Discharge Book numbering from WW 2 to 1972 for British seamen

[j.sabourn]

I have no idea of your experience past present or future , most people put out where they are coming from but your cv seems to be lacking , another mystery man maybe ?. I to have as you say told masters what I think of them to their face and called them incompetent . Usually for other things beside weather . You might just as well argue about climate change . Everyone on a ship seems at times to know better than the person doing the job so I withhold any criticism and answers to their comments in abeyance . If they are afeared for their life due to heavy weather and not trusting the master my advice would be to change that job and do something more satisfying to their intellect. Or at least change ships. I walked off a ship in Japan for something similar as considered the ship unseaworthy cost me a lot of money , am not proud of it, but would do the same again , the ship went to the scrapyard shortly after , if I had waited another 6 months. Cheers JS

[Ivan Cloherty]

[QUOTE=Jim R Christie

N.B. I have a slight personal connection with the incident. An old shipmate of mine from Lewis was 3/O in Carronbank which was in the vicinity at the time and because of the conditions her Master had decided to heave to. My friend was on watch and saw a ship coming up fast from astern - this being a few hours before Bencruachan's incident - he then called the Master to the bridge. Bencruachan passed them about a mile off, smashing into every wave at speed and pitching heavily. The Master's words were along the lines of "look at that f***** idiot". A few hours later their R/O reported the distress calls coming through on 500khz. The weather conditions were such that they were in no position to help.[/QUOTE]

Then Jim, I bow to your superior personal knowledge, I can only go by the reports as written.rgds

[Patrick Coleman]

My discharge book no R911779 registered the 14th July 1972. Must of been one of the last.

[peter drake]

W Leonard AB R227372 issued Glasgow 1/7/1941 Paper certificates of discharge but with no number from 2/12/1939 showing the same information as a discharge book

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Peter.
Going by your book No you must be if 16 when you got it, be around 97 congratulations
Cheers Des

[Hugh]

W Leonard AB R227372 issued Glasgow 1/7/1941 Paper certificates of discharge but with no number from 2/12/1939 showing the same information as a discharge book

AB Walter Leonard was born on 6.5.1906 at Hull and was awarded the BEM(Civ) in the Birthday Honours list 1946 - ship ACCRINGTON.
ACCRINGTON was hired as a Rescue Ship from 1943 - 1945. I know that AB Leonard was aboard her in July 1941. I believe he passed away in 1986.

Regards
Hugh

[Brenda Shackleton]

RS ACCRINGTON . According to Arnold Hague (Convoy Rescue Ships 1940-1945 ) Accrington saved 141 lives between Feb 1942 - December 1944
Honours & Awards;- 3/O C. Draper MBE
Chief Steward C. Murphy BEM
AB E. Thompson BEM
AB J. McIntyre BEM
Donkeyman I Forester BEM
Master, Chief Officer. 2nd Engineer, HF/DF Operator & 2xABs also received commendations.

Not bad for a little ship !!

regards
Brenda

[Andy simpson]

Mine was R879292 issued in sept 1969

[Richard Lines]

Good Afternoon All,

Mine is UK021068 issued October 1974.

Regards

Richard

[John Banfield]

Good afternoon Richard, now there is an odd thing, mine is UK 024175, issued 20th Sept 1974. So that maybe tells us Discharge books went to the shipping offices in batches.