New Life for Oldest Steamship
Community involvement is at the heart of a valuable and ongoing vessel restoration project at Canary Wharf in Londons Docklands. The SS Robin is the worlds oldest complete steamship, having been built in 1890 at the Orchard House Yard on Londons Bow Creek by Mackenzie Macalpine .The vessel was then towed to Dundee where its triple expansion reciprocating steam engine and boiler were installed by the famous engine building Gourlay Brothers .
Community involvement is at the heart of a valuable and ongoing vessel restoration project at Canary Wharf in Londons Docklands. The SS Robin is the worlds oldest complete steamship, having been built in 1890 at the Orchard House Yard on Londons Bow Creek by Mackenzie Macalpine .The vessel was then towed to Dundee where its triple expansion reciprocating steam engine and boiler were installed by the famous engine building Gourlay Brothers .
