BP ships served on

Hi Mike.
I think I put a picture of the navigator on the Gallery, but it was a long time ago. I think there was a newer one later.
Gulliver thanks for posting that shot of her I didn't have it.
Cheers Des

Hi David. I joined the British Maple on the bouys at Esso Pufleet in March 1957. Bergen, Stavanger then Destrahan Louisiana. Paid off at N Shields May same year. Ken.

Hi Graham, sorry its taken so long to reply, dont get on the computer much. It is a long time ago to try and remember someone. I cant remember you Graham. I see your I see your DB number is near mine R705658 were you at the Vindi.. Regards Ian.

Hi all,

Just joined the site. Sailed on the following:- 1963 British Viscount, 1964 British Sovereign, Hawthorn & Workman, 1965 British Aviator and 1966 British Statesman. Finished with BP in September 1966.

NB Sailed from builders yard on British Hawthorn Oct. 1964 but transferred to British Workman in Isle of Grain in November (promoted from engieering apprentice to acting Junior Engineer.)

Cheers! Richard Howitt.

I was on the British Diplomat, 4/73 to 9/73 as EDH. Mostly around the baltic and what a time of year to enjoy it. Food was good and if memory serves me right a good crew too. I was a tanker man, of my 17 ships, over 10 years, 10 were tankers. Esso,Caltex, Shell, BP and finally GATX-OSWEGO for 4 years.

Really enjoy the threads, brings back all the memories, good:) and bad.:(

Regards
Derek Brooks R850826

G'day Richard and welcome to the site. Well it looks as if we havbe something in common, British Hawthorn. Did her maiden voyage in 64, think we sailed from Newcastle? I was assistant steward.

Hi,
I have been 'up the Gulf' more times than I like to remember but not on B.P.,and for the life of me I can't
remember ever having a steamed food day.Can you recall what the menu's were like,and was this just
a in house rule?.

Cheers
Len.

Steamed food on tankers?????? Breakfast, steamed eggs, staemed bacon, steamed sausages triangular in shape and out of a tin. Lunch. steamed fish, steamed spuds, steamed cabbage that could have steamed seaweed for all we knew. Oh the joys of steamed tanker meals in port.

I have just read about your brother john and was wondering if he was the john Sculley that i spent three months with at grave send sea school he was from Kirby Liverpool ,we were best mates at gravesend and said that we would try to sail together but we never did.I wrote to john and he wrote back in the sixties but then we just stopped ,I have often thought of john over the years with great fondness he was such a good mate , and on the many times i visited Liverpool or worked there i regret not looking him up ,if you are johns sister could you let me know how he is ,i have some photos from gravesend when we were only sixteen .jimmy fry

Hi Jimmy,
Yes, John Scully was my brother & we lived in Kirkby & I would dearly love to see the photo's you have. I will send you a private mail, would you look in your private messages please.
Kind regards,
Tracey Scully. R59268 HSOD