The Shaw Savill Zealandic at Kenosha, Wisconsin. Built 1965 7,750gt
On Uiterwick charter.
On Uiterwick charter.
Hi NoelTo all those Shaw Savill engineers (hello there) I was First Leckie in 1967 We had just done a loading run of apples so we went a few ports that SSL didnt go to (Hobart Albany Bunbury) last port of call Freemantle. In front of us were a Port line ship & the Scottish Star all doing this apple run but they being ahead of us. Those two ships left thursday & friday but we were told to wait until saturday morning the told to bunker with as much as we could take that day. We cleared out from Freemantle 6.00PM Saturday night night for Liverpool via the Cape of Good hope. We made it to Las Palmas to rebunker 27days later then 3 to 4 days to Liverpool . But thank christ for that The Port Line ship & the Scottish Star were locked in the Suez Canal for about Six years. How lucky we were!!!! I knew John Gormley and Met up with him in Timaru about 1973/74 he was on the Megantic. Im now 74 and comming from NZ I still live here in Christchurch in a house that has no damage from our earthquakes. Regards to all Noel Martin(Whaaa)
Hi Jim I sailed with Bill when Lue May was chief, Jimmy Greeley was 2nd Bob Macey was 1st Lecky I was 2nd Lecky. Other people he may remember are Hatrack and Yorkie Sorry it took so long to respond and Ihope he is getting better I was known as South.Geeetings
Like myself, my brother Bill Holmes sailed as an engineer with Shaw Savill. Bill sailed on the Zealandic during her 'K' line charter during the late 60's, and recounted many memories of the trips. Unfortunately Bill has recently suffered a mild stroke and some of those memoriies have gone. Does anyone on the forum remember Bill and if so do they have any memories of those times or perhaps even some photographs which may help to jog his own memories back.
Regards
Jim Holmes (ex SSA engineer)
Was my first ship as galley boy straight from the dreaded training site in gravesend i was so innocent in them days but stayed for a couple of years on the ship , good old days of shipping up the saint laurence and met my first love in kenosha , wonder whatever happend to her ,tina ward xYes, the Zealandic was painted in the Shaw Savill greys, dark grey for hull and lighter for superstructure and masts. This was the scheme in the latter days of the company. The funnel was painted in charterers colours. The route was Sheerness/ Rotterdam to Kenosha (Wisconson) in summer months, and in winter to the gulf ports of Freeport and Tampa.