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Today,
06:34 AM
Celia Webber
replied to a thread
Kosciuszho (Polish) 18 September 1941 - crew member details needed
in
Requests for Help
I've just sent a long message to Dess Taff Jenkins, thinking he said the R94296 response that it was a different name to James Kearney, but, having...
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Today,
06:27 AM
Celia Webber
replied to a thread
On Behalf of Carol Gorman
in
Ask the Forum
Dear Des Taff Jenkin. I have now got Mr Bill Kearney's acceptance that his father, James Kearney (born 16.07.1897, R94296, discharged from Polish...
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9 replies | 2942 view(s)
Today,
06:21 AM
happy daze john in oz
started a thread
Jack who??
in
Jokes Page
For some time many of us have wondered just who is Jack Schitt? We find ourselves at a loss when someone says, 'You don't know Jack...
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Today,
06:18 AM
happy daze john in oz
started a thread
Jack who??
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<body id="cke_pastebin" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; width: 1px; height: 1px; overflow: hidden; left: -1000px;"> For some time many of us...
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Today,
06:16 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Stabbing Attack in Sydney
in
News Snippets
Down here in Melbourne we had another stabbing outside a McDonalds last night. The girl stabbed is in a serious condition. But I always did say...
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20 replies | 1228 view(s)
Today,
06:13 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Autonomous ships
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Yes, very often man produces some wonderful concepts but overlooks some of the minor details. Such details often the cause of major problems down the...
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16 replies | 803 view(s)
Today,
06:11 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Women at sea
in
Women at Sea and at Home
As FAR as I know all the major shipping companies had a nurse on their liners. Some of them may have run to two, such as maybe Cunard. On UCL one...
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10 replies | 4652 view(s)
Today,
06:07 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Antagonists
in
Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Well James, sorry to hear you were hospitalized, never good fun at the best if times. Hope all is good now and maybe you will return, you do have...
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14 replies | 898 view(s)
Today,
03:43 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Women at sea
in
Women at Sea and at Home
Hi Valerie. I never sailed with a woman on board except for twice the skippers wifes accompanied us. Good to hear your seagoing views or...
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10 replies | 4652 view(s)
Today,
03:29 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Autonomous ships
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Hi John. Ah for the days of true seafarers. Des
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16 replies | 803 view(s)
Today,
02:27 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Autonomous ships
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Then by all that is Holy should not apply today then Des. Where a lookout is a rare sight indeed , the OOW is it. A helmsman is a rare sight as well....
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16 replies | 803 view(s)
Today,
02:12 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Autonomous ships
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Hi John. It was probably because we still had to comply with the 2020 vision for lookout, where as the mates in all probability relied on the...
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16 replies | 803 view(s)
Today,
02:03 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Stabbing Attack in Sydney
in
News Snippets
And yet they don't learn, here in Newcastle a 17 year old girl stabbed her little sister to death yesterday, they lived with the Mother and...
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20 replies | 1228 view(s)
Today,
12:57 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
The British Trampship.
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
I think it must have been in the early 60s I was on board the Pulborough to visit this mate of mine, she was lying on a river berth just outside...
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19 replies | 1007 view(s)
Today,
12:32 AM
Les Woodard
replied to a thread
Women at sea
in
Women at Sea and at Home
Not to mention that stewardesses where also on the BSL fliers. So not only on dedicated passenger ships
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10 replies | 4652 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:44 PM
Doc Vernon
replied to a thread
Antagonists
in
Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Before i went on Holiday i was in contact with Ivan and he is fine. He had told me that he was taking a break from site and would see how things went...
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14 replies | 898 view(s)
Yesterday,
10:54 PM
peter pittman
replied to a thread
ss Devon
in
Federal Steam Navigation Co.
Great place to start,enjoy the city, foothills, Kananaskis P.P. & onwards through the mountains, it seems many Europeans start in Calgary as you only...
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4 replies | 3921 view(s)
Yesterday,
10:43 PM
andrew flewker
started a thread
Andrew Flewker
in
Crew - Listed Alphabetically
SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD Full Name Andrew Flewker Discharge Book Number - Department Catering Your Rank/Rating Chief Cook Which...
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0 replies | 15 view(s)
Yesterday,
10:27 PM
James Curry
replied to a thread
Antagonists
in
Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Not long out of hospital, thought I would check in. Just to get things straight about why Ivan no longer posts. Nothing to do with me. He decided to...
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14 replies | 898 view(s)
Yesterday,
06:16 PM
Paul Eagles
replied to a thread
Where were you on your 21st Birthday?
in
Swinging the Lamp
Merchant Navy College Greenhithe. Actually White Hart Pub Great time as far as I remember
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279 replies | 96113 view(s)
Yesterday,
05:30 PM
Tony Taylor
replied to a thread
happy valley in curacao
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Exactly, the rum was dirt cheap:rolleyes:
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63 replies | 9204 view(s)
Yesterday,
04:22 PM
Jeff Randles
replied to a thread
happy valley in curacao
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
I had a very 'happy' afternoon, evening and night in Happy Valley; great value for money!
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63 replies | 9204 view(s)
Yesterday,
03:32 PM
Bruce Morris
replied to a thread
The British Trampship.
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
C.T. Bowring ran small tankers for Regent on the Caribbean-UK/€U run. When the bottom fell out of that market they converted/enlarged the Regent...
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19 replies | 1007 view(s)
Yesterday,
02:00 PM
Valerie Pratt
replied to a thread
Women at sea
in
Women at Sea and at Home
Thanks at last the nurse gets a mention , I do think there was a nurse on all passenger ships but this the first mention on this forum since I...
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10 replies | 4652 view(s)
Yesterday,
01:46 PM
RomanOlson
replied to a thread
Interesting trip
in
My Travels
While reading this about the British Merchant Navy, I got really interested. There were so many cool tales and helpful advice from different people....
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18 replies | 4493 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:19 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
merchant Navy Training 1950s
in
Ask the Forum
Lynne if you have your Fathers effects and have his discharge book. Then his number on the book and the ships in the book would maybe give whoever is...
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1 replies | 124 view(s)
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