Lamport & Holt Ships Pics & Info

[bobcat]

Hi Glyn
L&H were not too well thought of in some quarters but I liked them. I was on Lassell from 5.12.56 to 26.2.57Roscoe from 30.3.57 to 5.7.57 and Devis from 13.7.57 to 15.9.57. We carried frozen meat on Devis ,coal on Lassell and general cargo plus six passengers on Roscoe. The radio room on the Devis was in the funnel and it was mighty hot in the tropics. Still, great days, wouldn't have missed it for anything.
cheers
Tony Cooke

[bobcat]

Hi Glyn

The skipper on the Lassell in 1957/58 was captain Mylchreest. He was a bit highly strung....
cheers
tony cooke

[alf corbyn]

HI,
Just been browsing your list of ships (lamport line) noticed one missing that i sailed on,S.S BALFE,coal burner
but what ahappy ship.Iwas on her FEB 48-JUNE 48, DECK-DEPT OUT OF LIVERPOOL,south america,up the amazon for 2 weeks.Just recently joined this web,hope you keep in touch.
REGARDS
ALF(R402354)

welcome to the site alfred. i was on the washington star a blue star boat that was originally L&H. cheers. alf

[Glyn Jones]

Aye Aye Tony, When I was on the LASSELL, (Jan- May '58) the skipper was Cpt Robson, according to my discharge book, and the Mate was Tab Nab Roberts doing his last trip before going ashore as Asst Marine Super to Cpt Crebbin. The skipper of the DEVIS was Cpt Macneil (Black Mac) and the Mate was Ronnie Brownbill, as you say the radio room & the chartroom were both in the funnel as was the wheelhouse with the monkey island on the top at the forepart.Did 6 trips on her in all on the meat run, I think half of my apprenticeship was spent boiling meat hooks!!!! Cheers, Glyn.

[Etherington]

Hi
Just found your list on LAMPORT & HOLT ship list, I have a ship not listed on it the MARCONI #137532, My dad George Etherington sailed sailed on her 28/8/1936. would you by any chance have a crew list for it? I am trying to find info on my dads brother Albert Etherington,who sailed with him on a few trips,he seems to have dropped out of site,all I know about him is that he was lost at sea sometime before 1941.
thanks

AL Etherington--------------------Canada

[happy daze john in oz]

G'day Al, living in Canada may make it a lot easier for you as much of the info regarding British Merchant Seamen is located in Canada. Maratime History Archives,Memorial University of Newfoundland, Tel. 709-737-3123 Good hunting.

[John White]

Hi Fred,
am a novice on this site myself, but there are some great people on this site to help you get going. Welcome aboard.

I sailed aboard the" Lalande" as AB in 1961, her last trip before scrapping, we had two fires in number 3 hold and eventually had to dump all 250 tons of linseed.That was a job and a half.Anyone out there aboard with me for that trip??Keep a good lookout mate

[Patrick Weeks]

I remember the Devis i joined it in Middlesbourough and from memory it looked good i was an assistant in the galley with coal stoves have i got the right ship, went to the continent there was a cabin in the funnel but no scuppers in the galley.

[Glyn Jones]

Hi Patrick, you've got the right ship. Glyn.

[vinum]

In connection with genealogical research, I'm looking for the passengers' lists of the ship “Kepler”, which sailed in the 1880-1890 era a (regular?) mail-and passengers service between Antwerp(Belgium) and South-America.
The ship was under management of the “SA de Navigation Belge-Sud-Américaine”, founded by the “Lamport & Holt Line” to do the official mailservice for the Belgian Post Offices.
Who can help me?

Weyn.herman@gmail.com