M.V. IRISBANK
PICTURED IN A S.AUSTRALIAN PORT 1956.
BOX DERRICKS AND A STRAIGHT STEM!
14 KNOTS WHEN BOTH ENGINES WERE “ON SONG”, BUT TOO OFTEN LIMPING ALONG ON ONE ENGINE WITH THE HELM HARD OVER TO COUNTERACT THE EFFECT.
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I joined the Comliebank in Rotterdam in 1958. Sister ship?.
Fourteen months later she went for scrap. You forgot Iron hull all riveted. The only running water was the apprentices with 5 gallon drums fom the aft peak.
Hot water was from a pipe on the winch piston drain pipes reminiscent of coffee percolates. Infrequently used apart from a shave when going ashore.
Did I get repatriated? In a way gut not after joining a ‘Sam boat’ another thirteen months later. Dry compass card – twin screw sometimes.
I thought all the engineers were foreign until they washed!
I recall we shipped the Iris some engine parts packed along with some fish we had caught.
Kind regards,
John Wale
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Hallo again John, Thanks for the interesting comment re your time on the Comliebank. These ships had primitive conditions – no doubt about it, but somehow I am left with fond memories. Hard to explain. As I now read lots of maritime history from the sailing ship era, I realise that we had it comparatively comfy!
The readers and myself would no doubt be interested in your time on a ‘samboat’. Which one was it. I had 17 months on the Maplebank, Samboat, which was a memorable voyage with a Liverpool crew.
Regards/Alan R
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