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Today,
06:04 PM
Tony Taylor
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Some had owners cabin, only ever once saw one in use. San Lorenzo at bottom of lake Maracaibo, two mysterious men came aboard and stayed in the...
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Today,
04:55 PM
vic mcclymont
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Tony, can remember the sign above Cabin door as if it was yesterday. ELECTRICIAN. Vic
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Today,
04:42 PM
Captain Kong
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My Dad George Ernest Quilliam
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So sorry to hear of your Dad, Christine. I am the same age 84 and sailed out of Liverpool in the 50s and 60s. as AB. His name is familiar but a ...
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Today,
03:45 PM
Christine quilliam
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My Dad George Ernest Quilliam
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My dad also told me a story last year about a ship sailing from Liverpool,they were volunteers to take a ship full of explosives and ammunition...
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Today,
03:41 PM
Tony Taylor
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Ironic that Shell did not carry electricians though.
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Today,
03:34 PM
Ivan Cloherty
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That grounding would have been circa 55/56, she damaged 2 propellers (she had 4) but carried only one spare, so we sailed full speed direct to...
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Today,
03:14 PM
vic mcclymont
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Old Waverley is in drydock getting new gennies and a boiler. Although way things are she wont be sailing this summer. Vic
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Today,
03:08 PM
Keith Tindell
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About the limit of my knowledge John, ie Virgins are Rare = Volts over Amps equals resistance, but even that could be wrong, kt
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Today,
02:59 PM
Christine quilliam
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My Dad George Ernest Quilliam
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Hi all Sad to let people know that my Dad, George QUILLIAM, died last Sunday aged 84. He served in the Merchant Navy in the early 50’s to early...
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Today,
02:58 PM
Trevor Bodiam
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UK - Three Week Lockdown
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Ny wife and i got a big laugh at this one Des. It will be widely shared. Thank you.
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Today,
02:39 PM
j.sabourn
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#18 Vic I sometimes see a bloke out here who was an AB out of I think NZ Shipping Co. he finished up going as a diver working for the Glasgow council...
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Today,
02:19 PM
j.sabourn
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#17 Went up to Faslane a few times but was on the ship itself. When they lost a stingray torpedo about 1979 at the southern end of loch fyne they...
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Today,
02:10 PM
vic mcclymont
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My first sea trips were on the Clyde Steamers in the summers. Always wanted to be an electrician. Dad, was a ship manager in Lithgows, he took me...
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Today,
01:53 PM
Tony Taylor
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HA HA John, I remember them well, I used to play round them. One day, one of the boys fell in and would have drowned if we had not managed to drag...
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Today,
01:25 PM
Chris Allman
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Ramping up
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If you are John so am I - I hate this ' in speak ' it drives me round the bend -" Going forward " = in the future - " Back Filling " = replacing...
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4 replies | 64 view(s)
Today,
01:00 PM
j.sabourn
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Across the way from Helensburgh was custom house quay at Greenock. We used to Berth there on a naval party vessel , whilst the Navy divers came out...
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Today,
12:42 PM
Tony Taylor
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I think my interest was kindled when I was 13. I went to stay with family for "holiday" in Helensburgh. I used to go down to the jetty where an old...
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Today,
11:59 AM
Richard Quartermaine
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Pounding the docks looking for my first trip in 1946 I came across the four masted barque 'Pamir'. As I went to the gangway a kindly old sailor...
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Today,
11:55 AM
John Arton
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Ramping up
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Chris #3 So what's wrong with just saying "increasing" instead of some fancy term that doesn't really describe what's actually happening. Maybe...
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4 replies | 64 view(s)
Today,
11:54 AM
j.sabourn
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Just gossip
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As I say I had no problems with them apart from jumping ship in the states. Funny enough in two different companies I was with one after the other ,...
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29 replies | 688 view(s)
Today,
11:40 AM
John Arton
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Just gossip
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J.S. re #23 In 1981 I was mate on a 5 hatch geared bulker with main land Chinese ratings and boy what a difficult job that was. As for fresh water...
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Today,
11:17 AM
Richard Quartermaine
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Singapore
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Thank you Harry. Lt A J Mann stands out as one of the great characters that followed those earlier in the nineteenth century that went East to seek...
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26 replies | 678 view(s)
Today,
10:55 AM
Keith Tindell
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As seamen, and i was only in the MN a dog watch 7 years, i travelled far and wide, and for those at sea for much longer must have explored virtually...
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24 replies | 298 view(s)
Today,
10:51 AM
Ivan Cloherty
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Going via Magellan instead of Panama to save money, would stick another 5000-8000nmiles on a voyage equating to 20 to 33 days extra steaming on a...
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Today,
10:51 AM
Chris Allman
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Ramping up
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Hi John apparently Ramp-up is a term used in economics and business to describe an increase in a firm's production ahead of anticipated increases in...
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4 replies | 64 view(s)
Today,
10:47 AM
j.sabourn
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Tony its very hard to realise that on these passenger ships where they must have at least 2000 bathrooms and the toilets using fresh water , as an...
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29 replies | 688 view(s)
Today,
10:25 AM
Captain Kong
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I have been through the Magellan Straits twice, Once on the Urmston Grange, of Houlders in 1958, Very interesting with snow covered mountains and ...
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Today,
10:06 AM
Tony Taylor
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Part of the daily routine on older tankers with midships and aft accommodation, was to check the midships fresh water tanks daily. It was very...
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29 replies | 688 view(s)
Today,
10:05 AM
Bob Dunkley
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Zealandic
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Shaw Savill
Sounds like you enjoyed that trip Bill ,they must have had a clean sweep in the engine room by the sounds of it .to many drunkards on the west coast...
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