[tanker]

On sea trials built 1961 by Alex Stephen & Sons Glasgow 6,110 g.t. further renamed FUMURRA.

[steve goldswain]

i did three trips on the dumurra the bosun was derrick tate and the bosuns mate was davy duffy a happy ship no one wanted to leave will post a crew photo when i suss out how it works

[Argyll]

Good pic of Dumurra. I did a part trip on her and transfered in Appa to Degema. as she was going on USA RUN. bOSUN WAS bIG jIM Dooley.
Argyll.

[Allan James]

my last ship, joined in Dublin on her arrival from the West Coast of Africa, then to Liverpool where I left her.

Had I have known then what I know now, would I have stayed at sea-dammned right I would!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Al J

[steve brady]

Just like to back up the view about the Dumurra being a happy ship. Must be the best bunch of blokes I ever met. I remember Derek the Bosun and Duffy the Lampy very well. We used to be on a good run too, between the West Coast and USA/Canada. We also had another name for the ship - "The Philly Flyer" probably due to the number of Yankee birds we had waiting for us at the quayside in Philadelphia. Few other names I can vaguely remember.
Terry Chell, John Wisset, Fat Fred, Big Larry - The bar room gooser, Stan the chippy, Noko the Whammy, Bob Kelsey who married an American girl and Jimmy **** the hippy from Birkenhead.
It's true, nobody wanted to leave that ship.
Still remember the Yankee birds saying, Sailors?? Sailors??? your more like a bunch of ****** pirates

Thanks for the memories lads.

[R58484956]

Greetings Steve and a warm welcome to SN on your first interesting posting. Enjoy the site and bon voyage.

[Ian Stanley]

My first ship as a cadet engineer in 1970. Liverpool to West Coast Africa. A wonderful introduction to many years at sea. Great people and atmosphere.

[masonburt]

sailed on dumurra 18-5 -70 to26-8-70 joined in new york
great times
mason burt

[Dod Caukie]

Joined the "Philly Flyer" in Lome July'75 and left her in Abidjan Dec. '75. I had just got my steam endorsement to my Chiefs' ticket and "Dumurra" was my first steam ship as 2nd Eng!!!!!

George T

[Frank Moorhouse]

Did two trips as 4/E June 66 to Feb 67 Mar 67 toMay 67 and agree she was a good ship.

[steve goldswain]

a few years ago i atended the funaral of terry clark AB in auckland nz who i sailed with on the dummurra

[Frank Lawlor]

Originally Posted by Argyll

Good pic of Dumurra. I did a part trip on her and transfered in Appa to Degema. as she was going on USA RUN. bOSUN WAS bIG jIM Dooley.
Argyll.

I sailed on the Dumurra sometime in 67 as an S.O.S. Was Jim Dooley a Scouser? I have a feeling that he was the bosun when I was on her.

[red lead]

Originally Posted by Frank Lawlor

I sailed on the Dumurra sometime in 67 as an S.O.S. Was Jim Dooley a Scouser? I have a feeling that he was the bosun when I was on her.

Jim Dooley was from Wallesey used to live in Birkenhead was with him on the Fulani good fair Bosun take no s.... Red lead

[eldersuk]

Originally Posted by Dod Caukie

Joined the "Philly Flyer" in Lome July'75 and left her in Abidjan Dec. '75. I had just got my steam endorsement to my Chiefs' ticket and "Dumurra" was my first steam ship as 2nd Eng!!!!!

George T

Dumurra was a motor ship - Doxford.

Derek