A great view of the foredeck on the old timer – FLEETBANK. Not a container in sight! These decks, usually Oregon pine, were a sheathing over steel. When holystoned, and wet with spray, they glistened in the sun. In port they often took a beating – gouged and chewed up by beams being crashed down, and sometimes stained with cargoes like bitumen or oil, but somehow the appearance always recovered.
Photo kindly supplid by Peter Ferrer who was onboard the Fleetbank
I sailed on the Fleet 1967 as a Cadet, My first trip
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Sold to Greek owners 3 years later
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