Irisbank
Ship Number
1655
Vessel Type
Cargo Ship
Built
Belfast
Yard
Musgrave Yard
Slip Number
9
Launch Date
June 25, 1964
Delivered
September 9, 1964
Owner
Andrew Weir & Co.
Weight
10526 grt
BP Length
475 feet
Breadth
67-6 feet
No. of Screws
Single
Speed (approx)
Propulsion
Single Acting (S.A.) Diesel 6 Cylnder 6,200 SHP
Official No.
Registered
Fate
Scrapped
Irisbank

[The Allen Collection]
The first big ship built in Belfast to enter the water with her engine and funnel already installed .
 
Sold 1979 and renamed Oceanaut, she was quickly resold to the Government of North Korea and lasted from 1980 to 1994 as Kang Dong.
 
She was beached at Alang 13.5.94 to be broken up