Clan MacNair (2)

Heavy Lifts and Awkward Shapes - August 1975

As Lichiang

Life after Clan Line

Review - December 1961

The Launch - October 1961 &

Maiden Voyage - February 1962

Clan MacNair Left Liverpool 22 February For Mauritius
Master	J Dunphy
Chief Officer	J D Chapple
Second Officer	J L Cameron
Third Officer	R H Leggatt
Cadets	R Woodside J Pitman A A Blyth W D Powell
Radio Officer	J K Patterson
Carpenter	R W Turner
Purser Catering Officer	C F Howard
Chief Engineer	J C Sanders
Second Engineer	C M Bett
Jnr Second Engineer	J Sullivan
Third Engineer	J Duff
Fourth Engineer	A Devoy
Junior Engineer	N S Murchie M R Collett
First Electrician	R Turriff
Second Electrician	L Stone

One of B&C’s Dafter Ideas - 1975

Clansman - February 1976

Civil Unrest in Chittagong - April 1971

M/V CLAN MACNAIR, April 1971 evacuating 120 people from Chittagong, East Pakistan to Calcutta, India.

On 18 March 1971 M/V Clan MacNair left the port of Madras(Chennai) and went to anchor to await orders concerning final discharge port of Chittagong, East Pakistan(Bangladesh). A day later we left the anchorage and proceeded to Chittagong, arriving on the 23rd.

Once in port we realised all was not well. We had arrived at the start of civil disruption that led eventually to independence for East Pakistan from West Pakistan and the formation of Bangladesh.

Our stay there involved very little cargo work, gun boats, dead bodies, soldiers patrolling the quayside and shore leave being cancelled.

Somehow or other the UK Foreign Office contacted Captain Keith (Master) and arrangements were made for the MacNair to evacuate as many American and European residents who could make it to the ship and be taken onboard. Contact was made with the military by hailing a gunboat as it passed the ship on patrol.

Once approved by the military the BBC World Service broadcast the details to those who wanted to leave. We had several days of people arrivaling with increased security at the gangway, which included the night-watch Junior Engineers standing guard on deck, with a large shifting spanner, as well as in the engine room.

Clan MacNair Left Birkenhead 25 January For East Pakistan
Master	W Keith
Chief Officer	J Brown
Second Officer	R Bigwood
Third Officer	J Barton
Cadets	T Whittaker
Radio Officer	M MacDonald
Carpenter	T O’Leary
Bosun	A Banerjee
Chief Engineer	J Duncan
Second Engineer	L Atkinson
Jnr Second Engineer	J Donaghy
Third Engineer	J Banks
Fourth Engineer	A Williams
Junior Engineer	A Curtis
Engineer Cadets	A Roots P Fishlock N Lindsay
Electrician	M McDonald
ERS	R Mulkherjee
Purser Catering Officer	J MacInnes
Chief Cook	L Gomes
Second Steward	G Rasul

We left Chittagong on 5 April and arrived Calcutta next day. The reception we received was huge, Bhandari Radio at its best! There is a You-Tube video still available. There is also a NY Times article on the web.

We had a good time onboard over the days our visitors were with us, as everything changed. Different drinking friends, we vacated our accommodation to give everyone a small space to exist and changed eating routine. All our beer was consumed by the time we left Calcutta, three days later, and not replaced until we bunkered in Durban homeward bound on 24 May!

We got back to the UK mid June and I received the attached letter, which you may find interesting. I assume the rest of the ships company received it as well.

The names are listed in the Crew Lists for April 1971.

Andy Roots

Clansman - June 1971

Vessel	Built	Service	Tonnage
Clan MacNair (2)	1961	1980 Sold to Singapore renamed Lichiang	9401

Official Number

Ship Builder

Engine Builder

Engine Type

Screws

301468

John Brown

Clydebank

John Brown

Clydebank

Motor 6 Cyl

Doxford

6400 BHP

Master	Date	Left	Destination
J P Dunphy	2/1962	Liverpool	Mauritius
	7/1962	Liverpool	E Africa
	10/1962	Liverpool	India
	3/1963	London	E Africa
J Browne	7/1963	Liverpool	Colombo
	12/1963	Liverpool	India
	5/1964	Liverpool	S & E Africa
	2/1965	Liverpool	S & E Africa
	6/1965	Liverpool	S & E Africa
	10/1965	Liverpool	S & E Africa
C C Atkinson	3/1966	Liverpool	S & E Africa
	8/1966	Liverpool	India
	12/1966	Liverpool	Australia
	5/1967	London	E Africa
	7/1967	Liverpool	Australia
	1/1968	London	S Africa & Mauritius
	5/1968	Rotterdam	Africa & Mauritius
W Keith	2/1969	London	E Africa
	6/1969	Rotterdam	S Africa & Mauritius
T R Kendra	4/1970	Rotterdam	S Africa & Beira
	8/1970	Genoa	E Africa
W Keith	1/1971	Birkenhead	E Pakistan
	8/1971	Birkenhead	S Africa
E C Martyn	12/1971	Birkenhead	India
	5/1972	Birkenhead	India
I A Williamson	1/1973	London	S Africa & Mauritius
	6/1973	Birkenhead	Red Sea
	11/1973	London	S Africa
W J Howson	7/1975	Barcelona
	9/1975	Mombasa
	3/1976	Mombasa
	8/1976	Beira
G S Gann	11/1976	Birkenhead
	5/1977		Port Said
D Todd	2/1978	Cape Town
G S Gann	6/1978		Aden
A G Allson	11/1978		Suez
R F Fullarton	11/1979	UK	Colombo
P Byrne	3/1980	Glasgow

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