Roybank
Ship Number
1647
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Slip Number
2
Launch Date
June 21, 1963
Delivered
October 31, 1963
Owner
Andrew Weir & Co.
Weight
6526 grt
BP Length
450 feet
Breadth
62-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Harland and Wolff - B & W Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel 6 Cylnder 6,300 SHP
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Wrecked
 Roybank

[Photo Peter Davey 1971]

She was named for the then Andrew Weir & Company Chairman, Roy Weir.
 
1979 renamed Caster
 
1983 renamed Byron I
 
Wrecked Kalilimenes, Crete 17th January 1985 (On Voyage Gdynia to India with a cargo of sugar)