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23rd April 2024,
09:32 AM
vic mcclymont
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St Georges Day
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Happy Saint Georges day to all. A recent poll carried out by the Daily Express states that Labour supporters are more likely to classify Saint...
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24th April 2024,
09:48 AM
Brian Probetts (Site Admin)
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Terence Montgomery Sullivan RIP
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Crossed The Bar
I learned today, with much sadness, that our friend and shipmate, Terence Sullivan Crossed the Bar on the 21st April 2024. Terence was a valued...
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6 replies | 408 view(s)
22nd April 2024,
10:31 PM
Bryan Portwig
started a thread
suffolk ship
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can anyone help withe name of the shipping company of this ship - a link or image would be appreciated - all i have is a model and deck plan - thank...
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3 replies | 531 view(s)
25th April 2024,
06:36 AM
Doc Vernon
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I am back!!
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AWOL
Well Lads and Lasses, i return after a three Weeks good rest and long awaited Holiday to South Africa to visit my Family that still resides there in...
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27th April 2024,
02:47 PM
John Cassels
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Rules are rules
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How's this for a game of soldiers ; The Dutch queen has been subject to much criticism for her continued involvement with the World Economic Forum...
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3 replies | 220 view(s)
23rd April 2024,
01:29 PM
David w Hart
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Hi all
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Welcome - Please say hello.
Good afternoon, spotted this website so thought I'd join in. Ex BP Shipping, joining at 1977 ( cadet engineer at South Shields). Served on the...
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1 replies | 489 view(s)
25th April 2024,
06:37 AM
happy daze john in oz
started a thread
Solar panels
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Some years ago we had a guy here in town who designed a small wind turbine suitable to use on any house. He also was the local undertaker at that...
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1 replies | 184 view(s)
Today,
11:05 AM
Lynne Wright
started a thread
merchant Navy Training 1950s
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Ask the Forum
Hi. I am writing a biography of my father, Owen Connor, who sailed with the Currie Lineand Blue Funnel as AB in 1954 and then as 3/O for Lamport and...
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1 replies | 30 view(s)
Today,
02:00 PM
Valerie Pratt
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Women at sea
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Women at Sea and at Home
Thanks at last the nurse gets a mention , I do think there was a nurse on all passenger ships but this the first mention on this forum since I...
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7 replies | 4544 view(s)
Today,
01:46 PM
RomanOlson
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Interesting trip
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My Travels
While reading this about the British Merchant Navy, I got really interested. There were so many cool tales and helpful advice from different people....
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18 replies | 4326 view(s)
Today,
11:19 AM
j.sabourn
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merchant Navy Training 1950s
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Lynne if you have your Fathers effects and have his discharge book. Then his number on the book and the ships in the book would maybe give whoever is...
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1 replies | 30 view(s)
Today,
09:58 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
The British Trampship.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Anyone who sailed on such , know the Winstanley brothers . one of them was cook/ steward and the one I knew was a mate. The one I knew was from West...
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17 replies | 833 view(s)
Today,
08:59 AM
Mo Docherty
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Stabbing Attack in Sydney
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Safer than celaya tho fellas
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Today,
08:33 AM
Johnny Kieran
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Stabbing Attack in Sydney
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Carrying knives and guns is a culture thing in the London area. As new cultures arrived during the last 50 years, integration has not happened the...
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18 replies | 1040 view(s)
Today,
08:16 AM
Alan Mcdougle
replied to a thread
The British Trampship.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Hi John the Pulborough was a Stevie Clarks built at Blyth Dry Docks and also the last ship built at Blyth when it closed in 1966 was the Rogate for...
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17 replies | 833 view(s)
Today,
07:04 AM
John Pruden
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Stabbing Attack in Sydney
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the frence have got it right shoot the stabbers/ shooters we let them go thinking they will never do it again but most do???jp
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Today,
06:47 AM
happy daze john in oz
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Stabbing Attack in Sydney
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It is becoming a global virus. Much of this in my opinion springs from two sources. Social media, there is enough on there to bend the minds of...
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Today,
06:37 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
The British Trampship.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Did the same amount come out in L.A. As went in , in Glasgow and Shields John ? Those dockers in Glasgow all carried mugs on their belts, and in...
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17 replies | 833 view(s)
Today,
06:33 AM
happy daze john in oz
replied to a thread
Rules are rules
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Trivia and Interesting Stuff
Rules are rules for all to live by. But it appears from info put out by various media sections this does not apply to any member of any gov. They...
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3 replies | 220 view(s)
Today,
06:27 AM
John Webster
replied to a thread
The British Trampship.
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Merchant Navy General Postings
I sailed on a tramp owned by Stevie Clarke’s who were better known for their colliers and coastal tankers. They had 3 deep sea tramps . I was on the...
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17 replies | 833 view(s)
Today,
05:15 AM
Glennys Faulds
replied to a thread
Women crew members and wives at sea.
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Women at Sea and at Home
Thanks Jo. I've just read your very interesting article which brought back a lovely memory of a young woman I met. She was on her first trip with...
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135 replies | 60595 view(s)
Today,
04:46 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Autonomous ships
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Merchant Navy General Postings
Ref #12 . In the eighties with all the companies shedding men like fleas off a dog , one way they implemented this was by failing them medically. As...
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12 replies | 617 view(s)
Today,
02:37 AM
j.sabourn
replied to a thread
Autonomous ships
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Merchant Navy General Postings
No Des as far as I recollect had an eye test before entering the Industry, the emphasis being on colour blindness which one is born with and doesnt...
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12 replies | 617 view(s)
Today,
01:48 AM
Des Taff Jenkins
replied to a thread
Very early WW2 years.
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General Member Discussion
Hi Ken, My brother had the same thing happen to him, he had just paid off in Liverpool {You would think that those girls would know better] when...
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