I joined this ship in Dublin as EDH on 28/12/73 and paid off a month later in Swansea. I thought she was a great ship and re-joined her in Amsterdam a week later!!
We signed on on 29/1/74 and went out East returning on 12/6/74 I had a great time with a great crowd. I then joned Antilochus as AB for a round the land job and paid off her on 15/7/74in Glasgow. I went home, or should I say, to the Mona, and the lads in there told me Elpenor was due to sail that day for the East so I went down to Gladstone Dock and there she was with Blue Peter flying. I went aboard and she was 1 AB short, someone hadn't turned up, so I signed on againreturning to Liverpool on18/11/74. What a great trip.
It was when we got home that I learned that most of Blueys British Fleet had been sold, we were all devastated to say the least.
Elpenor (2)1954
1978 sold to Liberian owners,
renamed United Concord.
7,757
Here her younger sister:
Elpenor (1)1917
1935 transferred to Glen Line
renamed Glenfinlas.
1947 - 1950 reverted to Blue Funnel Elpenor,
1950 to Glen Line Glenfinlas,
1952 scrapped.
7,601
Courtesy by John Gardner for Hempel's Marine Paints S/A
Sailed on Elpenor as 7th, 6th, 5th, and 4th Engineer in the early 70's before going up for my Seconds Ticket, happiest ship I ever sailed on. Named my steam launch after her. ( www.elpenor.co.uk )
Transferred to Elder Dempster Lines Nov 1976 (name unchanged) and sold to become "United Concord" 24 June 1977.
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