PERSIC / DERWENT
BUILT AS PERSIC FOR THE SHAW SAVILL AND ALBION LINE BY CAMMELL LAIRD IN 1949. SHE WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED TO CARRY A CREW OF 74.
SHE WAS LAUNCHED BY PAULINE SANDERSON, DAUGHTER OF THE SHAW SAVILL & ALBION CHAIRMAN OF 1947 TO 1963.
SHE WAS THE SISTER SHIP TO 'SUEVIC' AND 'RUNIC'.
IN 1958 PERSIC RESCUED ALL 31 CREW FROM THE SINKING PANAMANIAN REGISTERED VESSEL 'PAN OCEAN' IN THE MEDITERRANEAN BETWEEN THE ISLANDS OF CRETE AND CYPRUS, PERSIC WAS ON VOYAGE FROM HOBART TO AVONMOUTH VIA THE SUEZ CANAL.
SHE WAS RE-NAMED 'DERWENT' IN 1969 BY THE ROYAL MAIL LINE.
SHE WAS SCRAPPED IN 1971 IN SPAIN.
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PERSIC'S RADIO ROOM
THE ABOVE PHOTOGRAPAH SHOWS PERSIC'S RADIO ROOM IN 1965.
TO THE FAR LEFT IS THE MARCONI AUTO ALARM RECEIVER, THEN THE MARCONI OCEANSPAN MAIN TRANSMITTER WITH THE MARCONI RELIANCE EMERGENCY TRANSMITTER TO ITS RIGHT.ON THE RIGHT OF THE PICTURE IS THE MERCURY AND ELETRA RECEIVERS AND THE MARCONI AUTOKEY DEVICE.
