Forum: BP Shipping
24th February 2019, 04:21
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Forum: BP Shipping
26th December 2018, 23:05
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Replies: 39
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Forum: Say Hello
19th July 2018, 22:54
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Forum: BP Shipping
24th October 2017, 20:55
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Replies: 30
Views: 5,825
My pension from my time at sea with BP has a 20...
My pension from my time at sea with BP has a 20 year duration, started at 60 and finishes if and when I reach 80.
Did not receive an invitation to join the scheme until I was 21, by which time I had...
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Forum: Non-Seafaring Obituaries
21st June 2017, 00:11
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Replies: 7
Views: 493
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Forum: BP Shipping
3rd May 2017, 00:19
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Replies: 9
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Not directly BPTC but from when you visited IOG...
Not directly BPTC but from when you visited IOG you got the Insurance salesmen on board and they used to hand out these maps. I used mine for recording all my trips with BP, ships and ports visited...
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Forum: BP Shipping
2nd May 2017, 23:46
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Replies: 9
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Thought I would resurrect this and post a photo...
Thought I would resurrect this and post a photo of my mug as I can't find myself having made mention of it before in the forum, though I'm sure I have, though not posted a picture. And yes Barnsey it...
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Forum: BP Shipping
20th April 2017, 23:09
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Replies: 16
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Forum: BP Shipping
30th March 2017, 20:35
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Replies: 13
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There were certainly relieving mates in...
There were certainly relieving mates in Grangemouth and I'm pretty sure they covered Finnart as well. That was in '69 can't remember them in '73 but could be wrong.
George
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Forum: BP Shipping
7th March 2017, 23:34
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Replies: 8
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Forum: BP Shipping
6th March 2017, 20:11
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Replies: 8
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Went past Moor Lane yesterday and did not see...
Went past Moor Lane yesterday and did not see anything that I recognised as Britannic House it all looked newly developed. Got off the Tube at Moorgate and walked along London Wall past the end of...
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Forum: BP Shipping
13th February 2017, 10:49
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,956
Thanks Graham for the e-mails.
Paul Edwards...
Thanks Graham for the e-mails.
Paul Edwards relieved Bob Simpson and Trevor Bellis relieved Bob Goodall at RAK when we entered the Gulf to load our first cargo after dry-dock at KGV. The surname...
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Forum: BP Shipping
13th February 2017, 01:11
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,956
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Forum: BP Shipping
13th February 2017, 00:43
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,956
Hi agmh
I joined the Valour as 3/O in KGV,...
Hi agmh
I joined the Valour as 3/O in KGV, Frank Frost OM Bob Simpson C/O Bob Goodall 2/O if I remember correctly. One boiler down to the Cape with shore guys still on board, there were still...
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Forum: BP Shipping
20th January 2016, 18:18
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Replies: 80
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Forum: BP Shipping
3rd January 2016, 17:51
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Replies: 22
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Forum: BP Shipping
30th December 2015, 23:44
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Replies: 14
Views: 2,219
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Forum: BP Shipping
26th August 2015, 23:59
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Replies: 41
Views: 8,392
Stayed in a hotel at RAK once joining a ship no...
Stayed in a hotel at RAK once joining a ship no idea of its name just called it the RAK Hotel as it was sited all by itself. Remember nothing about it apart from the nice reception area. Stayed in...
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Forum: BP Shipping
31st July 2015, 01:09
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,956
The only thing different cargo-wise that I can...
The only thing different cargo-wise that I can remember on the Valour and Courage is that there were double shut-off valves for all the cargo tanks, not having been on other 32's I can't say if it...
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Forum: BP Shipping
29th July 2015, 23:58
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Replies: 46
Views: 11,956
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Forum: BP Shipping
5th June 2015, 23:13
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Replies: 117
Views: 26,021
Hi David
Sorry to disappoint you but it came...
Hi David
Sorry to disappoint you but it came from the 3/Os cabin. 3/O on my second trip on her. Ship was going to scrap and it just fitted nicely into my case.
We had the discussion previously...
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Forum: BP Shipping
10th May 2015, 19:02
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Replies: 117
Views: 26,021
Hi John
It's back in working order with a new...
Hi John
It's back in working order with a new shade sat on the sideboard in my back sitting room. I would add a photo but enjoying the sun in Fuerteventura at the moment. Barnsey was sent a photo in...
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Forum: BP Shipping
29th April 2015, 12:57
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,916
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Forum: BP Shipping
28th April 2015, 21:40
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Replies: 42
Views: 12,916
B I if I remember correctly had cummerbunds as...
B I if I remember correctly had cummerbunds as part of their dress uniforms.
I got my uniform from a place in George Street Aberdeen, can't remember their name but long gone in the redevelopment of...
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Forum: BP Shipping
22nd March 2015, 22:26
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Replies: 314
Views: 74,934
Sailed with Captain E G Freeman on the Courage...
Sailed with Captain E G Freeman on the Courage very late 69/early 70, I was first trip U3/O. He had relieved Captain J B Wharrie two different styles. Captain Freeman came from Eastbourne if I...
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