A tanker built by Sir
James laing & Sons Ltd at Sunderland for Norwegian owners.
Sold on she was taken over by the Mexican government in
1942.
Elveric
1919
1919
5685
399.6
53
32.8
Built by the Northumberland
Shipbuilding Co., Ltd as the War Capitol she was sold
on to Greek owners and became a war loss on 20th November,1941.
Tymeric
1919
5228
400.1
52.3
28.5
Built by Hawthorn Leslie
& Company she was torpedoed and sunk on 20th November,1940.
Luceric
1918
1919
6681
412.5
55.5
34.4
Built by William Doxford
& Sons at Sunderland as the War Agate she was wrecked
on 20th November, 1941 at Saugor Crossing during a voyage
from Calcutta to Shanghai carrying coal.
Orteric
1919
6696
412.5
55.5
34.4
Built by William Doxford
& Sons she was wrecked in December 1922 on the Fish Rocks,
Point Arena, California during a voyage from Tientsin
and San Francisco to Puget Sound.
Comeric
1919
6702
412.6
55.5
34.4
Built by William Doxford
& Sons She was sold on to the Middlesex Steamship Co.
Ltd in 1935 and renamed Hampton Hall. Sold on to Greek
owners in 1937 she was abandoned on 9th April, 1938, during
a voyage from Amsterdam to Panama City.
Aymeric
1918
1919
5196
400.3
52.2
28.5
Built by R Thompson
& Sons, Ltd at Sunderland as the War Nemesis and, of the
five 'War' class ships, served the longest with Bank Line
until she torpedoed and sunk on 17th April, 1943.
Yoseric
1918
1919
5240
400
52.4
28.5
Built by Sir J. Laing
& Sons,Ltd as the WarParrot she was sold on in 1936 to
the Glenfield Syndicate Ltd and renamed Ena G. Wsas broken
up in 1937 at Newport,Monmouthshire.
Haleric
1918
1919
5238
399.3
52.2
28.5
Built by Palmers' Co.,Ltd
at Newcastle as the War Sparrow she was wrecked at Table
Bay on 4th April,1933.
Inverarder
1919
1920
5578
400
52.4
28.5
A tanker built by Sir
James Laing & Sons, Ltd as the War Agara she was taken
over from the Shipping Controller and came under the management
of the Anglo American Oil. Co., Ltd. She was a war loss
on 20th February,1942.
Invercorrie
1918
1920
1144
210
34.6
16.6
Andrew Weir's first
motorship, built by W Gray & Co. Ltd at West Hartlepool
as the Admiralty oiler the Palmol.
Gujarat
1923
4320
370.4
48.2
25.6
Built by Harland &
Wolff Ltd in Glasgow
Glenardle
1921
1923
4584
376.6
52.3
26.1
Built by Greenock Dockyard
Co. Ltd as the NordkynII she was sold on in 1938 to Turkish
owners.
Inverbank
1924
5151
420.4
53.9
26.5
The first of 18 "Inverbank"
Class vessels built by Harland & Wolff Ltd.,at Glasgow,
one of the largest individuak orders ever executed.
Luxmi
1924
4148
370
48.2
25.6
Built by Harland &
Wolff Ltd in Glasgow.
Incomati 1934
Roybank 1944
Eastbank 1947
=Motor
Built
Acqu'd
Tons
Length
Beam
Depth
Comments
Kathiawar
1924
4150
370.4
48.2
25.6
Built by Harland
& Wolff Ltd in Glasgow she went aground on 30th
October, 1937, on Goa Island Reef, Mozambique
during a voyage from Calcutta to South Africa.
Birch Bank
1924
5159
420.4
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she
was torpedoed and sunk by during an aircraft attack
on 11th November,1943.
Cedarbank
1924
5159
420.4
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd.,she
was torpedoed and sunk by a German submarine on
21st April,1940.
Comliebank
1924
5149
420
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd
Glenbank
1924
5153
420.4
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd
Weirbank
1925
5150
420.1
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she
was torpedoed by a German submarine on 27th July,
1942.
Foreric
1918
1925
5152
400.4
52.3
28.4
Built by Harland
& Wolff at Belfast as the War Lemur she then went
to Cunard as the Verentia. She was sold on in
1927 to A.Holland & Co. who renamed her Galvan.
She was eventually acquired by Japanese owners
and sunk in the Pacific on 30th March, 1944 during
a US air attack.
Alynbank
1925
5151
420
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she
was sunk as a blockship on the Normandy coast
in February 1944. In December 1945 she turned
up at Troon to be broken up by the West of Scotland
Shipbreaking Co.Ltd.
Forresbank
1925
5155
434
53.7
38
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd
Clydebank
1925
5156
420
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd
Levernbank
1925
5150
420
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd
Larchbank
1925
5151
420.2
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she
was torpedoed by a Japanese I Class 27 submarine
(Capt Kitamura) on 9th September, 1943.
Myrtlebank
1925
5150
420.2
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd
Nairnbank
1925
5150
420.1
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she
was sold on in 1953 to the Blythe Dry Dock and
Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., and renamed Blythe Explorer.
Nairnbank
Elmbank
1925
5156
420.1
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank"
Class vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she
was torpedoed by a German submarine on 21st September,1940.
Southbank 1948
Nessbank 1953
Foylebank 1955
=Motor
Built
Acqu'd
Tons
Length
Beam
Depth
Comments
Oakbank
1926
5154
420.3
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank" Class
vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she was torpedoed
and sunk off the Brazilian coast on 27th December,1942.
Springbank
1926
5155
420.3
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank" Class
vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., she was sunk whilst
on active service on 27th September,1941.
Olivebank
1926
5154
420.4
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank" Class
vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd., shew was sold on
in 1954 to The Blythe Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co. Ltd.,
and renamed Blythe Navigator.
Speybank
1926
5154
420.3
53.9
26.5
An "Inverbank" Class
vessel built by Harland & Wolff Ltd.,she was captured
by a German raider in the Indian Ocean on 31st January,
1941 and prsumably sunk at a later date.
Solafric
1909
1927
3487
330.1
47.3
25.7
Built by Barclay Curle
& Co.Ltd as a steamship for the East Asiatic Company and
converted to oil after five years, the bunker space being
made available for cargo. Formerly named Bandon, Songdal,
and Folkvard she was eventually broken up in 1935 at Ghent.
Tinhow
1913
1927
5232
356.6
50.9
29.7
Built by Akt.Ges.Neptun
at Rostock as the Hamburg Amerika ship Valencia she was
purchased from James Nourse Ltd of London who had renamed
her Hughli. She was sunk by enemy action off the east
African coast.
Dunafric
1909
1927
3489
330
47.3
25.7
Built by Barclay Curle
& Co.Ltd as a steamship for the East Asiatic Company and
converted to oil after five years, the bunker space being
made available for cargo. Formerly named Pangan Lidvard,
Songvan and Lidvard she was eventually broken up in 1936
at Inverkeithing.
Forafric
1909
1927
3475
330.1
47.3
25.7
Built by Barclay Curle
& Co.Ltd as a steamship for the East Asiatic Company and
converted to oil after five years, the bunker space being
made available for cargo. Formerly named Chumpon, Landvard,
Songvaar and the Landvard she was sold on and eventually
broken up in May 1935 in China.
Surat
1917
1927
3879
360
45.2
27.6
Built by Charles Connell
& Co. Ltd as the Betwa she was sold on to Italian shipbreakers
in 1935.
Forthbank
1929
5057
421.8
56.8
26.7
Built by Workman &
Clark (1928) Ltd she was sold on to Italian owners in
1953.
Deebank
1929
5060
421.8
56.8
26.7
Built by Workman &
Clark (1928) Ltd she was sold on in 1955 to Panamanian
owners
Trentbank
1929
5056
421.8
26.8
26.7
Built by Workman &
Clark (1928) Ltd she was sunk in the Mediterranean on
24th November,1942.
Lindenbank
1930
5057
421.8
56.8
26.7
Built by Workman &
Clark (1928) Ltd. she ran aground on the Arena Islands,
Sula Sea on 9th May, 1939. She was refloated but snk soon
afterwards.
Laganbank
1930
5583
426.8
57.3
25.8
Built by Harland &
Wolff Ltd., she was wrecked at Huddummati Atoll, Maldive
Islands in January 1938 during a voyage from Calcutta
to Rosario.
Cabarita
1915
1930
4364
364.7
51.4
26
Built by Wm Hamilton
& Co. Ltd she was formerly owned by Howard Smith's Australian
Steamships Ltd. Sold on in 1952 to Pakistani owners.
