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    Default Hello from Ralph Brammer

    I have joined this site as I am researching the merchant navy career of my late father-in-law, George Abernethy Alexander Grant (who lived from 1904 to 1964 and whom sadly I never met). Through the information available now online, I have found that his first job as a cadet was on the Bhamo, starting in 1923. I have also found a list of his ships. Eventually he became a Master Mariner and was in the Merchant Navy until the start of WWII, when he was drafted into the RAF to teach navigation. After the war he did not return to sea, but taught navigation at Sir John Cass College in London and co-wrote 'The Ship's Compass', which some members may know of as a standard textbook of navigation for many years.
    My main hobby is model-making, mostly railway stock, but also boats. I would very much like to make a model of the type of vessel on which George Grant served. The list I have is as follows:
    132999 Mandalay; 145594 name not found; 150367 name not found; 124249 Bhamo; 147950 Ingola; 160318 Clune Park; 147658 Golden Sea; 135708 Nagara; 160405 El Argentino; 135459 Phidias; 149975 Parracombe; 161383 Welcombe; 133105 Clan MacKellar.
    I have found some of the history of most of these ships, but would very much like photos and plans of any of them in order to make a model.
    I am hoping that this may be of interest to someone - perhaps there may be a member who remembers George Grant or the book 'The Ship's Compass'?

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    145594
    CARRONPARK

    150367
    CANADIAN ENGINEER 1921
    DONALD E.McKAY 1925
    NEWBRUNDOC 1926
    ASHINGTON 1927

    Check for photos at this link http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20Ships/
    "Across the seas where the great waves grow, there are no fields for the poppies to grow, but its a place where Seamen sleep, died for their country, for you and for peace" (Billy McGee 2011)

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    Niagara-04.jpg niagara Bhamo-04.jpg bhamo Clunepark-01.jpg clune park
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    Clan Mackellar-03.jpg clan mackellar, all photos by courtesy of Photoship. with permission., thats all i can help you with, best wishes Tony W. click on each photo to make bigger, i put Niagara on here by mistake, missread the name.Nagara-03.jpg ss nagara, the other nagara was a swedish ship, this one is british,
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    Welcome to the site Ralph Thanks for stopping by to introduce yourself and tell us of your research. As you can see there is no shortage of people on here only too eager to assist. It is to be hoped that you enjoy your time with us and find everything you are looking for.

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    welcome to the site Ralph
    Like your piccys
    Ron the batcave

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    Thank you very much everyone for your prompt replies and such a warm welcome. The information I have received already has helped me fill in quite a few gaps (including the missing ships' names) and I will be most interested to study all the photos in detail. Many thanks indeed. Ralph.

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    Hi Ralph, if you download the photos to your picture album on your PC You can then print them. have found other missing names but they much newer Ships.
    Tony Wilding

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