In Memoriam...m.v.Derbyshire 9-10 Sept.1980

This year isthe 31st Anniversary ..... In Remembrance of the 44 Persons Who Lost their Lives in m.v.Derbyshire,on 9th September 1980.
The years pass by so quickly,but the disbelief and sorrow of the sudden loss remain in our thoughts today and always……..
　
　
　
Please pause awhile and remember here-
　
　

　
　

ALLIS Kevin -Jnr.Eng.Officer
BAYLIS Francis Arthur -Chief Officer
BEST Phillip Joseph- Steward
BINDON Paul Joseph -Extra 2nd Officer
BLEASE Thomas Victor- Petty Officer/Carpenter
BOND Richard- Petty Officer
BROWN Terence- GP1
BUCKLEY William -Purser /Chief Steward
BUJANG Ali Bin -GP1
BURKE Timothy- GP1
COATES Nigel -GP1
CHEDOTAL Frederick James- Electrical Eng.Officer
COLTMAN Leo Thomas Mackenzie- 3rd Eng.Officer
CRONE John James -2nd Steward
FREEMAN Mark -Jnr.Catering Rating
GORDON Andrew- Steward
GORDON Alexander Turner- Steward
GRAHAM Joseph Henry -2nd Cook
GREENLAND John James -Steward
HARDMAN Barry James -Chief Cook
HODGES Anthony Jack -Chief Petty Officer
HUNT William Leonard -4th Engineer Officer
HUTCHINSON Graeme- Extra 3rd Engineer Officer
HUTCHINSON Mrs.Anne- Marie- Wife of Graeme
JONES David Hugh -2nd Engineer Officer
JONES Mrs.Mary -Wife of David
KANE Norman Gibson Aiken- GP1
KING Paul Desmond -Jnr.Engineer Officer
LAMBERT Peter -GP1
LANGTON Bernard- GP2
MARSH Norman -Chief Engineer Officer
MUSA Ali Bin Haji -GP1
MUSA Ronnie- GP1
NOBLETT James -GP1
RAPLEY Clive William -Extra Chief Officer
RIDYARD David Michael -Extra 4th Engineer Officer
SEKAH Badarun Bin -GP1
STOTT Adrian Keith- Jnr.Seaman
TAYLOR Peter John -Petty Officer
TAYLOR Raymond William -2nd Officer
UNDERHILL Capt.Geoffrey Victor -Master
WALLER Roy Alfred -Radio Officer
WILLIAMS Griffith Wyn- GP1
WILLIAMSON Edward Frank -Jnr.Engineer Officer
　
　
　
Also Remembering
PRESCOTT Robert -3rd Engineer Officer
BIGGAM Maxwell -Electrical Engineer Officer
　
　
Who tragically lost their lives earlier , in 1976, also in the Derbyshire(when named Liverpool Bridge)　
and

SCULLY John - GP 1 who died aboard another Bibby vessel,m.v.Devonshire in 1983

　
Once again,our thoughts are also with the Families,Friends,and ex- Shipmates

　

.....We Will Remember Them......

Thanks for that Memorial, Davey. How time flies, 31 years.

I remember young Mark Fooks who survived the Pool Fisher sinking on 5 November 1979, 13 dead and two lads survived.
After staying home for a while to recover, went to the Pool in Liverpool and said "Give us the biggest ship you have, the little ones sink under me.". They gave him the Derbyshire, He flew to Yokohama with a few other men and sat in a hotel waiting for the Derbyshire. After a few days they flew him home again.The Derbyshire never arrived. Lucky again.
Cheers,
Brian.

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Originally Posted by Gulliver

Belated 28th anniversary remembrance of the 42 Officers and Crew and 2 Wives who tragically lost their lives on m.v.Derbyshire(Sept.9th-1980.)
And sincere condolences to their still-grieving families,colleagues and friends.

The m.v.Derbyshire was lost during a typhoon whilst en route from Sept.Iles,Canada to Kawasaki, Japan .She was and still is the largest British vessel lost in peacetime

The Enquiry into Her loss,I think many would agree, remains inconclusive.......

Links

MV Derbyshire - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
M.V. Derbyshire Mysterious Sinking - NORTH COUNTRY WEB
Liverpool museums - The final voyage of MV Derbyshire


I can personally recommend a good book: A Ship Too Far( The Mystery of the Derbyshire) by Dave Ramwell and Tim Madge.(Publ:Hodder & Stoughton 1992-ISBN 0 310 56997 2)
It has several illustrations and chapters on her construction and relevant subsequent fate of some of her sister ships,and personal stories of The Derbyshire Families Association,and the general decline of the British
MN.

My personal interest is because I was a Cadet in Bibby Line.(note the House Flag: It was originally all red,but after the 1917 Russian Revolution it caused some consternation in continental ports.So in 1926 the Bibby family added their hand and dagger family crest.

My first ship was also called 'Derbyshire'-her cargo-ship predecessor.I also briefly met,during crew changes,3 of the Officers who later perished on the new 'Derbyshire.

"We Will Remember Them"

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I had just left Bibby Line Prior to the loss of the Derbyshire, but sailed with some of the crew who went down with herI remember and sailed on the English Bridge with The Captain G Underhill, 2ne Eng Davy Jones and 3rd Eng Leo Coleman

Hi Gulliver

As well as the loss of sea colleages on the Derbyshire, I also remember sailing with Max Biggam on one of the Bridge boats, Max was as with all the others Leo, Davy and Cpt Underhill great charactors and still remain in our minds after so many years. I can still remember every one of their faces.

It is true that the Derbyshire was having a crew change in Japan. The replacement crew was in Japan waiting for the ship also with them was the Captains wife Mrs Underhill.

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Originally Posted by john inman

Hi Gulliver

As well as the loss of sea colleages on the Derbyshire, I also remember sailing with Max Biggam on one of the Bridge boats, Max was as with all the others Leo, Davy and Cpt Underhill great charactors and still remain in our minds after so many years. I can still remember every one of their faces.

It is true that the Derbyshire was having a crew change in Japan. The replacement crew was in Japan waiting for the ship also with them was the Captains wife Mrs Underhill.

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That is good that we can remember some of them,John-I'm fortunate enough too in that I'm able to remember faces.
That is why I am pleased on this site that in some way we can remember our ex-colleagues,and hope it gives their families some comfort too knowing that others will always think of them...

Best Regards
Gulliver

...go I.

I was supposed to join the Derby in Capetown as eng cadet to finish my time then as junior - she was late, I went to the Stafford instead, and the Derby didn't reach her next port.

We were even in the same storm, which if I recall we circumvented, maybe hove to for a while. We knew she wasn't responding to radio calls, and suspected she had gone down. We went to the same port in Japan, so the guys waiting to join her all came on to the Stafford, an awful day that was.

Graham and Anne-Marie Huthcinson were neighbours and personal friends, and our family knew many on her - my Dad Bill Hay (2/E) and Brother Ian (R/O) were also in Bibby's in the past, so we had a lot of connections.

Leo Coltman, Arthur Bayliss, 'Gavu', Norman Marsh.....

RIP to all who perished.

I sailed with Jimmy Crone (and his wife, Anne) several times on the MV Linguist (Harrison Line). He was a Chief Steward but made redundant so joined Bibby's as a second steward.

A couple of years ago my brother told me that Jimmy's brother, George, was his neighbour in the Albert Dock and had been bemoaning the fact that he had no photos of Jimmy. I was able to dig a few out and pass them on.

Antony Jack Hodges was the bosun. Never met him but his dad, also called Jack, was a drinking buddy when I lived in Morecambe.

This year is the 32nd Anniversary ..... In Remembrance of the 44 Persons Who Lost their Lives in m.v.Derbyshire,on 9th September 1980.

The years pass by so quickly,but the disbelief and sorrow of the sudden loss remain in our thoughts today and always……..
　　　Please pause a while and remember here-
　　　　
ALLIS Kevin -Jnr.Eng.Officer
BAYLISS Francis Arthur -Chief Officer
BEST Phillip Joseph- Steward
BINDON Paul John -Extra 2nd Officer
BLEASE Thomas Victor- Petty Officer/Carpenter
BOND Richard- Petty Officer
BROWN Terence- GP1
BUCKLEY William -Purser /Chief Steward
BUJANG Ali Bin -GP1
BURKE Timothy- GP1
COATES Nigel -GP1
CHEDOTAL Frederick James- Electrical Eng.Officer
COLTMAN Leo Thomas Mackenzie- 3rd Eng.Officer
CRONE John James -2nd Steward
FREEMAN Mark -Jnr.Catering Rating
GORDON Andrew- Steward
GORDON Alexander Turner- Steward
GRAHAM Joseph Henry -2nd Cook
GREENLAND John James -Steward
HARDMAN Barry James -Chief Cook
HODGES Anthony Jack -Chief Petty Officer
HUNT William Leonard -4th Engineer Officer
HUTCHINSON Graeme- Extra 3rd Engineer Officer
HUTCHINSON Mrs.Anne- Marie- Wife of Graeme
JONES David Hugh -2nd Engineer Officer
JONES Mrs.Mary -Wife of David
KANE Norman Gibson Aiken- GP1
KING Paul Desmond -Jnr.Engineer Officer
LAMBERT Peter -GP1
LANGTON Bernard- GP2
MARSH Norman -Chief Engineer Officer
MUSA Ali Bin Haji -GP1
MUSA Ronnie- GP1
NOBLETT James -GP1
RAPLEY Clive William -Extra Chief Officer
RIDYARD David Michael -Extra 4th Engineer Officer
SEKAH Badarun Bin -GP1
STOTT Adrian Keith- Jnr.Seaman
TAYLOR Peter John -Petty Officer
TAYLOR Raymond William -2nd Officer
UNDERHILL Capt.Geoffrey Victor -Master
WALLER Roy Alfred -Radio Officer
WILLIAMS Griffith Wyn- GP1
WILLIAMSON Edward Frank -Jnr.Engineer Officer


　　　Also Remembering


PRESCOTT Robert -3rd Engineer Officer
BIGGAM Maxwell -Electrical Engineer Officer
　　Who tragically lost their lives earlier , in 1976, also in the Derbyshire(when named Liverpool Bridge)
　
and

SCULLY John - GP 1 who died aboard another Bibby vessel,m.v.Devonshire in 1983


　
Once again,our thoughts are also with All the Families,Friends,and ex- Shipmates .


　



.....We Will Remember Them......
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I have just read in the Liverpool Echo that a permanent exibition has been set up at the Liverpool Maritime Museum in memory of the Derbyshire.Anyone visiting may like to look in on this.Items on display that have never been seen before including a uniform of one of those on board,it is hoped to add many more items and infact it is hoped that a memorial can be placed at the Pier Head.
Regards.
Jim.B.

In memory of the crew of the Derbyshire. Will always be remembered - it could have been any one of us.
John