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roymuir
25th August 2006, 23:56
G'day all, was wondering if anybody out there had a picture of the Australian tanker WILLIAM DAMPIER? Thanks.
mverrills
26th August 2006, 11:32
I had a couple of mates on the Damp.
If memory serves me she was replaced by the Kelven
She also had a helm like a aeroplaone,
gdynia
26th August 2006, 11:32
G'day all, was wondering if anybody out there had a picture of the Australian tanker WILLIAM DAMPIER? Thanks.
Roy
Theres a Oz/Kiwi publication you can probally get from your local Library with photo in of her its
Source: Ships that serve Australia and New Zealand.
Reference ID: 888810091
Publisher: Sealrail Productions
Year 1983
Volume 1
Title: [Vessel illustrations from 'The ships that serve Australia and New Zealand. Vol 1.']
Author: Fildes, Bob
Abstract: Illustrations of named vessels have been indexed. Illustrations are black and white unless stated otherwise.
roymuir
27th August 2006, 22:15
Thanks to you both. She was in fact replaced by the "Viking Merlin"
Captain2
22nd February 2008, 04:57
Started my second seafaring life as 3/o on the Dampier great ship rotten run
trotterdotpom
22nd February 2008, 05:13
I seem to recall that after she changed to Australian flag, the crew painted a kangaroo on the funnel - was there some controversy about that?
Was she managed by Caltex or Howard Smith? I can't recall.
Captain2 - just read your brief profile, were you by any chance 2nd Mate on mv Howard Smith at any time?
John T.
roymuir
22nd February 2008, 07:49
She was managed by Sleighs'. There was some controversy over the 'roo on the funnel but it was allowed to stay. I did the last gulf run in her before she was scrapped.
Regards, Roy
trotterdotpom
22nd February 2008, 08:06
Thanks Roy, I'd completely forgotten about Sleighs.
John T.
Iangb
9th November 2009, 05:42
Don't know how you got on finding a photo Roy, but found pic on Flotilla Australia http://www.flotilla-australia.com/hcsleigh.htm#william-dampier-hcs
Ian
cbnz
20th December 2009, 21:57
G'day all, was wondering if anybody out there had a picture of the Australian tanker WILLIAM DAMPIER? Thanks.
Hi there Roy,
My Dad (Bill Brown) was on William Dampier i think, did you know him ? Unfortunately he passed away on 18th November, 2009. (2 x days after my birthday) (Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma and chemotherapy affects immune system that was not good) Born 6th October, 1930.
He got me a job on M.V. Ormiston as deck boy in 1982.
cheers,
colin
cbnz
20th December 2009, 22:10
Started my second seafaring life as 3/o on the Dampier great ship rotten run
Hi there,
I think my Dad might have been on that ship, Bill Brown, he sadly passed away on 18th November, 2009. Born 6th October, 2009.
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma diagnosed over a year ago and chemotherapy does not help the immune system.
He passed away 2 x days after my 45th birthday. He got me a job as deck boy on M.V. Ormiston in 1982.
Cheers,
Colin
cbnz
20th December 2009, 22:12
Started my second seafaring life as 3/o on the Dampier great ship rotten run
Hi there,
I think my Dad might have been on that ship, Bill Brown, he sadly passed away on 18th November, 2009. Born 6th October, 1930.
Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma diagnosed over a year ago and chemotherapy does not help the immune system.
He passed away 2 x days after my 45th birthday. He got me a job as deck boy on M.V. Ormiston in 1982.
Cheers,
Colin
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