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| Roselea (SY498) | The Roselea (SY498) was owned by the MacInnes brothers, Balaich Fhionnlaigh and was still working up to 1953. The boat came to Gravir from Lochboisdale and cost £300. It is thought that the Roselea was built somewhere... | Yes | 11031 |
| Reliant | Boat - Reliant Registered 1960 No. Sy 208 36.6ft Keel Ketch rig, 2 Masts, diesel motor 17.26 Ton 3 Man crew Creel fishing Owners; - Donald Zachariah Macaulay, 1 Kirkibost John Macaulay,1 then 13 Kirkibost Donald Angus... | Yes | 13794 |
| Mairi Dhonn | Commissioned in 1950 by George Clark as a purpose-built lobster fishing boat, built by J & G Forbes of Sandhaven, on the north east coast of Scotland. 30ft keel Ketch rig, foresail and mizzen 44 Kelvin diesel motor... | Yes | 13798 |
| Astronaut | Boat - AstronautRegistered 1970 No. Sy 8038.4ft KeelDiesel motor, winch and trawl21.13 Ton4 Man crewCreel fishing and trawls Owner/Skipper -Neil John Macaulay (Niall Iain Chlapper) 2 KirkibostBuilt - J and N Millar, St... | Yes | 13800 |
| Mary Ann | Boat - Mary AnnRegistered - 1893 No. Sy 103016ft KeelMast and Lug sail - decked scaff4 Ton4 man crewLine fishing and creels Owner/Skipper Angus Maclennan (Maighstear) 3 KirkibostBuilder John Maclennan (Scodaidh) 8... | Yes | 13802 |
| Perseverance | Registered 1949 Registration number: Sy 239 25.6ft keel Sail and auxiliary motor 4.45 ton Three man crew Line fishing and creels Owner: Crofter's Supply Agency, Edinburgh Skipper: Murdo Morrison, 4 Kirkibost... | Yes | 13810 |
| Loch Roag | Converted lifeboat. 25ft keel Sail and auxiliary motor 3.43 ton 3 man crew Line fishing and creels Owner - Crofter's Supply Agency, Edinburgh Skipper - Kenneth Macdonald The Loch Roag was purchased by the Crofter’s... | Yes | 13852 |
| Mizpah | Fishing boat Registered 1914 No. Sy 36 16.7ft Keel Mast and lug sail 3.6 ton 4 man crew Line fishing, nets and creels The Mizpah was built by John Maclennan of 8 Kirkibost, and owned firstly by John's son Murdo... | Yes | 13854 |
| Star of the East | 35ft keel 2 masts, lug sail, mizzen and jib 14.5 ton 6 man crew Line fishing and nets Owner/Builder - John Maclennan Skipper - Murdo Maclennan Reg closed on 15/07/1911. Change of owner. | Yes | 13882 |
| Glenrosa | John Alex Mackenzie, Haulage Contractor, Laxay had the contract for gritting the roads at one time. The Glenrosa was a puffer boat which was responsible for transporting the road salt and would sail into Loch Erisort... | Yes | 22646 |
| SS Athenia (146330) | The SS Athenia was built by Fairfield Shipbuilding and Engineering, Glasgow and was launched in January 1922. She made her maiden voyage for an Anchor-Donaldson/Cunard joint service on 21 April 1923 from Glasgow and... | Yes | 38051 |
| Mary | Boat - MaryReg. 1947 No. SY 74312ft keelSail and oars1.56 ton 2 man crewLine fishing and creels Owner/Skipper - John Macdonald (Seonaidh Mhorghan), West Earshader Reg. closed 1959 | Yes | 39832 |
| Scotch Lass | 34ft keel Ketch rig with Kelvin diesel 66 15.3 ton 4 man crew Line fishing, nets and creels Original owner / Skipper - George Clark In 1953, George Clark of Bernera commissioned a new 40 foot lobster boat from the... | Yes | 39838 |
| HMS Laurentic | On the outbreak of the Great War (World War 1) in 1914, the White Star liner RMS Laurentic was requisitioned by the Admiralty as an armed merchant cruiser. On 25th January 1917 she struck by two mines laid by the German... | Yes | 40480 |
| Tern | The Tern, SY687, was crewed by Donald and his father John Macleod, 2 Kershader, and Donald John Mackay, 3 Kershader, in the district of Pairc. | Yes | 41197 |
| Stella Matina (SY409) | The Stella Matina was registered under (SY409) and was owned by Donald Morrison, 44 Gravir. | Yes | 48071 |
| Columbine (SY180) | Columbine SY180 was registered in 1930 to John Macleod, 24 Cromore. 15 ton/57' keel. | Yes | 49367 |
| Seafarer (SY210) | The Seafarer was a Stornoway registered Cromore fishing boat owned by D Maclennan. | Yes | 49634 |
| Try Again (SY108) | The Try Again, owned by Alexander Mackinnon, 1 Garyvard was 54ft long and had two engines, a Gleniffer and a Kelvin. She had a complement of 5 crew and a cook and had up to six bunks below deck. This boat started its... | Yes | 51734 |
| Isabella | The Isabella was a Lemreway small Fishing Boat | Yes | 60284 |
| Flora Smith (SY210) | The Flora Smith (SY210) was a Drifter and was built in Stornoway in 1910. The owners were A Montgomery and M Macmillan. | Yes | 60288 |
| Ocean Searcher (SY132) | The Ocean Searcher was a Stornoway registered fishing boat working from Lemreway. | Yes | 60289 |
| Catherine (SY494) | The Catherine (SY494) was a Stornoway registered fishing boat from Lemreway. | Yes | 60290 |
| Chrysolite | The Chrysolite was a small Fishing Boat from Lemreway. | Yes | 60291 |
| Kebboch Head (SY216) | The Kebboch Head (SY216) was a Stornoway registered fishing boat in the Lemreway Fleet. | Yes | 60292 |
| Racer | The Racer was a small Lemreway fishing boat. | Yes | 60293 |
| Mary (SY150) | The Mary (SY150), was well known in Gravir in the early years of the 20th century. She was called the Mary and because of the slender shape, she was appropriately referred to in the village as Màiri-Chaol. She operated... | Yes | 633 |
| HMS Titania | HMS Titania was originally built as a merchant ship of 5250 tons (initially intended for the Austrians) and launched March 1915 by the Clyde Shipbuilding Company at Glasgow. She was commandeered by the Admiralty and... | Yes | 8974 |
| HMS Sealark II ADM1213 | HMS Sealark II was a Trawler built in Hull in 1898 and hired by the Admiralty as a Minesweeper in the First World War. It was involved in a collision off St John's Point, Donegal Bay and was sunk. | 104692 | |
| HMS Invincible | HMS Invincible was a British battlecruiser. She was built for the Royal Navy by Armstrong Whitworth and launched on 13th April 1907. She was sunk on 31st May 1916 during the Battle of Jutland; 1,026 crew were lost, only... | 104693 |