Chief Stewards Info

[j.sabourn]

Even on a Geordie tramp, the Arab firemen used to get steak for breakfast instead of bacon. That used to cause a few grumbles from a few of the sea lawyers. However that was the way of life even then. JS

[cappy]

Even on a Geordie tramp, the Arab firemen used to get steak for breakfast instead of bacon. That used to cause a few grumbles from a few of the sea lawyers. However that was the way of life even then. JS

####you are right there john but methinks on the hoof it may have gone neigh not moo.........lol cappy

[j.sabourn]

They were more Geordie than anything else. Used to be a little Geordie AB from South Shields who used to get a lot of stick. Today would be brought up by the do gooders for not treating him with religious respect, he couldn't care less and still came back for more. Probably one of your classmates Cappy. He was one of the crowd when Seppie was Bosun. JS

[cappy]

lots of half cast seamen out of shields john as you know .....one young 24 or25 year old a great guy got the news while we were running from maracaibo to BA that his son was killed 4 or5 year old knocked over by a vehicle......no flying home in those days just the pain of it all and not being there.....all the crowd gave him the 3cans a night and the old man said he must be kept in sight so a watch sat with him .......hard hard times for all concerned cappy

[Dennis McGuckin]

Catering crew never had a problem getting a good feed, but passenger ships were very different to cargo. Ships cook to look after all the other crew and by all accounts they fed well.

Den, my best mate was in an hotel when he applied to go to sea and was taken straight away by P&O without going to sea school.
When he came ashore he continued in hospitality but had by then developed a liking for messing about with cars.
Monday morning hands still black from grease he would offer to make the fruit salad as he claimed the acid in the fruit whitened his hands.

Yes John.
Same as me with UCL.

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I was never on a bad feeder. Maybe the old Loadstone wasn`t that good so I would eat with the Malay deck crowd who would cook their own chicken thingie` looked a mess but tasted ok you just sat around the pot grabbed a jerpatty and all dived in !!
The Pinemore would serve up on occasion salmon steaks with warm mayonnaise sauce . Have to say that most ships meals were made up of foods that I had never had at home. Ragout of beef, and Danish Blue cheese & compot of fruit ....never heard of such luxury`s . Brian W.

Remember when I was on the Pinemore. My mate from the Sarah Bowater [galley boy then] was the cook.
Made the best curry outside of the Goaness on P&O.

[happy daze john in oz]

Yes John.
Same as me with UCL.



Remember when I was on the Pinemore. My mate from the Sarah Bowater [galley boy then] was the cook.
Made the best curry outside of the Goaness on P&O.

It would appear that UCL were fussy as to who they selected as crew, we must have been in the good ones at that time

[j.sabourn]

I have just found a notebook which I used to jot down any info. in casual questions asked by the examiner for Masters in 1963...Every F.G. vessel of 1000 GRT or over shall carry a cert. ships cook who is able to prove 1 months sea service in some capacity.

[cappy]

I have just found a notebook which I used to jot down any info. in casual questions asked by the examiner for Masters in 1963...Every F.G. vessel of 1000 GRT or over shall carry a cert. ships cook who is able to prove 1 months sea service in some capacity.

funny enough john did that on the allurity fore mentioned ...no BOT ticket though.....and never got paid the rate iether ....cappy

[j.sabourn]

Was she over 1000 GRT and was she on FG agreement. JS

[cappy]

was she over 1000 grt and was she on fg agreement. Js

she was originally the empire dombey....813 grt but allurity in 59 ....home trade articles ...regards cappy