bendearg

Valetta,Malta Jorgen Lonn negative-photographer and date unknown

New Waterway 2/6/1975. Built for Ben Line.

Some of the deck crowd of the Bendearg at the Horizon Hotel in Djakarta. In the back is Derek Houliston, deck boy, and an AB who I can't remember his name. Front row , L. to R. is Des Feeney, Roy Muir, Mick Stewart, Colin Havler and Eddie ? Maybe someone can put names to the two "unknowns"

Back row L to R, Des Feeney, Self, Eddie ?, John McLeod (Chippy), Front L to R, ? (Deck Boy), Mick Stewart, Floyd ?, Brian Bridges and Roger Goudie (Bosun). Bloody good crowd.

1964 Built by Chas. Connell & Co. Ltd., Glasgow for Ben Line Steamers of Leith. Yard No. 504 O.N. 305303 11,902 grt 6,661 net 533 x 70 x 33' 6 Cylinder Sulzer. 13,800 bhp by Barclay, Curle & Co., Glasgow. 19 knots. 1981 Sold to Singapore owners and renamed "New Panther".