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1st December 2009, 12:10 PM
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ship id & logs.
Hi Was on deck 1969 to 74 looking for logs for the ships I was on to support a book I'm trying to write m.v.Trebartha 1970 ,for example. Also anybody heard of a story of a mv that was reported missing on a trip from oz to Cape town. It turned up some months later using her canvas hatch covers (tarps), as sails!. Engine broke down and could not repair. Presume 1900 to 1970, and possibly a FEDERAL, or N.Z.S.C. boat .If you can help please.
All the best.Graham
Last edited by Graham Durrant; 1st December 2009 at 12:26 PM.
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1st December 2009, 09:53 PM
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Hi Graham Durrant
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I have obtained a few Logs with my Crew Lits from Canada,which may help you ,but i cant be 100% sure that you will get what you want from there!
You could i suppose email them and ask if they have Logs for the Ships you want!
Worth a try but normally its just Crew Lits with Logs attached to them!
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24th June 2011, 10:12 AM
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Mr ronnie maben

Originally Posted by
Graham Durrant
Hi Was on deck 1969 to 74 looking for logs for the ships I was on to support a book I'm trying to write m.v.Trebartha 1970 ,for example. Also anybody heard of a story of a mv that was reported missing on a trip from oz to Cape town. It turned up some months later using her canvas hatch covers (tarps), as sails!. Engine broke down and could not repair. Presume 1900 to 1970, and possibly a FEDERAL, or N.Z.S.C. boat .If you can help please.
All the best.Graham

hi Graham i was m.v.trebartha i was on her too trips 69 late 70 she was a great ship to sail on never heard the story about the missing ship i was on m.v.trecarne 70.
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24th June 2011, 10:15 AM
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The Rakaia , of NZSC , my brother was on her. She sailed with the Tarps as sails after an engine beak down.
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24th June 2011, 11:11 AM
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m.v. RAKAIA....
...... and a link is HERE.
It was October 1957 ,and she was bound from New York to Liverpool.
Taken from the excellent Cadet Training Ship site rakaia.co.uk
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