As Gulf Heron

Life after Clan Line

Bombed & Lost at Basrah - 1980

About 200 ships of over 20 nations were caught in the Shatt-al-Arab when the 1980 war broke out.

Many ships, including the ex-Clan MacIndoe were bombed and strafed and subsequently abandoned.

Christmas - 1970

Rescue at Sea - 1972

Clansman - August 1972

Master

Date

Left

Destination

S A Davidson

12/1959

Liverpool

India


4/1960

Swansea

S Africa


9/1960

Liverpool

S Africa


5/1961

London

S & E Africa


9/1961

Liverpool

Colombo


2/1962

Liverpool

S & E Africa


6/1962

Liverpool

S & E Africa

L Pogson

10/1962

Liverpool

S & E Africa


1/1963

Liverpool

India


6/1963

London

E Africa


12/1963

Liverpool

Colombo


6/1964

Liverpool

E Africa


10/1964

Liverpool

S & E Africa


2/1965

Liverpool

S & E Africa


12/1965

Liverpool

S & E Africa


5/1966

Liverpool

S & E Africa


9/1966

Genoa

S & E Africa

T Coats

12/1966

Liverpool

S & E Africa


4/1967

Liverpool

S & E Africa


8/1967

London

S & E Africa

H M Walden

1/1968

Liverpool

S & E Africa


5/1968

Birkenhead

Ceylon & India


11/1968

Rotterdam

Australia

T R Kendra

5/1969

Birkenhead

India & E Pakistan

D Cornwell

10/1969

Antwerp

Mauritius & Malagasy

T H Graham

3/1970

Birkenhead

India & E Pakistan

S Williams

9/1970

London

Mauritius


3/1971

London

S Africa & Mauritius

P J Rose

9/1971

London

E Africa


2/1972

London

E Africa

F Moss

11/1972

Birkenhead

S Africa & Beira

S Hagan

3/1973

London

E Africa


8/1973

Hamburg

S Africa & Beira


1/1974

Glasgow

S Africa & Beira


7/1974

London

S Africa

T Roberts

9/1975

Cochin



1/1976



G S Gann

3/1976

Rotterdam



6/1976

Dublin


T Roberts

8/1976


Port Said


2/1977


Ascension

P R Kent

11/1977


Avonmouth

G B Thomson

2/1978

Dar es Salaam


A Cruikshank

6/1978


Marseilles

W Pritchard

4/1979

Birkenhead


The Launch - August 1959

Review - September 1959

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Career Summary

1979 Sold to Gulf Shipping renamed Gulf Heron

Vessel

Built

Tonnage

Official No

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

HP

Screws

Clan MacIndoe (2)

1959

7395

301401

John Brown

Clydebank

John Brown

Clydebank

Motor 5 Cyl

Doxford

5400 BHP

1

Clan MacIndoe (2)

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