Situated in the west Leith Docks where Ocean Terminal shopping centre now stands, Henry Robb Ltd was a proud shipbuilding institution that opened its gates shortly after the First World War.
The famous yard employed several thousand people at its peak and produced a long list of naval vessels and merchant ships.
Despite the best efforts of its 850-strong workforce, who took to the streets of Leith in a prolonged fight to save their jobs, Henry Robb’s, then the last active shipyard on the Forth, closed for good in 1984.
The former shipyard featured prominently in the music video for The Proclaimers hit Letter From America.
14. The Kaitoa Cargo Steamer, 1956
The Kaitoa Cargo Steamer launched at Leith - Henry Robb Ltd | JPIMedia Photo: TSPL
15. MV Salerno, cargo ship
MV Salerno, cargo ship, is towed to the fitting-out basin after her launching from Henry Robb's shipyard, 1965. | JPIMedia Photo: Hamish Campbell
16. Fight to save the yard, 1983
The entire workforce (850 people) of Henry Robb shipyard, threatened with more than 400 redundancies, marched through Leith on April 8 1983, to raise public support for their fight to save jobs. | JPIMedia Photo: J.Crombie