BP Ships i served on 1969 till1984

[Rae Bolton]

The ''Dolphin'' (Training Ship Leith)
British Vine ( twice ) Catering Boy
British Grenadier
British Fame
British Unity Assistant Steward
British Confidence 2nd cook & baker
British Explorer
British Prospector
British purpose
British Wye ( twice ) chief Cook
British Liberty
British Tweed
British Patience
British Tenacity
Shoush
British Spey
British Kennet
British Norness
Iolair
Then to North Sea
DB100 , fortuna Ugland , Hutton TLP

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Ray,
Another British Bulldog i see hah!
Great lineup you show here mate,and i am sure you have been to and seen some fabolous places,as many here have done!
Anyway a warm welcome to this great site,i hope you will enjoy the trip,and possibly find some good old salts that you sailed with!
A good Crew here,bit balmy at times but that the norm with us here haha!
So take a seat mate,relax and enjoy the company! You may if you are lucky enough find a cool one in the Mess,but beware the Taffs have been there of late!haha!
Cheers

[happy daze john in oz]

Welcome Rae toi this most wonderful of M.N. sites, the best in fact. Only did one B.P. that was the Hawthorn on her maiden voyage about 1964. Anyway, grab a seat, find a cold one, sit back and enjoy.

[David Williams]

Hi Tony.
I notice that both you and Rae Bolton managed
a trip on the Shoush????

Dave Williams(R583900)

[David Williams]

Hi Rae.
I noticed that both you and Tony B had sailed
on the Shoush????.

Dave Williams(R583900)

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Rae,
Must be the one that got away mate! I havent got your details for the Flag yet! Did i request them at an earlier stage at all?
If i did then i have mislaid them if not can you please reply with details thanks !
Hi
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we wil have you here for a long time!
Cheers
Vernon

Also"



Just wondering if you would let me have your R Number and First ship mate,as i am doing a database and would like to include as many as possible.
This is only for my personal keeping for future reference.
Thanks
Vernon R697530
Please reply via P Message
Thank You!



PS If you supply your details would it be OK to pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thanks

See link regarding my personal Flag as well!

http://www.merchant-navy.net/gallery...php?photo=4028

[Jim Sinclair]

Hi Rae
I was on the Iolair from November 1983 as second cook and baker I see you did not leave her till 1984 my real name is Jim Sinclair I think our leave pattern overlapped

[Stewart Walker]

Hi Rae

I think I was on the Shoush as your Second Cook when we were in Scaramanga Greece? I was also on the Iolair took her out on her maiden voyage did 2 year on her
Stewart Walker

[Rae Bolton]

Hi Stewart
Just read your note about the Iolair, I was on her as well from brand new, Joined in Brest and did 2 years, in fact that my last bp ship. Were you there when i got up and sang and played the guitar at that marina place They gave us free drink cos it enteretained the other punters, .Isent you a reply to you private message last night, hope you got it, do you remember Dennis Lowry ( 2nd cook as well) and graham park he was 2nd steward. There was a Phill 2nd cook cant remember his second name.
Anyway keep in touch
Rae

[Stewart Walker]

Hi Rae sorry for not getting back to sooner, but I have been at work since Wednesday morning and just got home at 6.30 tonight, anyway the Iolair, I joined in Brest as well, but the chief cook was a Geordie cannot remember his name, one of the chief steward was somebody Benson ??? Cannot remember his first name the chief steward was a Scottish guy always panicking cannot remember his name either, I must be getting old cannot remember much it will come back to me eventually. Anyway we took her out of Brest still with the builder’s yard directors and catering manager on board, I do remember we use to get a free can of beer or two with our dinner from him; the ship was handed over in Falmouth Bay then we took her to the Fortis Field to go on station. I will look for my discharge book on Sunday and get the dates; I was also on the Solair for 2 diving seasons and on the Kiwi (coltair) for a year or so not to Keen on her chief cook was somebody Harrison he was ACDC did not get on with him we did month on month off, I did two weeks with him so my first two weeks I did night shift to keep out his way. Need to look at discharge book to find out where I went to after that. I be off now will try to update you on Sunday regards Stewart