MacBrayne steamers / by Alistair Deayton.

An illustrated history of the steamers and ships operated in the West Highlands and Islands of Scotland under the MacBrayne name from 1851 until the end of operations on the Clyde in 1969 and the West Highlands in 1972. The book illustrates the vessels in use throughout the company's history from the period when David MacBrayne became a partner in David Hutcheson & Co in 1851, to the merger of David MacBrayne Ltd with the Caldonian Steam Packet Company and the formation of Caledonian MacBrayne Ltd in 1973. Notable vessels included paddle steamers Columba and Iona, the turbine King George V, which made the trip from Oban to Staffa and Iona for nearly forty years. Later ships included the steamer Lochness, motor vessels Lochearn, Lochmor and Lochfyne, and car ferries Columba, Hebrides and Clansman. Illustrated with more than 200 photographs of the ships and the places they visited, advertising material and timetables.