[Eric Wright]

Has anyone any info. on Tony Evans C/O "Winchester" left her in ' 70 before joining new build "Hull" prior to maiden voyage if my memory is correct! Also Frank McKenna who was 1/O on "Winchester" at same time. I was 2/O ( last MANZ and all S/A trips) and with Capt. Tommy Rigg the last of the deep sea deck officers to leave her on her hand over to Ben Line in Cardiff dry dock. I left Ellermans (1962 to 1973) for shorter voyages ( Tor Line from Immingham) before getting shore position working as a Berthing Master at several Humber South bank terminals. Eric Wright

 

[Michael Taylor]

Eric I understand this is not much help but sailed with Tony and Capt Rigg on the Winchester Feb 67 till Oct and again from Dec 67 to Sept 68. I was Second Mate at the time....left Ellermans in 73 as Ch. Off.

 

[Aberdonian]

Captain Ayers

Any old City Line hands recall Captain Ayers from the 60s when he was shore captain at 25 Berth Office, Tilbury Dock?

Keith

 

[Supercargo]

Has anyone any info. on Tony Evans C/O "Winchester" left her in ' 70 before joining new build "Hull" prior to maiden voyage if my memory is correct! Also Frank McKenna who was 1/O on "Winchester" at same time. I was 2/O ( last MANZ and all S/A trips) and with Capt. Tommy Rigg the last of the deep sea deck officers to leave her on her hand over to Ben Line in Cardiff dry dock. I left Ellermans (1962 to 1973) for shorter voyages ( Tor Line from Immingham) before getting shore position working as a Berthing Master at several Humber South bank terminals. Eric Wright

Sailed with Tony Evans on City of Birmingham 1996, he had applied for Ellerman Cargo Super in the West Float Birkenhead.

 

[John Gurton]

I remember Bill Chadwick when I served as cadet and 3/O in Ellermans. He was a Quatermaster. Not sure of the ships but it was between 1969 and 1975.
possibly on the c/o Canberra, Leeds, Oxford or Ripon ?
Lovely old fella, always wore baggy light blue shorts in the tropics.

 

[Captain2]

Ellermans

Friend of mine Richard Purkiss sailed with you got stuck in Suez for some time Now pilot in Freemantle

 

[Kingham SJ]

Sailed on the ex City of Singapore,renamed United Mariner in 1975 at Glasgow
Spent twelve months tramping.They don't build them like that any more.good times.

 

[Tim Gibbs]

I see a lot of names below that I recognise!
I was Engineer Cadet to C/E from 1960 to 1972.
As far as I can remember my ships were;
Cities of Hull, Ripon, Worcester, Glasgow, Hereford, Poona, Gloucester, Newcastle, Cape Town, Durban, Exeter, Oxford, Colombo, Dundee, Winnipeg & ACT2.
I was ashore with Ellermans 'till 1978, Star offshore Services 'till 1986,
Hall Russell Shipyard 'till 1988 and United Marine Dredging 'till 2005 when I started working for myself. I still do the occasion bit if something really interesting comes along but that's not often the case now as all I seem to get offered is China, Russia or Azerbaijan and I've done more than enough of that!
Now living in North Devon but kept active with a piece of woodland nearby, a motorhome and grandchildren in Bideford, Stockport and Brighton.
Regards to you all, especially anyone who remembers me
Tim Gibbs

 

[oca999]

Sparks on port elizabeth.., exeter.., swansea which was sold to ben line

 

[Quiney]

Hi Robin
I sailed with you on Canterbury, I was the sparkie. We used to play backgammon most evenings in the bar.
Also with us on that trip was Tony Drury who has posted on this thread. He was 2/0. We had a month in Mauritius loading sugar, spent too much money up the road there!

 

[Tony Drury]

Whow name from the past - remember I was a cadet 9think it was C/O Montreal) on the coast and had the job of stencilling the web slings to stop them getting stolen. Was as daft as a brush and told him I had finished on a staurday and got another bundle. Think he was also famous for introducing the 'accro jacks' for cargo securing!!!!

 

[oca999]

Was sparks on port elizabeth, durban and swansea(==D)

 

[James colman]

Hello I'm wondering if any one sailed on the city of York 1969-70 time when a Michael rogan from longbenton was lost at sea ? Did any one know him ? He was my mams brother

Regards
James Colman

 

[ian keyl]

Hi,
Does anyone on the Ellerman site remember a third/second mate called Mike Duffin(or Dufton). he left Ellermans and joined Ben Line when the seven ships were sold to Ben. I think he came from around Cambridge but not sure .
I sailed with him around 1968. Would be interested to know where he is now. Many thanks Ian.

 

[Liam Moran]

Hello, I sailed as R/O on the "City of Kimberley" 1954/1955 to India.Two months alone in Calcutta.We had two Deck Cadets by name of Crewe (sp) and Graham Jooste ,both from South Africa.Anyone out there remember them??.Regards, Liam Moran

 

[oca999]

Hi Robin...sailed on swansea, exeter and port elizabeth 1967 till 1969 as a sparkie

 

[dixie]

Hello I'm wondering if any one sailed on the city of York 1969-70 time when a Michael rogan from longbenton was lost at sea ? Did any one know him ? He was my mams brother

Regards
James Colman

Hello James
If my memory serves me right he was lost off Lorenzo Morgues Portuguese East Africa,If this is the case I was on the ship at the time.
Also at the time he was one of the engineers
regds
Dixie

 

[Torpedoman]

Ellerman Line Crew

Hi
I was an Engineer Cadet at South Shields Marine Tech in 1968/9...then left the MN for a few years! I'm trying to contact Andy Browne (Ellerman's) or Pete Sylvester (B.I)...I haven't been able to contact them since then. Anyone know them? My email is: [email protected]
Thanks
Tim Deacon

 

[icgiddings]

Ellermans

Hi all, I've seen a few names I recognise on here from my time with Ellermans from 1970 to 1980, cadet to second mate, before they decided they could do without me! Then went to Salvesens for four years before coming ashore. Ian Giddings

 

[oca999]

gplc

Hi...radio officer city of port Elizabeth 1966 city of Exeter 1967 regards paul