Mersea Island Museum - Blackwater Ships

Ship:	IRIS QUEEN
Arrived:	6 September 1976
Departed:	30 October 1976
Career:	Sold to Cunard after IFR bankruptcy. Renamed SCYTHIA-1976, CENTAURUS-1986. Fire Wilmington, Del 8 Feb 1989 and broken up Chittagong 18 Jul 1989. Recorded by Martin Klingsick as being in River 12 September 1976 Arrived 6 Sep 1976 departed 30 Oct 1976 [George Swieszkowski - Lloyds List]
Tonnage:	12,059 gross
Built:	1972
Type:	Reefer
ID	7222803

IRIS QUEEN in Jakarta with a full load of bagged sugar from Racifi South America.

Above: IRIS QUEEN in Jakarta with a full load of bagged sugar from Racifi South America.
Source: Mersea Museum / Jonathan Nutting

IRIS QUEEN laid up in River Blackwater Date: 12 September 1976.

Above: IRIS QUEEN laid up in River Blackwater Date: 12 September 1976.
Source: Mersea Museum / Martin Klingsick