Bibby Line ---Message

[Gulliver]

Hi,

Does anyone remember Captain Harry Pyle who lost his life in the Ocean Bridge explosion in 1971?

John S.

Hi John!

Just to inform you to read your private e-mail sent to you within the last few hours.
Regards
Davey(Gulliver)

[John Callon]

Harry Pyle.

Hi John,
I tried to send you a private email but unfortuantly it contained 2921 characters regarding Harry. Apparantly messages are restricted to 1000. If you email me at my personal email address which is john@sincal.co.uk, I will be able to reply to you in full.
Regards,
John Callon.

[ClanRobson]

Hi just found your post regarding Bibby Line. I've just started a new post Bibby Line 1938 - 1970 with regards to my Grandfather Joseph Vernon Robson.
Regards Carolyn

[Gulliver]

Hi just found your post regarding Bibby Line. I've just started a new post Bibby Line 1938 - 1970 with regards to my Grandfather Joseph Vernon Robson.
Regards Carolyn

Hello Carolyn and a Very Warm Welcome to this site.
There are a few ex-Bibby men aboard,so perhaps someone may recognise your grandfather.J.V.Robson.

In 1970 I was a mere Deck Cadet,so when the visiting 'top-brass' arrived in Liverpool or Birkenhead,yours truly here would probably be banished to the offshore side on a stage,touching up the boottopping!
40 years ago now, a much different era-there were so many companies like that where everyone 'knew his place'.Excellent company to work for though.

If anyone does make a posting re your Grandfather,then you should receive notification of it via your registered e-mail address.

Good Luck in your search Carolyn!
Davey(Gulliver)

[ClanRobson]

Thanks Davey for the welcome.
I'm really hoping that someone out there knew my grandfather- as I didn't. I've managed to get his discharge number and medals rolls from the Archives. I am doing family research so hopefully I will get some good leads from this website. I shall keep a vigil on my inbox and hold thumbs!
Regards Carolyn

[Colin McClelland]

Hi,just found this great site.
I was with bibbys from 1970 to 1977. Sailed on , old & new yorkshire, shropshire, berkshire, hampshire, ocean bridge, atlantic bridge, australian bridge.
I then left to work in canada, usa, mexico, before retiring.

Regards to all
colin

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Colin
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers


Also"

If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thank you

Please go to following Link

http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=1974

[Geoff Anderson]

HI COLIN.
Just another warm Welcome to you, find yourself a cabin and settle yourself in.
Geoff

[Keith Barrow]

Having just found the British Merchant Navy website and in particular the sub-forum for Bibby line makes me wonder of the "Engineers" I met and worked with. Before anyone from the deck side wants to start on the warpath let me say that I found some great guys up top.
I joined Bibby Line in June 1959 on joining MV Staffordshire in Birkenhead docks. Ships I sailed on were
MV Worcestershire, Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Devonshire and the brand new MV Cheshire on the delivery voyage from the Clyde to Birkenhead.
I left Bibby's in February 1961 and joined the Birkrnhead Navy. Coming from Runcorn (the Monte Carlo of the North West) everything was local for me then but that soon changed.
Regards to all.
Keith Barrow

[happy daze john in oz]

G'day keith and welcome to the best site on the net. Good list of ships there, if you care to add some dates to them you may get replies from some who knew you. So while you wait sit back with a cold one and enjoy the voyage.