 |
Main Menu
Films
FAQ |
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Fleet feature to celebrate Isle of Cumbrae's 30th birthday uploaded |
22/12/06 |
Fleet Features |
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Loch Shira Launch Film Preview Uploaded
Lifeboats description expanded for current fleet. Past fleet to follow soon. |
10/12/06 |
Ships Profiles
Ships Profiles |
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Past Tickets moved to Past Literature
New Page: Route Status Uploaded
Site Updates Relocated to Side Menu
Loch Shira Launch Pictures Uploaded
Loch Shira Profile Updated |
08/12/06 |
Past Literature
Route Status
Fleet Features
Ships Profiles |
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Past Crew
Profiles Updated For:
Tutu
Sweeny, Randolph
New Past Crew Profiles Added:
Giles, Lachie
McInnes, Murdoch
McInnes, Neil |
04/12/06 |
Past Crew |
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A bit of background info on Elliott, our Islay Area Reporter uploaded |
25/11/06 |
SoC Crew |
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Previous front page photos added to feature page |
22/11/06 |
Past Front Pages |
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Link to You Tube for footage of Keppel i Malta added to her history page |
21/11/06 |
Ships Histories |
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Important notes added to Fleet News contact page |
16/11/06 |
Fleet News |
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New entry added for "Through the Worst of it!..." |
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Fleet Features |
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Histories Uploaded For:
Argyle
Loch Shira
(Pictures to be added soon) |
31/10/06 |
Ships Histories
Ships Histories |
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Profiles Updated For:
Campbell, Donald - Picture and Text Updated.
'Tutu' Corrected to 'Tuta', Image Added.
Sweeny, Randolph - Picture and Text Updated.
New Past Crew Feature Uploaded: Lochnevis's Crew
Isle of Mull 'Engine' and 'Launched By' Details Updated |
27/10/06 |
Past Crew
Ships Profiles |
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New Past Crew Added:
MacInnes, Donald
MacInnes, Roderick
Fitzpatrick, Frank
Shearer, James
McDonald, Kate
Sweeny, Randolph
'Tutu'
Buchanan, George
Robertson, Tom
Campbell, Donald
Irvine, Ian |
23/10/06 |
Past Crew |
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| Film Added: Argyle's Launch |
19/09/06 |
Films |
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New Past Crew Introduction Page
Introduced
New Past Crew Added: George W
Adams
New Past Crew Added: Kenneth Macleod
New Image added to Art Gallery: Waverly Departing Brodick |
15/09/06
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Past Crew
Past Crew
Past Crew
Art Gallery |
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| New Past Crew Added: Andy Logan |
30/08/06 |
Past Crew |
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| Route History Updated: Scrabster Stromness |
24/08/06 |
NL Crossings |
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| NorthLink home page updated |
09/08/06 |
NorthLink |
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| Images added to Maid of the Loch History |
31/07/06 |
Ships Histories |
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History updated for Hamnavoe |
30/07/06 |
NL Ships Histories |
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History rewritten for Isle of Lewis |
25/07/06 |
Ships Histories |
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History rewritten for Bute |
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Ships Histories |
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Past Crew Member Added: Downie, Archie
Past Crew Updated: John Smith
Ships Profile Updated: Iona
Pictures Added to Ships History: Iona
Virtual Tour Added: Iona
New Profile Image Uploaded: Isle of Lewis |
19/07/06 |
Past Crew
Ships Profiles
Ships Histories
Virtual Tours
Ships Profiles |
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Past Crew Member Added: Thomas John, McInnes
Past Crew Updated: John Smith
Images added to Past Literature: 1961 AA Gazetteer |
18/07/06 |
Past Crew
Past Literature |
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Past Crew Member Added: Murdo MacLeod |
12/07/06 |
Past Crew |
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New Picture Added to Past Crew: John MacNeill |
11/07/06 |
Past Crew |
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Ships Added to Past Crew section:
Maid of Cumbrae
Maid of Argyle
Maid of Skelmorlie
Maid of Ashton
Waverley
Maid of the Loch
Profile picture added for Eilean Buidhe
Past Crew Added:
McDonald, Donald
Stewart, Archie
Stewart, Rachel
Robertson, Stuart |
10/07/06 |
Past Crew
Ships Profiles
Past Crew |
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New Map Format Uploaded for Scalpay Crossing
New Map Format Uploaded for
Rhum
Scalpay I
Scalpay II
These new style maps will be rolled out for the rest of the site maps
soon.
Quiz Results Announced.
Terminals Added to Route Map for Better Navigation.
Terminals Page removed |
07/07/06 |
Crossings
Ships Profiles
Ships Profiles
Ships Profiles
SoC Quiz
Network Map
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Part Crew Member Added: Tait, James Robert
Ship Added to Past Crew section: Arran |
03/07/06 |
Past Crew
Past Crew |
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New picture added to 'Claymore at Dover'
New recommended book added: Sunset on the Clyde
Picture added to Duchess of Hamilton's History |
02/07/06 |
Fleet Features
Books
Ships Histories |
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Ships History Updated:
Laig Bay |
01/07/06 |
Ships Histories |
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Cost of Build for Muirneag Updated
Route History Re-Written: Ardrossan - Douglas
Profile for Laig Bay Updated |
26/06/06 |
Ships Profiles
Crossings
Ships Profiles |
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New Fleet Feature Uploaded: Claymore at Dover |
21/06/06 |
Fleet Features |
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Ships Profiles Updated:
Lochnevis: Engine Details, Hoist
Lord of the Isles: Engine Details
Isle of Mull: Engine Details
Saturn: Engine Details, Launched
New picture added to 'Through the Worst of it'
new picture added to Caledonia (III) History |
20/06/06 |
Ships Profiles
Fleet Features
Ships Histories |
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Correction to Past Crew database:
Mervyn MacLachlan corrected to Mervyn Kelso |
19/06/06 |
Past Crew |
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Ships History Began:
Laig Bay |
18/06/06 |
Ships Histories |
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Two new 'Past Crew Members' added:
Mervyn MacLachlan
Roderick MacDonald |
16/06/06 |
Past Crew |
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New Past Crew members added:
Alex MacLachlan
Irene MacLachlan
All 'Past Crew' are now listed under the 'Sort by Ship' page. All crew are
listed in alphabetical order surname ascending under each vessel. |
10/06/06 |
Past Crew |
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Following Ships profiles updated to show 'Past Crew' link:
Clansman (1964)
Columba
Caledonia
Lochdunvegan
Lochnevis (1934)
Claymore (1955) |
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Ships Profiles |
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Vantage Points Pages Layout Modified to make viewing easier. |
08/06/06 |
Vantage Points |
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New 'What Is..?' added - Mezzanine Decks |
07/06/06 |
'What Is..?' |
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Routes Map Updated with new Maps Style
New Header Introduced |
05/06/06 |
Routes Map
Header |
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Vantage Points layout and navigation completely overhauled. New locations
added as well |
01/06/06 |
Vantage Points |
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New Link Added: P&O Ferries Enthusiasts |
28/05/06 |
Links |
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May trip diary uploaded |
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SoC Crew |
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New image added to Maid of Skelmorlie History
New Press Cutting added to Past Literature |
18/05/06 |
Ships Histories
Past Literature |
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Tarbert Webcam is now back online. Summer viewing timetables coming soon. |
12/05/06 |
Links |
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Past Crew Member Added: Frank Dawson |
04/05/06 |
Past Crew |
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Illustrated history for Coruisk uploaded |
01/05/06 |
Ships Histories |
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 Looking for the Past Timetables and Adverts Pages?
They've Moved! You can now find them in a new section:
Past Literature Section Added
1977 Brochure Added to Past Literature
1979 Brochure Added to Past Literature
Clyde Cruising Added to Past Literature
Press Cuttings Added to Past Literature
Main Menu Updated to Include Past Literature
SoC Online Quiz Uploaded |
30/04/06 |
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| Past Crew Member Updated: William
Murdoch |
27/04/06 |
Past Crew |
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Radio Stations added to Links
Queen Mary II Picture Description Corrected |
25/04/06 |
Links
Virtual Tours |
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Queen Mary II Profile Pictures
Uploaded
Queen Mary II Pictures added to her History |
20/04/06 |
Virtual Tours
Ships Histories |
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Past Crew Page Layout Updated
Past Crew Member Ian McGrouther Updated |
14/04/06 |
Past Crew |
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| Scrabster-Stromness History Updated |
11/04/06 |
NL Crossings |
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| February Crew Trip uploaded |
02/04/06 |
SoC Crew |
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Page Style Updated for:
Adverts
Past Timetables
Past Timetables (Thumbs) |
26/03/06 |
Adverts
Past Timetables
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| New Picture Special added - 30
Years of the Island Class |
25/03/06 |
Fleet Features |
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| Maid of Cumbrae History Updated
to include fate. |
20/03/06 |
Ships Histories |
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| New trip article uploaded - our
January outing! |
15/03/06 |
SoC Crew |
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Hoist & Lift data updated for:
Hebrides (III)
Clansman (V)
Caledonian Isles
Hebridean Isles
Lord of the Isles
History Pictures Updated For:
Columba
Glen Sannox (III)
Isle of Arran
Isle of Mull
Claymore (III)
Pioneer
(text update for Pioneer due soon)
Past Crew Member Updated:
Gair Bryce |
12/03/06 |
Ships Profiles
Ships Histories |
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New user guide for webcams
uploaded.
Contact Us page updated |
11/03/06 |
Webcam Links
Contact Us |
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Past Crew Member updated: John P
Grey
Vantage Points map updated to show points. |
10/03/06 |
Past Crew
Vantage Points |
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| New section added: Fleet News
Features. This will help us deal with larger news events so as not to
clutter up the main News Page. |
09/03/06 |
News Features |
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Terminal Layouts Updated For:
Scrabster
Stromness
Aberdeen
Lerwick
Kirkwall (Hatston)
Brodick |
08/03/06 |
NorthLink
Terminals |
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Webcam links and locations
updated along with small user guide for best viewing.
Columba's History Updated near end. |
28/02/06 |
Links
Ships Histories |
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Past Crew Member added: Norman
MacLeod
Past Ship added to Past Crew Members: Suilven |
27/02/06 |
Past Crew
Past Crew Ships |
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| Pictorial Specials (Hebridean Isles in Stromness) extended |
17/02/06 |
Fleet Features |
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| Pictorial Special added for BIG
PICTURES Preview |
16/02/06 |
Fleet Features |
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| NorthLink Fleet Locations added to
Fleet Locations |
15/02/06 |
Fleet Locations |
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Scrabster Terminal image uploaded
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11/02/06 |
Terminals |
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Bute's launch video added to Films
section
Hebridean Isles in Stromness Added to Pictorial Specials |
06/02/06 |
Films
Fleet Features |
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New Profile picture added for Hrossey
Hoist / Lift Information Added To:
Arran
Bute
Cowal
Glen Sannox
Iona |
31/01/06 |
NorthLink
Ships Profiles |
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New entry added for "Through the Worst of it!..."
New Profile picture added to Isle of Lewis |
28/01/06 |
Fleet Features
Ships Profiles |
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Additional image uploaded for Scrabster-Stromness crossing |
27/01/06 |
NL Crossings |
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New Fleet Features Added: Caledonian Isles Overhaul |
22/01/06 |
Fleet Features |
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New 'Virtual Island Hop' added: Mull Hopper |
20/01/05 |
Virtual Island Hopping |
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New Past Crossing added - Kyle - Toscaig |
15/02/06 |
Crossings |
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New 'Virtual' Island Hop added - Lewis, Harris & Uist's.
Past Crew Member Added: Donald Craig. |
09/01/06 |
Virtual Island Hopping
Past Crew |
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Histories uploaded for:
Lochnevis
Hebrides |
08/01/06
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Ships Histories
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New picture added to Broadford's history |
04/01/06 |
Ships Histories |
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Profile Picture Updated For:
Lochmor
Lochalsh
Pioneer Engine Spec Updated
Pictures Uploaded To The Following Histories:
Claymore (1978)
Broadford
Bruernish
Caledonia (1966)
Clansman (1964)
Coll
Columba
Virtual Crossings Page Navigation Altered
Bus Link From Stornoway - Tarbert Added to Ullapool - Stornoway Virtual
Crossing.
New Section Uploaded - Virtual 'Island Hops'
New Crossing uploaded: Tobermory - Mingary |
03/01/06 |
Ships Profiles
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New maps uploaded for the following Virtual Crossings:
Gourock - Dunoon
Tarbert (Loch Fyne) - Portavadie
Tarbert (Loch Fyne) - Lochranza
Wemyss Bay - Rothesay
Colintraive - Rhubodach
Largs - Cumbrae Slip
Ardrossan - Brodick
Lochranza - Claonaig
Tayinloan - Gigha
Kennacraig - Port Askaig
Kennacraig - Port Ellen
Kennacraig - Port Askaig - Colonsay - Oban
Oban - Colonsay
Oban - Craignure
Lochaline - Fishnish
Fionnphort - Iona
Tobermory - Kilchoan
Oban - Coll - Tiree
Mallaig - Armadale
Sconser - Raasay
Uig - Tarbert (Harris)
Barra - Eriskay
Leverburgh - Berneray
Ullapool - Stornoway |
01/01/06 |
Crossings
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Note: Virtual crossings due to be updated with new photos during 2006 |
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