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I have to admit I am a bit of a fraud in this group. I never sailed with BI, in fact by the time I was of a sea going age the mighty BISN was no longer.
Having said that my Great Grandfather Joined BI in 1913 (as part of the Currie Line aquisition). Some of the vessels he commanded for BI were - Janus (1913-1921), Sangola (1921), Nardana (1922), Gracchus (1922), Ormara (1922), Gharinda (1922), Gamaria (1923), Chinkoa (1923).
My Grandfather joined BI in 1913 as a Cadet\4th Officer in ss Janus. He later went on to command the following ships - Homefield (1931), Gurna (1931-1933), Ellenga (1935), Arankola (1935), Egra (1935-1937), Nirvana (1937-1938), Khandalla (1938), Talamba (1938-1939), Talma (1943-1944), Warialda (1947), Tairea (1947). I am sure they both had more vessels than I have listed but that is all my research has found to date. My Grandfather retired from BI in 1954 having worked his way from Cadet to Commodore.
Ron Macdonald
Having said that my Great Grandfather Joined BI in 1913 (as part of the Currie Line aquisition). Some of the vessels he commanded for BI were - Janus (1913-1921), Sangola (1921), Nardana (1922), Gracchus (1922), Ormara (1922), Gharinda (1922), Gamaria (1923), Chinkoa (1923).
My Grandfather joined BI in 1913 as a Cadet\4th Officer in ss Janus. He later went on to command the following ships - Homefield (1931), Gurna (1931-1933), Ellenga (1935), Arankola (1935), Egra (1935-1937), Nirvana (1937-1938), Khandalla (1938), Talamba (1938-1939), Talma (1943-1944), Warialda (1947), Tairea (1947). I am sure they both had more vessels than I have listed but that is all my research has found to date. My Grandfather retired from BI in 1954 having worked his way from Cadet to Commodore.
Ron Macdonald