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27th December 2009, 05:39 PM
#11
Re- Falklands Conflict
Hello Alan
Compliments of the Season
One of those vessels was the G.A. Walker a Canadian Pacific Product Tanker that was carrying Jet Fuel
Geoff Bray
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27th December 2009, 08:42 PM
#12
Hello Bob,
My nephew Mark Bray sailed on the RMS ST HELENA as third and second mate for quite a while
Did you know him?
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29th December 2009, 02:10 PM
#13
Falklands conflict
I dont think the British Rail/Sealink ferry the St. George was in the Falklands. She was the one with the fine Ruston AO main engines. Four straight nines, if I can remember. I think late sixties.
Ruston/Paxman/English Electric had just begun to develop the perfect engineer killer the "RustonAO".
This engine nearly bankrupted some shipping companies.
regards
jimmy
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29th December 2009, 06:34 PM
#14
Hi Jimmy,the ST.GEORGE was not there,but the ST.EDMUND was.(See post #10).
Thanks for explaining about the Ruston AO thing.As an ex-Deck Officer I'm not well versed on my Rubber Bands or Sewing Machines. I know how to start one though-just press the Start Button on the Bridge Console!
Thank You for looking out for our feathered friends in this weather.
Wishing you Happy Hogmanay!
All the Best!
Gulliver
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29th December 2009, 08:01 PM
#15
I couldn't remember which one , went . I knew one had the AO , and my next question would have been did it make it there and back . I think the designers of that one had a lot to answer for . If there is ever a poll on what was the worst engine ever put in a ship that will have to be number one . The concept of all small parts , must have been thought up by someone used to bolting engines to a two foot thick concrete block that was level , didn't move and had no vibration . I think it wa sthe worst , but others may know better . !
Rob Page R855150 - British & Commonwealth Shipping ( 1965 - 1973 ) Gulf Oil -( 1973 - 1975 ) Sealink ( 1975 - 1986 )
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27th March 2010, 10:20 PM
#16
I was on the'' Europic Ferry'STUFT in the April of 82 as baker and then the GA Walker in 83
can i be of any help ?
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5th June 2010, 08:46 AM
#17
Captain Ian North Master of the Atlantic Conveyor was my late fathers cabin mate at Trinity House School in Hull in the early 40`s.On hearing of his death my old man said`Right the way through the Battle of the Atlantic and convoy duties after,to die like that!`Sometimes driving over the flyover at the North End I see the new Conveyor and remember them both.
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16th September 2010, 10:18 PM
#18
Falklands conflict
I sailed on a bright RED painted cross channel the Europic ferry as 2ndCK/Bkr. i will dig out some info and post later ok hope some of it may be of interest.
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16th September 2010, 10:33 PM
#19
Falklands conflict
I sailed on a bright RED painted cross channel the Europic ferry as 2ndCK/Bkr. i will dig out some info and post later ok hope some of it may be of interest.
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26th February 2017, 11:45 PM
#20
Re: Oo-er!........
I was on the 55000 tonner Scottish Eagle, she was the "biggest heap of ship" in the falklands, or that is what they printed on the sweatshirts we comissioned, we wanted it to read heap of ****, but it got lost in translation. She was chartered at the beginning and she was the main fuel supply for all the ships down there. We spent our time anchored either in berkeley sound north of stanley or the entrance to san carlos water, the only place ships could manoeuver round us. she was the last one to come home of all the task force. we brought her back to the uk for repairs in nov 83, she had been down there from the start of the conflict. we refuelled every ship that went down there.
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I remember the GA Walker, we took fuel from her a few times, I was on the Scottish Eagle
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