OUR HISTORY

1919

Samuel Green

Built in George Browns Gravel Shipyard and intended as a minesweeper for the Admiralty, Ocean Mist was originally named Samuel Green after an Officer who served under Admiral Nelson.

Black and white photograph of an early 20th-century steamship sailing on open water, with smoke coming from its smokestack and several people on deck.

1920

Ocean Rover

Never used by the admiralty, the boat was sold in 1920 to Kenelm Guinness of the Guinness dynasty. Kenelm was a successful racing car driver, inventor and playboy.


Black and white photo of a large ship docked on land with several men and children standing around, some near an early 20th century automobile parked in front of the ship.

1921

Ocean Rover

Converted to a gentleman’s pleasure yacht. Friends such as the Duke of Leeds and Sir Malcolm Campbell enjoyed adventures on Ocean Rover during the roaring twenties.


A black and white photo of a group of men gathered around an early model open-top car with a spare tire on the back and a visible license plate DA-67552, possibly from the early 20th century.

1924

Aries

Passed on to the 11th Duke of Leeds, friend of Kenelm Guinness and renamed the Aries. John Francis Godolphin Osborne, 11th Duke of Leeds was a British peer.

1930

Ocean Rover

Sold to Sir Harry Newton, 2nd Baronet and a British Conservative politician. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Harwich in 1910. The Aries was renamed the Ocean Rover once more.

Vintage illustration of the ocean liner Ocean Rover with a yellow funnel and white hull

1934

Ocean Rover

Sold to Sir Alfred L. Goodson an English businessman and public servant. He was both the president of the officers training corp selection board and overseas civilian advisory board in France during WW1. He was knighted for these services in 1922.

1938

Ocean Rover

Just before war breaks out our boat is taken over by Dumbarton-based businessman, James Napier, a steel manufacturer and ship builder.

1939

Ocean Rover

The boat was requisitioned by the admiralty and used as a torpedo recovery vessel in WW2.



1943-1945

Ocean Rover

Towards the end of the war, the boat was converted to an anti-mine calibrating yacht. Based at Rosyth, Granton and Leith, it was later moved to Portsmouth. At the end of the war the boat was paid off and laid up at Portsmouth.


1948

Ocean Rover

After the war, Ocean Rover was acquired by Felix Fenston, a property businessman who helped establish the Museum of Heraldry.


1954

Ocean Rover

Ocean Mist was purchased by Frederick Gilbert Mitchell converted to oil and renamed Ocean Mist. Frederick Gilbert was a trouble shooter for Lord Kitchener during WW1. He was an engineering businessman and the commodore of The Royal Corinthian Yacht Club.

Black and white photo of a vintage boat named Ocean Mist sailing on water.

1959

Ocean Mist

Changing hands again, Ocean Mist was bought by Jospeh Hobbs of Inverness – a businessman, cattle rancher and whisky distiller, who ran whisky from Scotland to California during prohibition.



A large, white historic ship docked near a mountain coastline under a cloudy sky.

1983

Ocean Mist

In the early 80s our boat arrives at the shore in Leith.


A historic white ship docked at a harbor with calm water, a blue bridge on the right, and a wooden dock in the foreground. City buildings are visible in the background.

1984-2014

Cruz & Others

Our boat existed in various guises as restaurants and nightclubs before being left to fall into disrepair.



Old white ship named Ristorante De Niro docked on a river with buildings in the background.

2019

Ocean Mist

Bought by the Pedley Family and lovingly restored to her former glory. After years of careful work, she was reborn as the Ocean Mist, a boutique hotel and bar moored on the Water of Leith.

An aerial view of a marina with a large, vintage-style ship named Ocean Mist docked along the waterfront, surrounded by colorful historic buildings, parked cars, and pedestrians in a city with a mix of residential and commercial areas.