Ships Bells

[George Edwards]

Hello everyone.
At our local golf course, we have a ships bell on the 4th hole, and nobody seems to know where it came from.
The bell is inscribed "Gladiola"
Is there a way to track where it came from?
Any help would be most appreciated.
Thanks folks.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Interested to know the location of the Golf Club, speculation could involve the Saxonia (4) 1971

ex - Gladiola, 1976 purchased from Adelaide Shipping, Glasgow renamed Saxonia, 1986 sold to Tondo Shipping Corp, renamed Carina.

K.

[j.sabourn]

Was thinking recently of Bells. When one thinks that one lived by bells on a ship as a timekeeper. That they were rung from the bridge 54 times a day, also in the engine room, lookouts if on forecastle used to answer the bridge bells to prove they were awake, and also to report on lights etc. It makes one wonder how one ever slept, I cant remember when this practice was discontinued, but have no recollection of bells being rung after the 60's on British ships. Can anyone remember when it was discontinued. Regards J.Sabourn.

[j.sabourn]

Ref. above not referring to Bells whiskey. Cheers. J.Sabourn.

[Gulliver]

Hello George,
Only one vessel is listed in Miramar Ship Index, and I would think this would be the correct ship.
As ship’s bells go,yours is still a comparative youngster !
As my colleague Keith at Tregenna has correctly replied, I will just fill in a few extra details.
　
　
(refrigerated cargo vessel). M.v.GLADIOLA completed Feb.2/1972 as Yard No.1004 by Aalborg Vaerft,Denmark for British owners Adelaide Shipping Co,Glasgow~ (part of the Swedish giant Salen consortium operating refrigerated ships)
Official No/Lloyds Registry 7113155
Gross Registered Tons 12,029
Length 175.3 m
Beam 22.9m
Propulsion Single screw Diesel,speed 23.5 knots
HISTORY 1976 Renamed SAXONIA under Cunard Group name.
1986 Renamed CARINA under Tondo Shipping Co. name
　
FATE collision off Ostend 7.7.95 . Broken up at Aliaga ,Turkey,shipbreakers.12.3.96
I can only find a picture of her as the SAXONIA.

Regards
　

[robpage]

Was thinking recently of Bells. When one thinks that one lived by bells on a ship as a timekeeper. That they were rung from the bridge 54 times a day, also in the engine room, lookouts if on forecastle used to answer the bridge bells to prove they were awake, and also to report on lights etc. It makes one wonder how one ever slept, I cant remember when this practice was discontinued, but have no recollection of bells being rung after the 60's on British ships. Can anyone remember when it was discontinued. Regards J.Sabourn.

Clan line ships often had a lump of iron , the Clan McTavish had a railway buffer , hanging by a wire , and the outgoing tailwalla ( greaser ) used to ring once at quarter to the watch end and eight times at the watch end
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I bought a Schatz "Ships " chiming clock on my office wall and it rings all the bells as its chimes , eight at , 4 , 8 & 12 , then one at the half past adding one bell every half hour , nice clock "

[john sutton]

did anyone ever "rescue" a ships clock from a liberty ship or victory ship.
The one i was on rang the bells al la ships bell
always wanted one especially when I had a yatch
john sutton

[Ivan Cloherty]

did anyone ever "rescue" a ships clock from a liberty ship or victory ship.
The one i was on rang the bells al la ships bell
always wanted one especially when I had a yatch
john sutton

No clock, but I did rescue the Foc'le head Bell from a ship I took to the breakers at Gadani Beach in Pakistan in 1978, nobody else wanted it, not even the owners whom I was supt for, I was told its yours but why would you want it. Only those of us who actually served at sea and on a particular vessel would understand.

Bell with the inscription "Virginia 1942"

Launched 6th November1941 Lindholmens, Gothenberg
Completed 4th June 1942

Its very heavy and has pride of place in my hall, she wasn't a big ship but she had so many artefacts that we were not allowed to remove, beautiful Swedish fittings and wooden panelling that were probably burnt in the end, as I had seen other ships artefacts being burnt at this breakers, as in those days they didn't realise the value of them to antique and other markets. When I lived in Pakistan (for my sins) for a few years you could get antiques made to order so real artefacts etc had no real value. A lovely Chippendale "original" could be yours for about £30 but you had to wait 6 weeks for it to be carved!

[Captain Kong]

My old friend Quazy Modo said " Bells made me deaf you know."
I said to him, "You should have gone on the Glenfidich then"

[robpage]

The engine room clock , mechanical variety always got wound at the end of the 8 - 12 on a Sunday , cost you a case of Beer if you forgot and the clock stopped .