HI just signed on

[Peter Rooney]

Hi my name is Peter Rooney I was at sea from 1979- 1989 i was at Gravesend from Jan-may 1979. I was with BP for a few years ships include
Sivand
Br Tay
Br Test a couple of trips
Br Trent about 1982 everything went Pear shaped and i moved on

[Ron B Manderson]

welcome to the site Peter.
I know you will enjoy the patter.
Ron the batcave

[Tony Morcom]

Welcome to the site Peter. Thanks for stopping by to introduce yourself. Hopefully you will find lots to entertain you in the contents here which are as varied as the members.

[Doc Vernon]

Welcome Peter
Enjoy what you can,its a great site!
Lots of info on all sorts and many good Pictures and lots of good Lads aboard here!
Cheers

[DeepSea]

It maybe possible you sailed with my dad, David McGee who was Bosun with BP at that time or my sister Carol who served her deck apprenticeship with BP from 1980-1984.

[Captain Kong]

Did anyone in BP sail with Captain John Wallwork up to the time of the Redundances.
He was a close neighbour, lived just opposite me, and friend.
He got killed in Saigon, He had a job with a shipyard and steel works there. His new Office block
set on fire and he was on the top, 5th Floor. The Fire engine Ladder could only get up to the third floor and all those above Pershed.
Cheers
Brian

[Peter Rooney]

It maybe possible you sailed with my dad, David McGee who was Bosun with BP at that time or my sister Carol who served her deck apprenticeship with BP from 1980-1984.

Hi Billy, I did't sail with your dad, but the name rings a bell, was he Bosun on the Tamar? west Africa Lome Lagos. Their were stacks of 'River' boats on that run at the time, we would lighten up each other at Lome it was a great opportunity to share a few Tennents and catch up.

[DeepSea]

Looking through my dads Discharge Book shows he served on the Tamar from the 3/4/81 to the 17/7/81

[Peter Rooney]

Hi Billy, sorry not replyed for a while. I was on the Trent from 6 December 1980 joined Curacao, till 11 Aipril payed off in Sharjah. we, i'm sure, met up with the Tamar in the Meddi perhaps Porto Foxy or Cagliari, this was my favorite Trip paid off the day after my 18th.
Your Dad was a well known Bosun. Is he still at sea!

[Graham Wallace]

Hi,

I was a BP Engineering Apprentice been running a BP website for 13 years (wwww.bpapprentices.com) a few years ago I mad e adatabase of ex BP Navigating Apprentices/cadets JA Wallwork originally from Bolton was one of them , sailed British Ambassador as NA 1961, I;ll make a note of your comments. I will send you an email thru this website
Graham Wallace