Forum: Blue Funnel Line
23rd November 2019, 11:05
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Replies: 305
Views: 61,613
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Forum: Blue Funnel Line
22nd November 2019, 16:14
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Replies: 305
Views: 61,613
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Forum: Ellerman
4th May 2019, 14:00
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Replies: 21
Views: 7,800
I sailed in the Lucian through that period, we...
I sailed in the Lucian through that period, we used to sail between London Dock, Oporto (Vilanova de ghaia) Leixoes and every other trip down to Cadiz in addition. I was in the ship until her sale in...
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Forum: Ship Research
7th February 2019, 14:18
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,259
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Forum: News and Views from the Shipping World
5th January 2019, 16:13
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Replies: 27
Views: 3,119
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Forum: Ship Research
18th October 2018, 12:40
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Replies: 9
Views: 988
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Forum: Tankers
26th August 2018, 12:05
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Replies: 43
Views: 15,597
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Forum: Esso Tankers
15th August 2018, 17:11
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,206
Hello Alec, nice to hear from you, Yes, I agree,...
Hello Alec, nice to hear from you, Yes, I agree, Capt Shields was a good Skipper, I sailed with him on the Esso Chelsea, Mr Wilcox was mate and Joe Clinton was Bosun. I later sailed with Mr. Wilcox...
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Forum: Esso Tankers
14th August 2018, 11:43
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Replies: 13
Views: 6,206
The steering on these Dingbats were notoriously...
The steering on these Dingbats were notoriously bad, and I believe that a number of modifications were made, I am not sure if any of these were successful. There was a joke/saying by the Southampton...
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Forum: The Engine Room
25th May 2018, 16:38
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Replies: 50
Views: 7,268
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Forum: The Bridge
4th May 2018, 11:11
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Replies: 104
Views: 12,178
Hello Ken, I am not sure if there was any...
Hello Ken, I am not sure if there was any requirement for astro navigation for mates h/t. but, when I gained my masters h/t. 50 years ago, there was no K.O.P. but, for Practical Navigation, the...
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Forum: Say Hello
12th January 2018, 14:16
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Replies: 4
Views: 602
Hello Robert, Yes, I do remember the Mapledore,...
Hello Robert, Yes, I do remember the Mapledore, I sailed in the Stratidore in 1960, with Capt. Taylor who, had previously been master on the Mapledore, he often talked about his old ship and running...
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Forum: Say Hello
30th December 2017, 09:44
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,061
Hello Alec, Yes, as I said the Prince Louis was...
Hello Alec, Yes, as I said the Prince Louis was only in Aberdyfi for a short period, I was only guessing at 1952/3. I remember she had a black hull, it would have been before early 1954 when I left...
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Forum: Say Hello
29th December 2017, 10:13
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Replies: 17
Views: 4,061
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Forum: Other Companies/Ships
2nd August 2017, 09:27
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Replies: 374
Views: 99,934
Hello Skyline; I remember your father well,...
Hello Skyline; I remember your father well, first , during my time with Rowbothams and later when I worked at Texaco Pembroke, he was a sort of fix all when it came to electrical/ electronic...
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Forum: Tall ships
27th July 2017, 10:35
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Replies: 11
Views: 8,981
I remember the Prince Louis at Aberdyfi in,...
I remember the Prince Louis at Aberdyfi in, probably 1953, no later, she replaced the Warspite for a while. While in a Scottish Port (East Coast) some years later, in the 1960s I remember seeing a...
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Forum: Non-Seafaring Obituaries
18th June 2017, 09:06
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Replies: 10
Views: 809
Hi Alan, I have always been a great fan of the...
Hi Alan, I have always been a great fan of the Allman Brothers and recently received a CD Low Country Blues by Greg Allman. Dickie Betts wrote a number of the Allman Bros. hits including, Jessica,...
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Forum: Coasters
5th June 2017, 09:35
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,516
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Forum: Coasters
4th June 2017, 12:47
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Replies: 34
Views: 8,516
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Forum: Elder Dempster
28th January 2017, 08:56
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Replies: 43
Views: 7,043
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Forum: Elder Dempster
27th January 2017, 08:45
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Replies: 43
Views: 7,043
When arriving in Gladstone Dock at the end of a...
When arriving in Gladstone Dock at the end of a voyage (Australia) I remember that we were mostly issued with Channel Money, £5 which was ample at the time, prior to paying off at the shipping office...
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Forum: BP Shipping
21st January 2017, 08:33
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Replies: 21
Views: 3,941
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Forum: Say Hello
7th January 2017, 09:56
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,136
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Forum: Modern Cruise Ships
29th August 2016, 10:21
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Replies: 45
Views: 5,775
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Forum: Royal Navy
23rd July 2016, 10:29
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Replies: 13
Views: 2,265
I remember a similar incident in the North...
I remember a similar incident in the North Channel in 1969 where a coaster on passage from Larne to Ardrossan?? struck a semi submerged object in bad weather in the middle of the night. Immediately...
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