This ship was on the stocks in S Shields during the depression years of 1934, and was built very slowly, by John Readhead. She led a charmed life sailing all over the globe for the 6 years of WW2 unscathed. In 1955 she went to a HK company and became the INCHJURA for a further 4 years trading.
TYNEBANK (Br) 4,651 tons, built 1934
Departure Convoy Arrival
Rosario, Sep 23, 1939 Independent Buenos Aires, Sep 24, 1939
Independent Montevideo, Oct 1, 1939
Buenos Aires, Oct 1, 1939 Independent
Montevideo, Oct 2, 1939 Independent Freetown, Oct 19, 1939
Freetown, Nov 8, 1939 SL.8 (Freetown – Liverpool) Liverpool, Nov 27, 1939
Liverpool, Dec 16, 1939 OB.54 (Liverpool – Dispersed) Cardiff, Dec 18, 1939
Cardiff, Jan 5, 1940 Independent Milford Haven, Jan 6, 1940
Milford Haven, Jan 12, 1940 OB.70 (Liverpool – to OG 14)
Passed Gibraltar, Jan 18, 1940 Independent
OG.14 (to AT SEA – Gibraltar) Passed Gibraltar, Jan 19, 1940
Independent Port Said, Jan 27, 1940
Suez, Feb 8, 1940 Independent Calcutta, Feb 26, 1940
Calcutta, Mar 3, 1940 Independent
Madras, Mar 6, 1940 Independent Cochin, Mar 15, 1940
Cochin, Mar 15, 1940 Independent Colombo, Mar 19, 1940
Colombo, Mar 21, 1940 Independent Durban, Apr 5, 1940
Durban, Apr 7, 1940 Independent St John Nb, May 7, 1940
St John Nb, May 8, 1940 Independent Boston, May 11, 1940
Boston, May 11, 1940 Independent New York, May 12, 1940
New York, May 15, 1940 Independent Philadelphia, May 16, 1940
Philadelphia, May 17, 1940 Independent Baltimore, May 19, 1940
Baltimore, May 20, 1940 Independent New York, May 22, 1940
New York, May 31, 1940 Independent Halifax, Jun 4, 1940
Halifax, Jun 5, 1940 HX.48 (Halifax – Liverpool) Liverpool, Jun 19, 1940
Liverpool, Jul 11, 1940 OB.182 (Liverpool – Dispersed)
Independent St John Nb, Jul 24, 1940
St John Nb, Aug 1, 1940 Independent Corner Brook, Aug 4, 1940
Corner Brook, Aug 12, 1940 Independent Sydney CB, Aug 13, 1940
Sydney CB, Aug 16, 1940 HX.66 (Halifax – Liverpool) Liverpool, Aug 31, 1940
Liverpool, Sep 17, 1940 OB.215 (Liverpool – Dispersed)
Independent Montreal, Oct 2, 1940
Montreal, Oct 12, 1940 Independent Sydney CB, Oct 16, 1940
Sydney CB, Oct 17, 1940 HX.81 (Halifax – Liverpool) Oban, Nov 1, 1940
Oban, Nov 5, 1940 Independent Clyde, Nov 6, 1940
Clyde, Nov 17, 1940 WN.40 (Clyde – Methil) Methil, Nov 20, 1940
Methil, Nov 24, 1940 FS.344 (Methil – Southend) Southend, Nov 26, 1940
Southend, Dec 9, 1940 FN.355 (Southend – Methil) Tyne, Dec 11, 1940
FN.365 (Southend – Methil) Methil, Dec 24, 1940
Tyne, Dec 24, 1940 FN.365 (Southend – Methil)
Methil, Dec 26, 1940 EN.47/1 (Methil – Oban) Oban, Dec 30, 1940
Oban, Dec 31, 1940 OB.267 (Liverpool – Dispersed)
Independent Capetown, Jan 31, 1941
Capetown, Jan 31, 1941 Independent Durban, Feb 5, 1941
Durban, Feb 7, 1941 Independent Aden, Feb 24, 1941
Aden, Mar 17, 1941 BN.20 (Aden – Suez) Suez, Mar 25, 1941
Port Said, Mar 26, 1941 Independent Alexandria, Mar 27, 1941
Alexandria, Apr 3, 1941 Independent Port Said, Apr 4, 1941
Suez, Apr 7, 1941 BS.23 (Suez – Dispersed) Port Sudan, Apr 11, 1941
Port Sudan, Apr 14, 1941 Independent Suez, Apr 18, 1941
Suez, Apr 19, 1941 Independent Port Sudan, Apr 22, 1941
Port Sudan, Apr 22, 1941 Independent Suez, Apr 26, 1941
Suez, Apr 29, 1941 Independent
Port Sudan, May 1, 1941 Independent Massawa, May 3, 1941
Massawa, May 5, 1941 Independent Suez, May 9, 1941
Suez, May 13, 1941 Independent Massawa, May 17, 1941
Massawa, May 19, 1941 Independent Suez, May 23, 1941
Suez, Jun 1, 1941 Independent Aden, Jun 7, 1941
Aden, Jun 9, 1941 Independent Beira, Jun 24, 1941
Beira, Jun 25, 1941 Independent Lourenco Marques, Jun 28, 1941
Lourenco Marques, Jun 30, 1941 Independent
Capetown, Jul 14, 1941 Independent Port Elizabeth, Jul 18, 1941
Port Elizabeth, Jul 23, 1941 Independent Aden, Aug 9, 1941
Aden, Aug 9, 1941 Independent Port Sudan, Aug 13, 1941
Port Sudan, Aug 15, 1941 Independent Suez, Aug 18, 1941
Port Said, Aug 20, 1941 Independent Alexandria, Aug 21, 1941
Alexandria, Aug 31, 1941 Independent Port Said, Sep 1, 1941
Suez, Sep 3, 1941 Independent Aden, Sep 8, 1941
Aden, Sep 11, 1941 Independent Calcutta, Sep 27, 1941
Calcutta, Oct 13, 1941 Independent Colombo, Oct 19, 1941
Colombo, Oct 21, 1941 Independent Durban, Nov 8, 1941
Durban, Nov 14, 1941 Independent Capetown, Nov 19, 1941
Capetown, Nov 20, 1941 Independent Rio De Janeiro, Dec 5, 1941
Rio De Janeiro, Dec 6, 1941 Independent Santos, Dec 7, 1941
Santos, Dec 10, 1941 Independent Montevideo, Dec 13, 1941
Independent Buenos Aires, Dec 16, 1941
Montevideo, Dec 16, 1941 Independent
Buenos Aires, Jan 8, 1942 Independent
Montevideo, Jan 12, 1942 Independent Rio De Janeiro, Jan 16, 1942
Rio De Janeiro, Jan 26, 1942 Independent Freetown, Feb 12, 1942
Freetown, Feb 21, 1942 SL.101 (Freetown – Liverpool) Belfast Lough, Mar 15, 1942
Belfast Lough, Mar 19, 1942 BB.150 (Belfast Lough – M Haven) Cardiff, Mar 20, 1942
Cardiff, Apr 9, 1942 Independent Milford Haven, Apr 10, 1942
Milford Haven, Apr 11, 1942 OS.25 (Liverpool – Freetown)
Independent Montevideo, May 12, 1942
Montevideo, May 22, 1942 Independent Buenos Aires, May 23, 1942
Buenos Aires, Jun 3, 1942 Independent Capetown, Jun 21, 1942
Capetown, Jul 25, 1942 Independent Lourenco Marques, Jul 31, 1942
Lourenco Marques, Aug 9, 1942 Independent Aden, Aug 23, 1942
Aden, Aug 23, 1942 Independent Suez, Aug 31, 1942
Suez, Sep 12, 1942 Independent Aden, Sep 21, 1942
Aden, Sep 23, 1942 Independent Durban, Oct 7, 1942
Durban, Oct 11, 1942 Independent Rio De Janeiro, Oct 31, 1942
Rio De Janeiro, Nov 23, 1942 Independent Trinidad, Dec 10, 1942
Trinidad, Dec 19, 1942 TAG.30 (Trinidad – Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Dec 24, 1942
Guantanamo, Dec 24, 1942 GN.30 (Guantanamo – NYC) New York, Jan 1, 1943
New York, Jan 4, 1943 SC.116 (NYC – Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Jan 28, 1943
WN.389 (Loch Ewe – Methil) Methil, Jan 31, 1943
Methil, Jan 31, 1943 FS.1027 (Methil – Southend) Middlesbrough, Feb 1, 1943
Middlesbrough, Feb 19, 1943 not reported Blyth, Feb 20, 1943
not reported Tyne, Feb 25, 1943
Blyth, Feb 25, 1943 not reported
Tyne, Mar 2, 1943 FN.957 (Southend – Methil) Methil, Mar 3, 1943
Methil, Mar 3, 1943 EN.201 (Methil – Loch Ewe) Clyde, Mar 6, 1943
Clyde, Mar 14, 1943 KMS.11G (Clyde – Bone) Gibraltar, Mar 24, 1943
Gibraltar, Apr 11, 1943 KMS.12G (Clyde – Bone) Algiers, Apr 14, 1943
Algiers, Apr 24, 1943 MKS.12 (Bone – r/v WITH SL 128) Gibraltar, Apr 26, 1943
Gibraltar, May 6, 1943 Independent Melilla, May 7, 1943
Melilla, May 8, 1943 Independent Gibraltar, May 9, 1943
Gibraltar, May 22, 1943 MKS.13G (Gibraltar – r/v WITH SL 129)
SL.129MK (r/v SL 129/MKS 13 – Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Jun 1, 1943
WN.436 (Loch Ewe – Methil) Methil, Jun 4, 1943
Methil, Jun 4, 1943 FS.1133 (Methil – Southend) Southend, Jun 6, 1943
Southend, Jun 16, 1943 FN.1049 (Southend – Methil) Tyne, Jun 17, 1943
Tyne, Jun 27, 1943 FN.1057 (Southend – Methil) Methil, Jun 28, 1943
Methil, Jun 29, 1943 EN.249 (Methil – Loch Ewe) Loch Ewe, Jul 1, 1943
ON.191 (Liverpool – NYC) New York, Jul 15, 1943
New York, Aug 2, 1943 Independent
Hampton Roads, Aug 7, 1943 UGS.14 (Hampton Rds – Port Said)Port Said, Sep 2, 1943
Suez, Sep 4, 1943 Independent Aden, Sep 10, 1943
Aden, Sep 10, 1943 Independent Colombo, Sep 20, 1943
Madras, Oct 13, 1943 Independent Calcutta, Oct 17, 1943
Calcutta, Nov 8, 1943 Independent Aden, Nov 27, 1943
Aden, Nov 28, 1943 Independent Suez, Dec 3, 1943
Port Said, Dec 5, 1943 Independent Alexandria, Dec 6, 1943
Alexandria, Dec 7, 1943 GUS.24 (Port Said – Hampton Rds) Gibraltar, Dec 17, 1943
Gibraltar, Dec 19, 1943 OS.61 (ex OS 61/KMS 35 – Freetown) Dakar, Dec 27, 1943
Dakar, Jan 8, 1944 OS.62 (ex OS 62/KMS 37 – Freetown) Freetown, Jan 11, 1944
Freetown, Jan 13, 1944 Independent Lagos, Jan 18, 1944
Lagos, Jan 30, 1944 LTS.9 (Lagos – Freetown) Freetown, Feb 5, 1944
Freetown, Feb 11, 1944 SL.149 (Freetown – r/v WITH MKS 40)
SL.149MK (r/v SL 149/MKS 40 – Liverpool) Loch Ewe, Mar 6, 1944
WN.554 (Loch Ewe – Methil) Methil, Mar 9, 1944
Methil, Mar 9, 1944 FS.1386 (Methil – Southend) Immingham, Mar 10, 1944
Independent Hull, Mar 11, 1944
Immingham, Mar 11, 1944 Independent
Hull, Apr 27, 1944 FN.1340 (Southend – Methil) Methil, Apr 29, 1944
Methil, Apr 29, 1944 EN.377 (Methil – Loch Ewe) Loch Ewe, May 1, 1944
ON.235 (Liverpool – NYC) St Johns NF, May 15, 1944
St Johns NF, May 18, 1944 WB.87 (St Johns NF – Sydney CB) Sydney CB, May 21, 1944
Sydney CB, May 22, 1944 not reported New York, May 26, 1944
New York, Jun 5, 1944 NG.439 (NYC – Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Jun 11, 1944
Guantanamo, Jun 13, 1944 Independent
Macoris, Jul 3, 1944 Independent Guantanamo, Jul 5, 1944
Guantanamo, Jul 7, 1944 GN.143 (Guantanamo – NYC) New York, Jul 14, 1944
New York, Jul 17, 1944 HX.300 (NYC – Liverpool) Liverpool, Aug 3, 1944
Liverpool, Aug 18, 1944 ON.249 (Liverpool – NYC) New York, Sep 2, 1944
New York, Sep 23, 1944 NG.461 (NYC – Guantanamo) Guantanamo, Sep 29, 1944
Guantanamo, Sep 29, 1944 GAT.163 (Guantanamo – Trinidad) Trinidad, Oct 5, 1944
Trinidad, Oct 7, 1944 TJ.47 (Trinidad – Rio)
Independent Capetown, Nov 5, 1944
Capetown, Nov 11, 1944 Independent Port Elizabeth, Nov 13, 1944
Port Elizabeth, Nov 19, 1944 Independent Durban, Nov 20, 1944
Durban, Nov 24, 1944 Independent Tamatave, Nov 30, 1944
Tamatave, Dec 5, 1944 Independent Mauritius, Dec 8, 1944
Mauritius, Dec 15, 1944 Independent Colombo, Dec 27, 1944
Colombo, Jan 17, 1945 Independent Durban, Feb 4, 1945
Durban, Feb 15, 1945 Independent Colombo, Mar 5, 1945
Colombo, Apr 11, 1945 Independent Lourenco Marques, Apr 27, 1945
Lourenco Marques, May 7, 1945 Independent Colombo, May 24, 1945
Colombo, Jun 20, 1945 Independent Mauritius, Jul 12, 1945
Mauritius, Jul 22, 1945 Independent Reunion, Jul 23, 1945
Reunion, Jul 25, 1945 Independent Mauritius, Jul 26, 1945
Mauritius, Aug 3, 1945 Independent Colombo, Aug 15, 1945
Colombo, Sep 6, 1945 Independent Tamatave, Sep 19, 1945
Tamatave, Sep 29, 1945 Independent Majunga, Oct 3, 1945
Majunga, Oct 11, 1945 Independent Nossi Be, Oct 12, 1945
Nossi Be, Oct 23, 1945 Independent Aden, Nov 3, 1945
Aden, Nov 4, 1945 Independent Suez, Nov 10, 1945
Port Said, Nov 13, 1945 Independent Havre, Dec 3, 1945
Havre, Dec 13, 1945 Independent Swansea, Dec 15, 1945
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Independent St John Nb, Jul 24, 1940
