Gravesend Sea School "X" Class 1973

Back row ,Left to right :

Taylor, Robert Goddard from Sussex,, X18223 ( Me ), David Price from Swindon, Keith Stirland from Grimsby, Eugene Dubens from Clydach, Roy Halkyard from Manchester , 'Abdul' McEvoy from Birkenhead, Kelly from Belfast, Peter Flude from North London.
Front row , left to right :
Bill Courtney from Ulster, Jock Arrol from Jockland, Jeff Richardson from Merseyside, Richard(?) Cazenave from Newmarket, 'Dodo' Downey from Toxteth, Jimmy Traynor from Ulster, 'Dinger' Bell from Newcastle area, Johnny Ferguson from oop North, Boston from Ulster & Colin Christelow from Sunderland.
A motley crew for sure.
But how many stayed at sea ? Not many , I bet.
I met 'Abdul' McEvoy in Birkenhead while I was in drydock on the British Argosy and he only managed 1 trip before quitting the sea!
09/04/1973 to 27/07/1973.