[bondy]

Does Any One Know What Happened To Any Of These Tankers I Sailed On. Esso Demita,esso Cambra,esso Cardiff,esso Scotia,esso Clyde,esso Humber. (eek)

[Auke Visser]

Take a look on my site about Esso tankers.
Link is ; http://visseraa.topcities.com/
Maybe you will find there an answer.
Auke Visser.

[fred henderson]

Hi Bondy
I can help with three of your ships. All remained with Esso until they were scrapped. Esso Cambria in South Korea in 1981, Esso Scotia in Taiwan in 1981 and Esso Cardiff in South Korea in 1983.
After the Exxon Valdez fiasco the owners thought it would be prudent to remove their company name from their ships. Esso Clyde and Esso Humber became Petro Clyde and Petro Humber in 1994. Someone will know what became of them.
Fred Henderson

[bondy]

Originally Posted by Auke Visser

Take a look on my site about Esso tankers.
Link is ; http://visseraa.topcities.com/
Maybe you will find there an answer.
Auke Visser.

THANKS AUKE NICE SITE

[Fairfield]

Hi Auke-nice to see you here as well.as you know,enjoy your site!

[Jan Hendrik]

Hallo Auke,
Je hebt een mooie site. Keep it up
Jan

[kirkauld]

I sailed with Esso as both third and second deck officer between 1972 and 1977. Anybody else out there who was with Esso at that time? Also do they have an association for us ex seagoing personnel; I haven't managed to find one and have lost contact with the people I sailed with.
Ships sailed on were Esso Cardiff/Esso Newcastle/Esso Yorkshire/Esso Hampshire/Esso Mercia/Esso Ulidia/Esso Anglia and Esso Warwickshire. Like to hear from anyone I may have sailed with

[trotterdotpom]

I sailed on Esso Mersey in early '70s - UK cruising at its best. Try Auk Visser's Esso Tanker site - lots of photos and info.

John T.

[ruud]

Ahoy John,

Here is a link to to Auke Visser's site:

http://visseraa.topcities.com/

[Jeff Egan]

I piloted 15 Esso tankers does this make me an Esso man.
Esso Brixham 3 times, Woolston 3 times, Penzance 6 times, Tenby 8 times, Hythe 3 times, Avon 2 times, Lyndhurst 4 times, Mersey 17 times, Clyde 5 times, Inverness 2 times, Fawley 14 times, Plymouth 1 time, Severn 11 times, Tyne 1 time, Milford Haven 6 times.

[R58484956]

Jeff plymouth and tyne obviously fancied another pilot. LOL.

[John Rogers]

I sailed on the Esso Saranac back in 1952,a little before your time,good company and a great ship and voyage.
John

[Jeff Egan]

you are probably right R5******* I'm not really very fanciable

[janbonde]

I was on the White River,Lucky Star they were Panamanian flagged but a lot of Esso men were on them,even in those days they wre good feeders and there was overtime galore for every-one,
Esso ran them as a T2 was supposed to run, even used to pass passenger ships at times

[paul0510]

..probably ran into each other in the past, Jeff. Was 2/O on the Woolston, Hythe, Penzance & Inverness mid-70s. Cut my coastal teeth on these little guys and was an eyeopener for a deep-sea man! There used to be some corner-cutting and I always remember one fine afternoon running down inside the Goodwins through the Gull Stream on a ebb-tide, going like the clappers. The Old Man was snoring below, and when I had Deal abaft the beam I had the most sudden urge for a crap. Being alone on the Bridge, I looked desperately around for an apparent, non-existant rosie as I had spied some fellow creeping round the South Foreland on my starboard bow, also cutting it fine. So with about 3 minutes to spare I dashed down two flights to the Officers' bog on the starboard side and with my head hanging out backwards of a convenient porthole I was (sweatingly) able to keep tabs on the situation ahead, 'enjoy' the surf crashing on to Kingsdown beach abeam and, albeit in a Limbo Dance position, still maintain good aim below! Nipping back up top I was 'relieved' to find the other coaster already on the port bow and a tricky course change towards a lee shore was avoidable.
The Steward gave me a odd look when I asked for a rosie with bin-liner.

[Jeff Egan]

I wonder how many members I have been (Briefly) shipmates with in the past.

[John Rogers]

Well I have met one on the board,sailed with him back in 1951.
Without knowing the names of some of our members there could be more.
John

[bobarr]

I sailed in the 'Chemawa' (registered in Panama) in 1954/55, one of the last T2's owned by Esso. I remember we signed 2 sets of Articles--- one British and the other Panamamian. Anyone out there remember those excellent ships?
Bobarr

[John Rogers]

I remember them well, always wanted to sail on one but the shipping pool had other plans for me.
John

[EXAB]

Hi Auke what happened to the Chantilly,Missionary Ridge etc???

[dnobmal]

Hello Auke very good site you have i sailed with Esso in the early fifties on theirT2`s White River,Lucky Star under Panamanian flag.returned to the company in 69 was on the Esso Scotia in 69/70 with David Smith Master, he was a very likeable man to work alongside,last I saw him was in Sullom Voe on the Esso Dalriada I was also on the Portsmouth ,Warwickshire,Lincoln Lancashire ,Fawley,

[dowling]

graham dowling sailed as g.p. on a few of the glasgow greek fleet my old "man" also sailed long time with them as lecky.we actually sailed together on the vancouver forest.still at sea now working in the north sea.plenty photographs and memories. also sailed early days in the 70's with cayzer irvine on rotherwick castle,king james,rothesay castle.remember good and bad times any person associated with these ships please contact at dowling or e-mail me at ********

e-mail address removed from public display for member's security. Contact by PM please if you can assist with the query. - Gulpers

[R58484956]

Greetings Bondy enjoy the site. Bon voyage.

[Fairfield]

Welcome Graham; ever come across Alan Eadie in your Esso days.

[dowling]

Originally Posted by Fairfield

Welcome Graham; ever come across Alan Eadie in your Esso days.

sorry,not really good with names and have no recollction of anybody with esso.sailed on dalriada may to oct 1975,old man was k.ross.then onto hibernia as part of a paint crew in the engine room dec.75 to feb 76.finished on the demetia april to june 76 when a lot of modifications were going on with tank cleaning gear .sorry i cannot be of any help .