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27th March 2013, 07:43 PM
#121
Builder offered my ship 'British Guardsman' a tongue in cheek tow.We blew a boiler in the Persian gulf 1964.
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27th March 2013, 08:00 PM
#122
british builder
hey taff, we made it back to grange mouth on our own, where i paid off november 55, you must have been on the next trip. on our trip we were also continually breaking down. while in for repairs, got to see some interesting places, beruit, pireaus, venice. as a first trip deck boy, beruit will always be special, as you all can well guess.
regards, stan
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3rd April 2013, 09:35 PM
#123
Hi Barry,
I just sent you a private message, I collect old BP docs especially Ships movemebnts/Fleet News. You appear on a database I made of ex BP Navigating Apprentices 1948/85.
Graham Wallace
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4th April 2013, 10:32 AM
#124
Good to hear I exist somewhere !!
Grand to be on a list or two somewhere !!
Look forward to catching up and learning more ... will e-mail you
barry
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22nd April 2013, 03:18 PM
#125
BP Ships served on
I will have to dig out my old discharge book but the ships I served on were roughly as follows:
Br Swift 1972 as an Eng Cad then:
Br Progress, Surveyor, Scientist, Gannet, Beech, Patience, Sivand (Irano British) several 'R' boats and ended up in the Falklands on the Forth in 1982.
Fond memories. But took redundancy and ran :-)
Nick
Last edited by Nick FENN; 23rd April 2013 at 02:36 PM.
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22nd April 2013, 09:52 PM
#126
Welcome indeed!
Hello Nick
As said gald you joined us here on site,hope we will have you with us for a long time !
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23rd April 2013, 02:12 AM
#127
old b.p tankers isailed in ,british grenadier pay off xmas eve 1965.
british poplar 1966.
british workman 66
british judge paid off irland
british lantern 1967
british vine 67
british lantern paid off Antwerp,went aground in the river,small tanker which was to take off some of the oil exploded alongside,
one crewman on other ship killed,bits of her bulkheads fro accomadation landed on our deck.
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24th April 2013, 05:59 AM
#128
I know the Second Mate ( John Crosbie) on the Lantern when she was aground in Antwerp 1967.
Graham
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24th April 2013, 06:02 AM
#129

Originally Posted by
Nick FENN
I will have to dig out my old discharge book but the ships I served on were roughly as follows:
Br Swift 1972 as an Eng Cad then:
Br Progress, Surveyor, Scientist, Gannet, Beech, Patience, Sivand (Irano British) several 'R' boats and ended up in the Falklands on the Forth in 1982.
Fond memories. But took redundancy and ran :-)
Nick
Nick , I have sent you a private message. I know quite a few people who sailed with you .
Graham Wallace (ex 1955 BP Engineering Apprentice)
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24th April 2013, 10:13 PM
#130
My late father was on BP Tankers.
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