Register
Help
Remember Me?
Forums
Articles
Updates
Activity Stream
New Articles
New Events
New Blog Entries
Mark Forums Read
Gallery
Blogs
Videos
Rules
Crew
World Clock
Search
Advanced Search
Home
Activity Stream
Welcome
To all our site visitors.
Membership is open to all that are interested in the British Merchant Navy both past and present.
By registering with our site you will have full instant access to:
268,000 posts on every subject imaginable contributed by 1000's of members worldwide.
25000 photos and videos mainly relating to the British Merchant Navy.
Members experienced in research to help you find out about friends and relatives who served.
The camaraderie of 1000's of ex Merchant Seamen who use the site for recreation & nostalgia.
Here we are all equal whether ex Deck Boy or Commodore of the Fleet.
A wealth of experience and expertise from all departments spanning 70+ years.
It is simple to register and membership is absolutely free.
N.B. If you are going to be requesting help from one of the forums with finding historical details of a relative
please include as much information as possible to help members assist you. We certainly need full names,
date and place of birth / death where possible plus any other details you have such as discharge book numbers etc.
Please post all questions onto the appropriate forum
Click here to register using your REAL NAME only please
Activity Stream
Filter
Sort By
Time
Show
Recent
Recent
Popular
Popular
Anytime
Anytime
Last 24 Hours
Last 24 Hours
Last 7 Days
Last 7 Days
Last 30 Days
Last 30 Days
All
All
Photos
Photos
Forum
Forums
Articles
Articles
Blog
Blogs
New Activity (
)
Please reload this page to view the 200+ new activity items that have been created.
Older Activity
Today,
09:22 PM
John Arton
replied to a thread
Query from a cadet
in
Ask the Forum
Adam Lomar have their own website. A quick look shows that they have a varied and reasonably new fleet of bulk carriers, container vessels and...
see more
2 replies | 43 view(s)
Today,
06:22 PM
Ivan Cloherty
replied to a thread
Query from a cadet
in
Ask the Forum
My advice would be join your first ship, obey your superiors, learn from them, but keep an open mind on everything. A ship's well being depends upon...
see more
2 replies | 43 view(s)
Today,
05:58 PM
Simon Owens
replied to a thread
The Man from Tregantle, Torpoint, Cornwall.
in
Ask the Forum
James, many thanks for your thoughts. As I say, I have only set out a loose theory, and yes, he could have been going the other way as you say. (I...
see more
15 replies | 471 view(s)
Today,
03:19 PM
Adam Sumra
started a thread
Query from a cadet
in
Ask the Forum
Good afternoon, I am a first year cadet about to go to on my first sea phase in a month or so hopefully, i am with a company called lomar shipping. I...
see more
2 replies | 43 view(s)
Today,
02:42 PM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Trade Embargo’s
in
News Snippets
Was probably shortly after this that I saw , but the. Obstructions in the canal itself were cleared first, the boots I remembered quite a time after...
see more
13 replies | 259 view(s)
Today,
02:36 PM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Trade Embargo’s
in
News Snippets
Was probably shortly after this that I saw , but the. Obstructions in the canal itself were cleared first, the boots I remembered quite a time after...
see more
13 replies | 259 view(s)
Today,
02:10 PM
Ivan Cloherty
replied to a thread
Trade Embargo’s
in
News Snippets
Plenty of boots available in area when we landed in 11/56, trouble was they were all too big, not only boots, uniforms and rifles as well, ordnance...
see more
13 replies | 259 view(s)
Today,
01:32 PM
Bryan Portwig
replied to a thread
Yesteryear -- the United States at Southampton's Ocean Terminal, 1954.
in
Articles
all good
see more
12 replies | 1666 view(s)
Today,
10:33 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Trade Embargo’s
in
News Snippets
#10. My observations going Back North through the canal after it had been nationalized was the army tanks and vehicles discarded on the Sinai side ,...
see more
13 replies | 259 view(s)
Today,
10:29 AM
James Curry
replied to a thread
The Man from Tregantle, Torpoint, Cornwall.
in
Ask the Forum
Toss this one about it may be feasible? You say that he was onfoot walking to Plymouth and was hitch hiking, possibley had a few beers. Try this ,...
see more
15 replies | 471 view(s)
Today,
07:43 AM
Simon Owens
replied to a thread
The Man from Tregantle, Torpoint, Cornwall.
in
Ask the Forum
Trethill Cliffs, not Treehill Cliffs.
see more
15 replies | 471 view(s)
Today,
07:28 AM
Simon Owens
replied to a thread
The Man from Tregantle, Torpoint, Cornwall.
in
Ask the Forum
A vocation I am aiming for, for Unidentified Bodies and Missing Persons. Thanks for the heads up.
see more
15 replies | 471 view(s)
Today,
06:02 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
LA fires
in
Current News (Non Political)
Here in Victoria we know what fire is. Since the early 80's we have had a number of extreme fire events. Ash Wednesday in 1983 when a fire front...
see more
12 replies | 211 view(s)
Today,
05:53 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Trade Embargo’s
in
News Snippets
Going through Suez back in the 60's it was obvious some one cared for the land. On one side brown and barren, the other lush green. Isreal had to...
see more
13 replies | 259 view(s)
Today,
05:49 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Beer
in
Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Living here in Victoria we know what fire is, since the 1980' we have ad a number of very extreme events. Black Wednesday in 1983 when there was a...
see more
10 replies | 919 view(s)
Today,
05:35 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Latest Glen Sannox Delay
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Governments valuing manufacturing or any other useful concept. Mate, you must be joking.
see more
28 replies | 1504 view(s)
Today,
05:32 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Am I right or wrong
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Put in the situation they were at the time the majority of the population had no other choice. Thye voted for the only party of any consequence
see more
125 replies | 16127 view(s)
Today,
05:30 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
SS United States
in
My Memoires and Other Interesting Things
I did hear she goes on her way this week at some time.
see more
17 replies | 16605 view(s)
Today,
05:29 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
A Bit of Levity in these Dark Times…
in
Swinging the Lamp
Come to Oz, half the bloody town names are from UK. The early settlers wanted to feel at home no doubt.
see more
32 replies | 2703 view(s)
Today,
05:12 AM
Doc Vernon
replied to a thread
The Man from Tregantle, Torpoint, Cornwall.
in
Ask the Forum
I guess any theory is worth a look at , and that one is quite fesible . You should become a Detective LOL cHEERS
see more
15 replies | 471 view(s)
Today,
04:42 AM
Simon Owens
replied to a thread
The Man from Tregantle, Torpoint, Cornwall.
in
Ask the Forum
Hi Everyone, many thanks for your input so far. I wonder if you have any thoughts on a loose theory that I am considering for The Man from Tregantle...
see more
15 replies | 471 view(s)
Today,
12:55 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Trade Embargo’s
in
News Snippets
Hi Joon. I well remember when thy started there in 47, growing grass then trees etc, they did a good job all round but then those leaders where far...
see more
13 replies | 259 view(s)
Today,
12:50 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Yesteryear -- the United States at Southampton's Ocean Terminal, 1954.
in
Articles
Me and my mate Joe Driscoll where sent down from the pool in Swansea to Southampton to join the Queen Mary, Thought at least on that size ship it...
see more
12 replies | 1666 view(s)
Today,
12:31 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
LA fires
in
Current News (Non Political)
WEelived in the Blue Mountains during the last big fire, as Vernon will know it was horrendous. My boss on the Ferry I worked on told me I had better...
see more
12 replies | 211 view(s)
Today,
12:09 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Pay rise
in
Royal Fleet Auxillary
Hi John Now we are ashore we have a different banker, one who treats you with respect when you ask for some money, tut tut what have you spent the...
see more
11 replies | 300 view(s)
Today,
12:03 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
LA fires
in
Current News (Non Political)
The salit water bit sounds feasible Rodney. Where I used to live was 200 metres off the Indian Ocean , but when we had bush fires the helicopters...
see more
12 replies | 211 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:55 PM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
LA fires
in
Current News (Non Political)
The salit water bit sounds feasible Rodney. Where I used to live was 200 metres off the Indian Ocean , but when we had bush fires the helicopters...
see more
12 replies | 211 view(s)
Yesterday,
11:20 PM
James Curry
replied to a thread
LA fires
in
Current News (Non Political)
Rodney, A lot of areas in France are vulnerable to fire. I had a holiday home in the Aude region loads of Gorges. A beautiful place with fantastic...
see more
12 replies | 211 view(s)
Yesterday,
10:38 PM
James Curry
replied to a thread
Latest Glen Sannox Delay
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
Watching the BBC news Glen Sannox at sea on maiden voyage , 7 years late and 4 times over according to the article. They interviewed Islanders and...
see more
28 replies | 1504 view(s)
More Activity
No More Results
No Recent Activity
