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    • “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”
    • A Liberty Ship Apprentice (Article)
    • Southbank and her Sisters (published article)
    • Inchanga Days
    • 1950’s Bank Line
    • 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
    • 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
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  • SOME OTHER CLASSIC SHIPS ……
  • LAST TRIP OF THE CLYDEBANK
  • India/Africa service vessels with passengers and cargo…… (see ” Inchanga Days”, an article about life on board in 1952)

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