information about a ww2 merchant navy captain

[Doc Vernon]

sorry Paul which ship is this you are talking of ? Is it the one I posted earlier
Thanks


Something strange happened I saw a large Pic of someone in a Grey Coat back view "Honest" not kidding it came up and then vanished he also had one of those slim type Army Caps on like a sort of Beret? Spooky!
It was a sort of a Blue/Grey in colour and full back view as plain as can be. Shivers up my spine to tell the truth

[Doc Vernon]

GURNA Type General cargo ship P&O Group service 1919-1948 P&O Group status Owned by subsidiary company Former name(s) Laid down as War Zebra Registered owners, managers and operators British India Steam Navigation Company Ltd Builders Palmers’ Shipbuiliding & Iron Co Ltd Yard Jarrow Country UK Yard number 896 Registry Official number 141929 Signal letters KCTL Call sign Classification society Lloyd’s Register Gross tonnage 5,248 grt Net tonnage 3,228 nrt Deadweight 8,120 tons Length 125.57m (412.0ft) loa; 121.70m (399.3ft) b/p Breadth 15.91m (52.2ft) Depth 8.68m (28.5ft) Draught 7.711m (25.3ft) Construction (if not steel) Engines Triple-expansion steam engine Engine builders Palmers’ Shipbuiliding & Iron Co Ltd Works Jarrow Country UK Power 3,000 ihp Propulsion Single screw Speed 10.5 knots Passenger capacity [1946] 30 Cargo capacity Crew 73
Employment
GURNA (1919)

BI 1919/1030

Career Laid down as War Zebra. 10.09.1919: Launched. 30.10.1919: Completed as Gurna for British India Steam Navigation Company at a cost of £173,200. 04.1940: Came under the Liner Division. 10.1940: Transferred to the Admiralty and fitted out at Singapore as a mine carrier, flying the Blue Ensign as a Royal Fleet Auxiliary. 02.1941: In the Great Bitter Lake in the Suez Canal, supplying mines from her 2,000 capacity to submarines operating in the Mediterranean and survived numerous bombing raids unharmed. She later transferred to the Pacific Fleet. 03.1946: Returned to commercial service. 1946/1948: Listed as having accommodation for 30 passengers in space built for wartime mine maintenance staff. 17.11.1948: Sold to British Iron & Steel Corporation for £13,000. 29.11.1949: Arrived at Rosyth where she was scrapped by Metal Industries (Salvage) Ltd

Thus far and will seek out a Pic later if possible

Gurna-1919.jpg

[Paul Vincent]

you sir are a star,,,, funny that picture,,, i hope he doesn"t want his uniform back........this is all coming together nicely,,,, thankyou all

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do you think its now possible to find a picture of the chap and keep this with his uniform?

[Paul Vincent]

does the gurna service record in ww2 tie in with the ribbons awarded to mr russell or do you think he was captain on possibly other ships also.. thankyou

[Doc Vernon]

Quite possible could have been a Captain on another Vessel ??
Will keep searching and see if any more comes to light!
Cheers