Photo taken at the manoeuvring platform of the Benlomond round about 1972/73, think that this was the 8/12 watch. Myself with Vick Melina(spelling) the junior engineer, and also Zoonie the donkeyman, real name I think was Chang Lam. Very happy ship with a great crew on a good run, not much more a yo
12/4 Donkeyman, and junior engineers Alan ....... think he came from Aberdeen and Les Weston. Looks like the start of the watch as everyone is pretty clean !!
6/1942 Completed by Todd-California Shipbuilding Corporation, Richmond, California (Yard No. 27) for the Ministry of War Transport (Wm. Thomson & Co., :Ben Line, managers) as "OCEAN VALENTINE".
7,142 grt
4,283 net
10,490 dwt
442 x 57 x 27'
Triple expansion, 2,500 ihp by General Machine
On her way to Taiwanese breakers, October 1977.
I'm sure this photo was actually taken on the 14th October, while at anchor, the day before we ran her up on the beach.
6/1942 Completed by Todd-California Shipbuilding Corporation, Richmond, California (Yard No. 27) for the Ministry of War Transport (Wm. Thomson & Co., :Ben Line, managers) as "OCEAN VALENTINE".
7,142 grt
4,283 net
10,490 dwt
442 x 57 x 27'
Triple expansion, 2,500 ihp by General Machine