bristol pilot boat ,queen mother

[Geoff Anderson]

hi all. im trying to get a photo of the bristol pilot boat ,mv queen mother. i was galleyboy on her in 1965,before going to sea training school in cardiff. i have been able to find out quite a bit about her but no photo. can anybody point me in the right direction to a site that might have a photo of her.
mv queen mother
bristol & avonmouth pilotage authority
built 1955
built by hill & sons, bristol
sold to risden beazley ltd & ulrich harms.salvage in the 1970s

any help would be greatfully recieved. thanks geoff

[Doc Vernon]

hi all. im trying to get a photo of the bristol pilot boat ,mv queen mother. i was galleyboy on her in 1965,before going to sea training school in cardiff. i have been able to find out quite a bit about her but no photo. can anybody point me in the right direction to a site that might have a photo of her.
mv queen mother
bristol & avonmouth pilotage authority
built 1955
built by hill & sons, bristol
sold to risden beazley ltd & ulrich harms.salvage in the 1970s

any help would be greatfully recieved. thanks geoff

Hi Geoff,
I know this isnt what you actually want mate,but just a bit of info about wrecks around the same place.
You may allready have seen it?
Cheers
Venon

http://www.barrywales.co.uk/tomclemett/shipwrecks.asp

An addition to post!

Geoff i dont know if this will help but you could try and email these people and ask the Question?

http://www.geocities.com/bccowners/

[Geoff Anderson]

Hi Geoff,
I know this isnt what you actually want mate,but just a bit of info about wrecks around the same place.
You may allready have seen it?
Cheers
Venon

http://www.barrywales.co.uk/tomclemett/shipwrecks.asp

An addition to post!

Geoff i dont know if this will help but you could try and email these people and ask the Question?

http://www.geocities.com/bccowners/

hi vernon. you are a gem.thanks for those sites i'll have a look see ,and as you say e mail them . thank for the hard graft mate. best wishes geoff.
ps i've left a message for you. thanks again

[Geoff Anderson]

hi all.
i have managed to get a photo of the pilot boat Queen Mother.put it in my album under my ships.i hope to put photos of all my ships in the gallery soon.
best wishes geoff

[Ian Baxter]

Hi Geoff
A bit late on but you may still be interested. Photographs of the Queen Mother are also available from the Bristol Docks Industrial Museum - they also have a builders model of the vessel. I was a Bristol Pilot apprentice for 2 years from 1960 at Barry on the Queen Mother. Also the George Ray and Nancy Raymond when they were on station whilst the QM was in drydock. I have attached a couple of pics that may be of interest.

Regards

Pugwash

[David Robinson]

Hi Geoff
A bit late on but you may still be interested. Photographs of the Queen Mother are also available from the Bristol Docks Industrial Museum - they also have a builders model of the vessel. I was a Bristol Pilot apprentice for 2 years from 1960 at Barry on the Queen Mother. Also the George Ray and Nancy Raymond when they were on station whilst the QM was in drydock. I have attached a couple of pics that may be of interest.

Regards

Pugwash

Hi Ian
Bit late (3 1/2 years)! but here are a few more pics of the Bristol Pilot Boats you will remember. I too was an apprentice on the QM at Barry in the early 60s, also spent time on the George Ray and Nancy Raymond, both at Barry and Avonmouth. Also the Sally Organ at Avonmouth.

Regards

David