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BOOKS/ARTICLES
“Any Budding Sailors” is an ebook. This is an account of life in the iconic Bank Line in the 1950’s and much more.
“Merchant Navy Apprentice – 1951-1955”. (Book for sale)
Kelvinbank – First Trip
Sailing Ship Stories
Bank Line 1885-1985
Article re ” A Bank Line Voyage”
” Little Ladies of the Malacca Straits”
“Four Men in a Boat” by “Shipmate” story – Chapter 3
“Four Men in a Boat” by ” Shipmate” – Chapter4
“Four Men in a Boat” by ‘Shipmate” – Chapter 5
“Four Men in a Boat” by “Shipmate” – Chapter 6
“FOUR MEN IN A BOAT”. by ” SHIPMATE”. …….Chapter 7
A book relating 4 years as an Apprentice in the Bank Line.
A Liberty Ship Apprentice (Article)
Southbank and her Sisters (published article)
Inchanga Days
A Master’s story…
1950’s Bank Line
A Bank Line voyage in 1959 made in the Crestbank.(An article which appeared in Sea Breezes). Click to download the illustrated article.
India/Africa service vessels with passengers and cargo…… (see ” Inchanga Days”, an article about life on board in 1952)
A book about life in the Bank Line from 1951 to 1955 serving as Apprentice and 3rd Officer. ( The cover shows a crude ‘ crossing the Line’ ceremony on the S.S. Hazelbank in 1951.)
A Voyage around the world in Coronation Year 1953 in M.V. Ernebank. ( An article that can be downloaded)
Bank Lines love affair with the Pacific Islands..
Bank Line’s love affair with the Pacific Islands (part 2)
SHIP SHOWCASE
M.V.Meadowbank
M.V. Laganbank
M.V.Ivybank
M.V. Ernebank
M.V.Hollybank
Steamer Polaric – ex Cunard
M.V.Irisbank
M.V.Roybank
M.V. Riverbank 1977-83
Riverbank Launch
M.V. Riverbank
M.V. Trentbank (lost in the Med.)
M.V. Beaverbank (see ‘one that got away’)
M.V. Avonbank
A loaded Avonbank, built 1961 in Belfast, and scrapped in China 1984
M.V.Riverbank
1962 built Forresbank. Sold in 1978.
M.V.Lindenbank. (lost at Fanning Island)
M.V.Corabank
M.V.Teviotbank
M.V.Yewbank
M.V. Foylebank
TWIN SCREW LEVERNBANK at Capetown. She gave 33 years continuous service…1925 to 1958
M.V.Laurelbank
M.V.Laurelbank. In the fleet from 1963 to 1979
M.V.Firbank
old timer – Luxmi gave 37 years service…
M.V.Weirbank
M.V.Irisbank
A loaded Maplebank around 1950
A very lightship M.V.Shirrabank
M.V.Ashbank
M.V. Springbank
M.V. Elmbank
M.V. Tenchbank
M.V. Testbank
M.V. Cedarbank, built in 1976 in the Pallion Yard of Sunderland Shipbuilders..
Gazellebank
The Thursobank at launch. One of 5 from John Readhead, South Shields and built in 1940. 4 out of the 5 were war casualties, and Thursobank was torpedoed in 1942.
A loaded M.V. Firbank
M.V.Crestbank
M.V.Comliebank – 35 years sailing around the Oceans!
A loaded M.V. Forthbank
1961 built – Larchbank. Sold in 1978 for a further 5 years of trading. One of the 21 vessels ordered from Wm Doxford – the lead ship being the Firbank.
Sibonga (Firbank)
A lovely picture of a loaded M.V. Hazelbank. Built 1964 by Harland and Wolff, Belfast. Sold after 15 years service.
M.V. Corabank – Tanker!
HAZELBANK in London,loading cars…
A ‘ lightship’ M.V. Streambank….
35 years at sea – M.V. Carronbank, built 1957 at Harland’s, and in the company until 1974. One of a massive 17 ship order fulfilled between 1957 and 1964.
IVYBANK Liberty ship
Willowbank details…last pupose built ship for the Bank Line after approx 100 years of worldwide trading…
M.V.Roybank
M.V.Marabank, one of two Swan Hunter ships built in 1963. Sold in 1978 and became ‘ Good Lady’ for 7 years before scrapping at Chittagong.
M.V. Streambank, one of 12 and delivered 1977. Sold after only 6 years.
Araybank – to have a career under Achille Lauro after major conversion as ‘ Napoli’
Andrew Weir’s Cedarbank
M.V.Tweedbank
Olivebank accounts – courtesy of Sea Breezes contributors…
Sailing Ship Cedarbank Crew
Sailing ship Olivebank
Three masted sailing ship Fernbank
Sailing ship Olivebank in 1898
Sibonga Rescue 1979
BEECHBANK CREW – 1900
Firbank
The Ship List – Bankline early ships and their fate…….
LOSSES
War Built M.V. Moraybank
M.V.Maplebank ashore
Maplebank grounding
The TRENTBANK loss
Trentbank Video
Forresbank Enquiry
Dramatic view of Forresbank burning and ashore..
M.V. Cedarbank – another war casualty
1909 Levernbank enquiry
A lovely old photo of the Nairnbank in Fremantle
War casualty M.V. Oakbank
1930 FOYLEBANK -Interesting History of her war service and loss.
M.V. Speybank – later Nazi Doggerbank
Levernbank Loss account
M.V. Southbank – Washington Island
LINDENBANK LOSS 1975. (Loss report in full)
Lindenbank loss – an interesting account courtesy of Ships Nostalgia/Bank Line section.
M.V. Cedarbank – another war casualty
M.V. Laganbank – lost in the Maldive Islands.
Beaverbank – one that got away!
Corabank, and the Liberty ship story.
Foylebank in WW2
NOTICES ETC
Doxford ship types
A Bank Line inspired Poem
Harland and Wolf types…
The Pilot
The Bank Line Association
Apprentice Indentures from 1950. (See first year pay of £55)
35 years at sea – M.V. Carronbank, built 1957 at Harland’s, and in the company until 1974. One of a massive 17 ship order fulfilled between 1957 and 1964.
Watercolour
Levernbank painting..
Weybank in Thailand
Crew Lists 1982 – Are you there?
May 1983 crew list
Compliments card….
Ship movements May 1983
Ship Movements 1981
Crew Lists 1981
Argentine Visas and offer of an Apprenticeship in 1951
BANK LINE’S “WHITE SHIPS”
M.V. INCHANGA
Inchanga drydocked
An Incomati’s survivor account
Incomati loss account
British-Mexican Petroleum Co Ltd. (Andrew Weir Managers)
PROFILES OF MASTERS, CH.ENGINEERS, AND COMPANY SEC.
Captain Scobie’s career
Captain Reed’s profile
Captain Jim Townsley.
Captain Holland – profile
Captain W.H. Pearce (his story)
Profile of Captain T.D.Scott
MARITIME PHOTOS
VINTAGE PHOTOS
BUY BOOKS
MARITIME BLOG
Westbank
SHIP ART
SOME OTHER CLASSIC SHIPS ……
LAST TRIP OF THE CLYDEBANK
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