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Converted to carry Liquid Chlorine in three small installed bulk tanks from ICI Castner Kellner Wks, Weston Point, Runcorn, Cheshire, UK. to Duponts, Londonderry, NI. and remained in service until 1980 when a new purpose built vessel the Northern Star (now the Norvarg) took over the operation.
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Tankers built before 1970 - 4 photos
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Best regards, Jan
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Bern Stuiver.
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As for the Mersey docks, I was on a Clan boat loading in Birkenhead about 1970, the dockers wanted 'embarrassment money' for loading Shank's toilets, plus 'distance money' as they had to be carted from another shed to the one adjacent to our berth!! As a 'Scouser' on a Glasgow ship, I think I was the one who was embarrassed by their actions!!
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BU Chittagong 3.86 (after a stranding 14.7.85 in Bangladesh)
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I photographed her at Eastham in 1979, I had no idea she had been converted to carry chlorine (I got Northern Star also). I'll have to change her category to a chemical tanker. Your example of the dispute about finishing the job was symptomatic of the ship building industry - there were simply too many unions involved. Had there simply been one 'Union of Shipbuilders', instead of boilermakers, electricians, general dogsbodies etc we may still have retained our shipbuilding industry for a few more years. Although even this is doubtful as I am sure the steel industry would have strangled it to death eventually.
Allan
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