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Traditional Mailboat Claymore

A fairly rare reminder of the pre Ro-Ro days when David MacBrayne Ltd operated traditional mail boats to the Western Isles.

We look mainly at the 1955 built CLAYMORE here.

Eilean Mor

Eilean Mor

Eilean Mhor (note name change from Eilean Mor)

Eilean Mhor (note name change from Eilean Mor)

Eilean Fraoich II

Eilean Fraoich II

Eielean Fraoich II and Lochfyne

Eielean Fraoich II and Lochfyne

All photographs of the above ships by Stuart Cameron. The picture of CLAYMORE 1881 by J. Nicholson.

Feature Updated:

31 May 2020

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