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14th January 2017, 06:11 PM
#21
Re: Life in Blue Star
If your going to miss a ship not a bad place although I suppose the company were not that impressed regards Dave .
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14th January 2017, 09:32 PM
#22
Re: Life in Blue Star
#18,
Enjoyed Shaw Saville as well.
Did a few trips on the 'Drina'
Can't believe that so many found Blue Star lousy feeders.
I ate what the rest of the crew had, and can't recall complaining.
Or even receiving any gripes.
Maybe the rest of the crew ate better than I did while ashore.
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14th January 2017, 09:56 PM
#23
Re: Life in Blue Star
They really were Bad Feeders Den , at least the ones I sailed on,. always on our pound and pint,.
Go to bed Hungry lying awake with hunger pains. Going down the Hatches in the night, only homeward bound, trying to get a case of corned Beef or Pineapples, to eat in the cabin.
Christmas day breakfast, one this piece of streaky bacon and one egg. Big Deal. One chicken for all hands, Officers had a Turkey for dinner.
15,000 tons of meat on board and we were Hungry.
Accommodation was crap, When the Adelaide Star Class was built in Germany the accommodation down aft was big , spacious , Vesty had it cut down to less than half the size, to make more space on the tween deck of No, 6 Hatch so he could carry more cargo,
The German ship builders did complain about it.
In 1953 the old Lord Vesty died and the young one about 15 years old came on board the New Zealand Star, he looked a real spoilt brat. and he was our Boss.
Cheers
Brian.
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17th January 2017, 03:52 PM
#24
Re: Life in Blue Star
hi bob, was fred spencer your brother (chippy), if so ask him to get in touch, ive him my regards
steve riley
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