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I keep on putting this one or similar up but it keeps on disappearing. The only cargo passenger shipI was on was the Sunprincess in 1966/67 running between Canada and the West Indies. Dress for the passenger saloon for ships staff. Was white shirt and epaulettes , black trousers and cumberband underclothes optional. The only ships staff apart from the stewardesses were the mate and master and chief engineer. I used to make excuses for non attendance at dinner and used to get the stewardess to deliver at 2000 hrs coming off watch in my room. Pretty little thing she was , the stewardesses were always dressed in white top and bottom. JS
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Hi Ivan and Lewis,
Whether the mystery man is a radio officer or a steward - both are people Dad would have mad a point of knowing. Dad was keen on radios and loved to take them apart and put them back together. I suspect the stewards were popular on any ship, es a way to "acquire" extra rations in war time!
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Hi Terry,
No Dad was not terribly tall
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I keep on putting this one or similar up but it keeps on disappearing. The only cargo passenger shipI was on was the Sunprincess in 1966/67 running between Canada and the West Indies. Dress for the passenger saloon for ships staff. Was white shirt and epaulettes , black trousers and cumberband underclothes optional. The only ships staff apart from the stewardesses were the mate and master and chief engineer. I used to make excuses for non attendance at dinner and used to get the stewardess to deliver at 2000 hrs coming off watch in my room. Pretty little thing she was , the stewardesses were always dressed in white top and bottom. JS
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Nothing like Lobster thermodore Cappy. Nearest to it out here is Crayfish. With a bottle of Sauterne that’s what I call luxury. Mind you do need good company . Cheers JS .
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Pray do tell, where do you get the Sauterns
Never seen that in the essentials shop, (Dans).
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Any sweet white wine I call sauterne John , I am not an expert on any drink I just drink it to be sociable. Someone gave me a bottle of Johnny Walker Black Lable the other day and said I hope you like the brand , my reply was don’t care about the brand would have drank it whatever it was, the same bottle is already half full. Cheers JS
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Hello, from my experience with both the UK & US navies, here are some of my observations. When I was working on the Cunard liners in the 60's, the junior catering officers wore one single zig zag stripe, the 2nd stwd wore two zig zags, the senior 2nd stwd 2-1/2 and the chief steward three. I cant remember what the sparkies wore but I seem to think that they were straight stripes.
The deck officers wore plain straight gold stripes while the engine room officers had purple bands in between the gold, and the doctor had red.
The American officer is, I believe a a U.S. navy lieutenant of the engine branch.
Regards
Austin