Forum: Cunard
25th February 2013, 23:39
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,561
Gentlemen,
I have a question about the QE2's...
Gentlemen,
I have a question about the QE2's R/Os. I was on the Brocklebanks ship SS Matra in, I think early 69 when our R/O was taken off for some reason. His replacement came off the QE2 and I...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
25th February 2013, 23:28
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Replies: 33
Views: 2,371
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
9th February 2013, 23:47
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,940
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
19th January 2013, 22:32
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,940
Martin,
I've been retired for over 4 years now...
Martin,
I've been retired for over 4 years now and loving it, don't miss work a bit, although I sometimes miss the blokes I used to work with for a laugh. I don't worry about daytime TV as i go to...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
19th January 2013, 00:28
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,940
Martin,
Have you retired yet? The Mate in...
Martin,
Have you retired yet? The Mate in question wouldn't be the infamous Colin Herd would it? My last voyage on the Manipur was with him. He didn't look too pleased when I showed up at Heathrow to...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
17th January 2013, 02:20
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Replies: 38
Views: 2,940
Slick,
If I remember correctly I sailed with...
Slick,
If I remember correctly I sailed with Martin, when he was second mate on the Luminous and flew home with him in November 1970. The mate was an Irishman with whom I had some trouble, but Martin...
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Forum: Other Companies/Ships
21st December 2012, 23:06
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Replies: 10
Views: 719
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
5th December 2012, 23:11
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,315
Oh how one remembers the past. While on the...
Oh how one remembers the past. While on the Luminous the 2nd renarked that we never had a level alarm on the prop system tank show up. Off i went into the bilges to investigate. We had power to the...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
4th December 2012, 23:34
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Replies: 9
Views: 932
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
18th November 2012, 03:41
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Replies: 6
Views: 740
Captain Baxter, was master of my last ship MV...
Captain Baxter, was master of my last ship MV Manipur,(Ex Ivernia) which was easily the worst voyage I had. As I recall he seemed calm and unflappable during all our troubles. Unfortunately I cannot...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
17th August 2012, 22:32
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Replies: 20
Views: 2,496
One of the advantages of having ammonia fridge...
One of the advantages of having ammonia fridge systems on the Matra, was having a room in the fridge flat for all the valves that always stank of ammonia. this is where we kept our beer while in...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
29th May 2012, 22:58
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Replies: 5
Views: 759
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Forum: Cunard
7th December 2011, 23:30
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Replies: 45
Views: 6,322
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Forum: The Engine Room
6th July 2011, 22:08
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Replies: 102
Views: 9,582
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
5th July 2011, 22:00
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Replies: 24
Views: 2,784
John g,
Have you not forgotten the Manipur's...
John g,
Have you not forgotten the Manipur's Rolls gen. sets. How many times did we black out before we even left the US?
I particularly remember one of them later on in the voyage, after Paddy lost...
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Forum: The Engine Room
28th June 2011, 22:48
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Replies: 102
Views: 9,582
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
1st February 2011, 00:03
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Replies: 4
Views: 656
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
14th December 2010, 23:26
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Replies: 10
Views: 588
Well said Alistair, Ihave lived in Houston for...
Well said Alistair, Ihave lived in Houston for the past 20 years and enjoy the lifestyle and the people.
I first came to Houston on the P.N.S.C's Somers Isle in 1968 never imagining I would end up...
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Forum: Manchester Liners
2nd October 2010, 00:04
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,859
Micheal,
I'm sorry it was the Albany not the...
Micheal,
I'm sorry it was the Albany not the Picardy I joined in August 1968 with the intent of sailing deep sea on her. However I was shanghied for the Somers Isle before she sailed and did a voyage...
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Forum: Cunard
18th August 2010, 23:02
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Replies: 19
Views: 990
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
28th January 2010, 02:36
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Replies: 3
Views: 345
Don,
I did 2x6- month voyages with George...
Don,
I did 2x6- month voyages with George Sinclair as Master, of the Matra. He was one of the best I sailed with, a gentleman and a scholar who's idea of bar hours were as long as there was someone...
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
27th January 2010, 00:51
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Replies: 9
Views: 409
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Forum: Brocklebank Line
1st May 2009, 23:33
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Replies: 21
Views: 653
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Forum: Manchester Liners
8th March 2009, 00:12
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,859
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Forum: Manchester Liners
4th March 2009, 00:48
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,859
Paddy Fagan
I read in another thread that Paddy Fagan was a Chief Engineer with Manchester Liners and wondered if it was the same Paddy I sailed on the coast with. We were on PSNC's Eleuthera in 1968. He was 3rd...
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