Several boats in Lerwick

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Several boats in Lerwick

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Several boats in Lerwick just after World War Two (1946) The first front three boats have not yet been converted back to commercial fishing and are still in wartime condition.

Left to right: 'Jessie Sinclair', LK509; 'Mary Watt', LK367; 'John West', LK511; 'Fisher Lassie', LK472; 'Cornucopia', LK470; 'Blossom', LK426; 'Lord Curzon', LK374 (as a salvage vessel).

'John West' belonged to skipper John West and partners. Was later renamed to 'Welfare', then eventually sold to a crew in Malta.

Image taken from the Shetland Fishing Calendar, 1990.

Shetland Museum

Physical Location

Bk19 p49a

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2020-11-25 09:19:44

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Canon EOS 5DS

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