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I have a collection of old BP Fleet News including Ships movements ( crew lists)1960/85. If you are interested let me know his name rank/rating and years and months if possible and I will see what i can find. If you look in my 'profile' you will find an email adressQuote:
Originally Posted by Pedagog
Graham
hi graham,i remember him to,i went ashore after that trip,came to oz,joined the royal Australian airforce (marine branch) in which istayed until retirement,i trained
right up to marine navigator,i was a ableseaman with b.p:
Nick I was on the swift with my wife ,I was Lecky 10/6/72 Malmo-16/11/72 I.O.G Captain Burleigh then Captain Phillips . Coasting ,then a trip to Sandwich USA ,Curacao then Hamburg I think. What date were you on .
Ian I was Lecky on the Dragoon ,joined at Falmouth 22/1/73-4/5/73 I.O.G
I was on the Judge in 1963.
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Originally Posted by greyposter
Hi Greyposter ?????
I was on the British Pioneer,Resource,Envoy,Duke and the Hero,
all during the 50s.
Dave Williams
I was a JOS on the British Kiwi, 14 Jan 1964 - 30 Jul 1964
Immingham - Curacao
Curacao - Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico - Luanda (then in Angola, W Africa)
Luanda - Lobito
Lobiti - Ango Ango (an interesting port: 100 or so miles inland up the mighty Congo River. The jetty where we discharged a part cargo of Avgas was just around the corner to an almighty whirpool in the river..!!! Few of us sold jeans and jumpers to some locals and had a night "ashore" in nearby Matadi...)
Ango Ango - Capetown
Capetown - East London - Durban - Biera (then in Mozambique, E Africa)
From there up the Gulf then backwards and forwards between the Gulf and ports in S Africa
Natal was a fascinating place in the mid-60's...
Eventually did the home trip from the Gulf back to Immingham
Great Ship Great Crew Great Times
(I can't even remember the name of one single crewmember...)
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Joseph, that's not surprising, as we all had nicknames, whitey (for our coloured brethren) , chalky, dusty, miller, cloey, paddy, taffy, scotty, jock, jonesy, smithy, saile with two brothers from Dudley, they were known as dud and lee, then there were the usual rank names chippy, bos'n, lecky, second, chief, third, etc etc, our proper names (rarely used) were on the 'Lifeboat Stations' notice but who looked at them, we already knew our place from boat drill and fire drill
Hi Ivan...
There were two other JOS' - both from the Middlesbrough area: shared a cabin with them: One had the Nick of "Red" because of his hair colour - and I think the other lad (wrongly) had the Nick of "Yorky" - he was a 'quiet' fair-haired lad... We all had a passion for the Rolling Stones and spent many a night "rocking along" to Sticky Fingers and Beggars Banquet... I don't even know if I had a Nick... might have been 'Doddsy' - or maybe "Makkem", since I was from Sunderland...
The Bosun was a real Mariner - I think his christened name was Iain - but he got "Shelty" - a fellow from the Shetland Isles - with a thick Shetland accent... Supervised our running bowlines then hoisted us aloft up the For'ard mast... let us splice and whip working ropes... "old" seaman-ship stuff - but still very relevant in the 60's...
It was on the KIWI I first crossed the line... The 2nd Mate was a good sort - dressed as Old Neptune - smeared us with black grease and white flour...
That was a good trip... Sticks in my mind... Everything except the names...