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    • 1957 Riverbank pics – plus the bell!
    • 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.
    • 1962 INVERBANK engine room
    • 1962 SPRINGBANK from Harland’s..
    • 1964 BUILT HOLLYBANK
    • 1965 ERNEBANK – sold in 1979 and became ‘FAMILY UNITY’. 3 years later in 1982 became the Bangladesh vessel, ‘BENGAL STAR’ for 6 more years of trading.
    • 1966 built Shirrabank at anchor.
    • 1967 TEVIOTBANK
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