Irisbank

Alistair Macnab · Dec 26, 2008

IRISBANK" (2)
One of a class of 5 15,000 dwt from Harland's Belfast.
Hazel/Iris/Nairn/Maple/Gowan-bank built and delivered 1964 - 1968.
Outgrowth of the 12,000 dwt class of ships of the "Cloverbank" classs, 1957 -1964
Clover/Crest/Carron/Dart/Gary/Minch/Rose/Ash/Pine/Elm/Avon/Levern/Spring/Olive/
Lossie/Roy/Wey-bank (See next photo"Pinebank/12,000 dwt)

PJW · Dec 30, 2008

A good ship. I did 6 months onboard as third mate in 1878 just before she was sold. I joined in Bangkok having transferred from the nearly new Nessbank, paid off in Durban. Master was James Cambpell, Mate Charlie Latchford, 2nd Mate John West. I think Roddy Mclean was 2/E.
PJW

PJW · Dec 30, 2008

oops. I meant 1978!

rabaul · Dec 30, 2008

PJW

I thought you were doing pretty well for a man of such vintage.

stay well

Bill

ccurtis1 · Oct 6, 2010

16 months on this beauty. 16/02/67 to 26/06/68. Arguably the best time I ever had at sea. Len Thorne was the Old Man, Alan Smalldon C/O, Stu Horsburgh 2/O, Jimmy Halpin RO, Big Muk and John Leckie C/E's, Kevin Habben 2/E, Harry Whitby 3/E, Farquhar McKenzie Elect. Kevin Habben had been on board from the builders yard and up to when we paid off in Falmouth in 1968, she never once broke down at sea. Some record that, nearly four years without a breakdown.

Irisbank

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