SS Robin, the last remaining steam-coaster in the world, was airlifted by two massive 600 ton cranes in a highly technical and challenging operation on Monday 28 June.

The lift, in Lowestoft,  Suffolk, was a dramatic operation to create the world's first floating museum.

Two of the heaviest cranes in the UK raised the newly restored 300 ton vessel SS Robin off the quayside where she had been restored and onto her permanent new home.

The historic ship was lifted in preparation for her return to London, where she will eventually take up her role as an innovative new museum and learning centre for young people.

Built in London in 1890, the SS Robin is a unique piece of maritime history, listed on the National Historic Fleet register and regarded as one of the most important British built ships.

She is set to enjoy a new lease of life on the River Thames as a museum dedicated to the seafarers who sacrificed their lives on the oceans far from home.

She was brought to Lowestoft in 2008 from her home berth in London to undergo essential conservation work and repairs to her riveted structure.