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Today,
05:58 PM
Graham Payne
replied to a thread
SA Oranje
in
Union Castle
Hi John I worked at Lewisham Hospital for 26yrs. Throughout this time most of the elder consultants smoked in and around the hospital. Now its not...
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Today,
04:37 PM
Peter Kohler
started a thread
Donaldson Atlantic Line's LISMORIA/LAURENTIA
in
Merchant Navy General Postings
My next project for my "Wanted on Voyage" blog is LISMORIA and LAURENTIA of 1948-66, Donaldson Line's last passenger ships. I am not finding too...
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Today,
03:01 PM
Tony Taylor
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Virtual Ship
in
Swinging the Lamp
Happy Valley (aka The Campo, has gone bust)
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Today,
02:39 PM
Shaun Paul Linton
replied to a thread
SA Oranje
in
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Hi. bryan We used to call them air vents or scuttles. I was on my bunk once and a flying fish hit the scuttle and landed on my chest. No one,no...
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Today,
02:21 PM
RogerEmmins
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Always fancied being an "artist" but was too young at the time. Cap wouldn't let me buy a case for my 17th. Pick me up on Deal Pier and let's go to...
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Today,
01:35 PM
Michael Black
replied to a thread
Transatlantic cruise
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Sounds good John, we have booked today for the Northern European cruise. Never been to Copenhagen, Oslo, only passed through Amsterdam Airport...
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Today,
01:35 PM
Elizabeth Copp
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My Dads time at Sea
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Hello all, you may remember that I got in touch with you last September to see if anyone knew of anyone who had died on the Rohna, which was bombed...
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Today,
01:29 PM
Graham Shaw
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That ship
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
....Talking about calamities which befell our Virtuality (real or imagined!),here's another chance to reflect upon the woes of being a ship's Master...
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Today,
12:40 PM
Bryan Portwig
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Southern Cross
in
Shaw Savill
okay here we go
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Today,
12:20 PM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
SA Oranje
in
Union Castle
#1 Those white painted blobs which we once called rivet heads look very much like the present new affliction on mankind whether humanly manufactured...
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Today,
11:55 AM
Yachtsman
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Southern Cross
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Shaw Savill
That looks crook. Please put things back where they belong. Bob
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Today,
11:14 AM
Michael Falla
replied to a thread
SA Oranje
in
Union Castle
Ship mate of happy daze john on Windsor Castle i thought we called them scuttles not much use in the galley would have flooded us out
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Today,
10:56 AM
cappy
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Rmt union
in
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You cannot get to london by train .....the prices are cuckoo land ......the trains are still losing millions ....the country has still a pandemic...
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3 replies | 67 view(s)
Today,
10:45 AM
Rod Nissen
replied to a thread
Best & worst place.
in
Ask the Forum
Oooh.....Best place!!! With Bank Line there were so so many...Just start at A and they keep on going until Z. Just name a few Majunga, Madagascar,...
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69 replies | 21658 view(s)
Today,
10:11 AM
Anthony Hickey
started a thread
SS Nerissa - New Information
in
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I'm researching the Battle of the Atlantic and the rescues that took place, and the bodies that were washed ashore, along the coast of my home county...
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Today,
10:08 AM
Bryan Portwig
replied to a thread
SA Oranje
in
Union Castle
thanks for all the feedback - and topics not related - i smoked for years and then when my better half wanted to give it up - i gave up and have not...
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Today,
09:59 AM
Bryan Portwig
started a thread
Southern Cross
in
Shaw Savill
revolutionary at the time of her launch and the blue print of most if not all passenger ships and cruise liners of to day - her successor not quite...
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Today,
09:52 AM
Graham Shaw
replied to a thread
That ship
in
Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Yes,it was all good fun.Many have' crossed the bar 'since that ignominious fun-filled rum bum and baccy maiden voyage back in 2008 where,if I...
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Today,
09:51 AM
Nicholas Messinger
replied to a thread
SA Oranje
in
Union Castle
Cabin vents were called Punkah Louvres back in my P&O days! Capable of swiveling and directing a stream of air - also worked when aircon was...
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Today,
09:41 AM
James Curry
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Rmt union
in
General Member Discussion
Who owns the rail tracks in the UK? Well the date for the FA cup semi final was known well in advance , agree the teams that were to play in that...
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3 replies | 67 view(s)
Today,
09:34 AM
Alan Frederick Banks
replied to a thread
Virtual Ship
in
Swinging the Lamp
Hi Mike, Great post. I would like to sign on. Have you a vacancy for a steward? I have plenty of experience but I still miss a deck under my feet....
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Today,
09:06 AM
vic mcclymont
replied to a thread
Rmt union
in
General Member Discussion
Hi Cappy, all the leaders of the Railway Unions at members of the Communist Army and want to impossible Communism on us all. They wouldn't last five...
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Today,
09:03 AM
Roger Haddock
replied to a thread
Virtual Ship
in
Swinging the Lamp
If you need a radio officer look no further fully GMDSS Qualified but a bit rusty !!! will join by pilot boat. Do we have a Ossifers Mess on board...
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Today,
08:54 AM
norman best
replied to a thread
Virtual Ship
in
Swinging the Lamp
Norman Best. 2nd refrig best job on board. Bon Voyage.
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Today,
08:35 AM
kevin shreeve
replied to a thread
Virtual Ship
in
Swinging the Lamp
Sign me up as AB. 2 year articles.
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Today,
08:25 AM
Malcolm Lawrence
replied to a thread
SA Oranje
in
Union Castle
All the Fyffes steamers had scoops, worked pretty well until the weather got up and best not to leave them out when transiting the Panama, bugs and...
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Today,
08:23 AM
Johnny Kieran
replied to a thread
Virtual Ship
in
Swinging the Lamp
Oh boy! those places bring back some great memories. We would be taken up to the La Feyette when Quinns shut, in those little trucks, already well...
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Today,
08:20 AM
NickTheGreek
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Highlighted posts from Wednesday, May. 25, 2022
in
Missed a Newsletter - Find it here....
Click here to view on the web||Highlighted posts|| Virtual ShipAugust 01, 2008 * 1,542 posts * 258,083 views Swinging the LampMichael Lawrence...
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Today,
08:19 AM
cappy
started a thread
Rmt union
in
General Member Discussion
well the union are setting a new order re the ist day in a series of actions ...JUNE THE 6TH......to most of us this is a very significant date in...
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Today,
08:15 AM
Michael Humby
replied to a thread
Virtual Ship
in
Swinging the Lamp
I think we need a time period so if we set sail in 1953 I will be the deck boy
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