Model, scale 1:24, rigged, of the line and net fishing boat ‘Rob Roy’, by Gifford and Co., Leith, Edinburgh, Scotland, 1882. This early steam fishing-boat was built at Leith for line and net fishing. She was constructed of wood but had an iron bulkhead covered in non-conducting cement dividing the hold from the engine and boiler. The engine drove the single screw which gave a speed of 8 knots. Model, rigged, of the line and net fishing boat ‘Rob Roy’
