Lovely Klara

Seen on the 23rd April.

Seems to be a busy spot suddenly.
No longer any Clan boats with sisal for the rope works!
Are there any surviving photos of them? It was often a second call after Hull.

The Clans must have been after I left Sunderland, it was always British India in my day, NOWSHERA et al.

The Clans were on the East Africa trade and a main cargo was sisal, I remember you had a British Ropes (?) factory at Sunderland ... in the days when ropes were made of 'rope'!
I guess the BI's might have been from East Africa as well although the one you mention was generally on India run or Australia/NZ as far as I recollect.

You can add the odd Bibby one to the list also.

NOWSHERA alongside Corporation Quay. I would think this would be about 1960.


Built as: NOWSHERA
Yard: Scotts' SB, Greenock
Year: 1955
Names: 1974 ARYA CHEHR
End: 1976
Fate: Broken up at Tsingtao
Data courtesy of Miramar

CHINKOA alongside Corporation Quay. Photo taken about 1960 ish.


Built as: CHINKOA
Yard: Barclay, Curle & Co, Whiteinch
Year: 1952
Names:
End: 1972
Fate: Broken up at Bilbao
Data courtesy of Miramar

Could be almost anything but I wrote CHILKA on the back of the photo, with HMS TIGER in the background. Again 1960 ish.


Built as: CHILKA
Yard: Swan, Hunter & W.Richardson, Low Walker
Year: 1950
Names:
End: 1972
Fate: Broken up at Kaohsiung
Data courtesy of Miramar

NOWSHERA - see also: viewtopic.php?f=43&t=9391

CHINKOA - see also: viewtopic.php?f=43&t=3554

CHILKA - see also: viewtopic.php?f=43&t=2658

R.