Download or read book Orkney and Shetland Steamers written by Alistair Deayton and published by Tempus Pub Limited. This book was released on 2002-03 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Inside the pages of Orkney & Shetland Steamers are over 200 images from the past two centuries of the ferries, the piers and the people they served. They are accompanied by an informative text and give an insight into the history of the companies that have served Orkney and Shetland over the past two hundred years as well as the ships that have plied the sometimes-treacherous waters of the North Sea.