The Last of the Old Irrawaddy Flotilla

If you take the Irrawaddy River route from the ancient temples of Bagan to the second city of Mandalay you will see, moored to the bank, a large old paddle steamer that once belonged to the Irrawaddy Flotilla Company. It is the last of what was once the finest river flotilla in the world.

The Minthamee was ordered in 1948 from the Glasgow firm Yarrow of …