Editing SS Robin (section)

===1890 to 1900===

On 20 December 1890, ''Robin'' commenced her career in the British coastal service at Liverpool, with a crew of 12 signing the Articles for her maiden voyage. As a coaster her range was normally limited to the Home Trade limits (broadly from the [[Elbe]] to [[Brest, France|Brest]]). However, on her first voyage she went {{convert|400|mi}} further, to [[Bayonne]];<ref name=NatHistShips /> the owners had to replace the Master's mate with another, who held the correct certificate, until the ship returned to [[Swansea]] on 10 January.<ref name=OldHist /> Her second voyage began at [[Swansea]] on 14 January 1891, visiting [[Rouen]], [[Northfleet]] on the [[River Thames]], [[Eastham, Merseyside|Eastham]] and [[Garston, Merseyside|Garston]] on the [[River Mersey]], [[Plymouth]], [[Deauville]], [[Guernsey]], [[London]], [[Rochester, Kent|Rochester]], [[Newport, Wales|Newport]], [[Swansea]], [[Cherbourg]] arriving in [[Northfleet]] by 5 April 1891. This would be typical of her trading under the [[Red Ensign]], carrying bulk cargoes of grain, iron ore, scrap steel, pit props, china clay, railway steel, general cargoes of casked and baled goods such as herring barrels, and even granite blocks for the [[Caledonian Canal]].<ref name=NatHistShips /><ref>{{cite book |last=Waine |first=Charles V. |year=1980 |title=Steam Coasters and Short Sea Traders |edition=2nd |page=143 |publisher=Waine Research |location=Albrighton, Wolverhampton |isbn=0-905184-04-1}}</ref> In 1892, ''Robin'' was sold to Andrew Forrester Blackater of [[Glasgow]], where she was re-registered.<ref name=MNL1893 />