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    Hi , Just joined this forum thought I would start by saying hello!. This is a list of the BP tankers I sailed on.
    British Renown From 5/3/77 to 11/8/77.
    M.V. Mokran --- 1//10/77 - 25/1/78.
    M.V Marun --- 14/3/ 78 - 14/7/78.
    SS Shoush --- 13/9/78 - 18/12/78.
    M.V British Avon -- 4/3/79 - 7/7/79.
    M.V British Trent -- 11/10/79 - 5/2/80.
    M.V.British Tay --- 25/3/80 - 21/7/80.
    SS Sivand --- 13/9/80 - 20/11/80.
    M.V.Mokran --- 17/6/81 - 27/9/81.
    SS British Pride --- 29/11/81 -- 30/3/82.
    M.M British Spey --- 16/5/81 -- 14/9/82.
    M.V British Willow -- 11/11/82 -- 30/11/82.
    M.V British Willow --- 30/11/82 -- 22/2/83.
    M.V British Kennet -- 22/4/83 --- 7/6/83.
    M.V. British Kennet -- 8/6/83 --- 3/9/83.
    M.V. British Tay --- 29/10/83 --- 31/12/83.
    M.V. British Tay ---- 1/1/84 --- 18/2/84.
    M.V. British Dart --- 10/4/84 --- 22/8/84.
    M.V. British Wye --- 10/10/84 --- 27/1/85.
    M.V. BP Vigour --- 25/3/85 --- 27/7/ 85.
    SS British Ranger --- 8/9/85 --- 13/3/86.

    If anyone wants to ask me anything please go ahead and ask. I still go to work I do aicraft pushbacks at Birmingham airport and have two years to go before I retire and boy am I looking forward to it.. All the best to you all.

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    Hi Brummie (real name please!)
    Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
    Here you will find lots of info,a good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
    So sit back grab a Tinny,relax and just enjoy the trip!
    Hope we will have you here for a long time! Have a happy stay!

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    Nice lineup of Ships you have there,and i bet you have a few good Yarns to post!

    I once lived in Birmingham,Halesowen,and also Hagley in the 1950's
    Went back to see my Daughter a few Years back,and then flew back to Frankfurt with BA but it was a small one and Boy! what a takeoff!
    The Weather was so bad,and the wibd was howling,and the rain pouring down!
    I never thought that the Pilot would take off,but he did and we virtually went up sidewards!
    A mite scary to say the least!
    All the best
    Cheers
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    My dad Dave McGee was PO on the Mokran and paid off in Khasab Bay just before you joined her in 1977. He spent his last twelve years at sea with BP as bosun for the last six years.
    "Across the seas where the great waves grow, there are no fields for the poppies to grow, but its a place where Seamen sleep, died for their country, for you and for peace" (Billy McGee 2011)

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    Hi, My real name is Gordon Brown. Yeah I have had loads of stick over the last few years about my name. But as I have got older (62 years old) I have not lost my sense of humour. Also I do have a few yarns as you do when you are deep sea. But I miss the life so much, I have never really been to settled since being made redundant. But like the rest of us I make the most of it. Nice to meet you all.

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    Hi, I got this feeling that our paths have crossed somewhere. His name certainly has set a bell ringing in the back of my head.

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    Attached photo of my dad Dave, me and mam on the British Respect 1980. My mam did that many trips, I think she ended up with more sea time tham me.
    "Across the seas where the great waves grow, there are no fields for the poppies to grow, but its a place where Seamen sleep, died for their country, for you and for peace" (Billy McGee 2011)

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    Hello Brummie, I think I remember you. I was on the Renown March 77 to August 77. I was a GP boy at the time, there were two of us Me ( Danny) and another lad from Liverpool Ian Ball. I remember the trip well and had my 17 Birthday aboard. A surprise party was organised for me it was a great episode in my life. I sailed on a number of ships , Esk, Liberty, Humber, Pride, Renown a second time, and Norness. I loved my time at sea.

    As I recall I think you had long hair at the time.

    All the best

    Danny

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    Yeah you got me. Hows things now, are you still at sea as for me I now work at an airport moving planes around. One thing thing I agree on is those were good times.

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    Hi,
    No I am not at sea, I had a career change and became a civil servant, I now live in the North West although I have worked all over the place London etc.
    aia do a lot of sailing mainly 36 foot yachts a bit smaller than the ships we sailed on. Have you made contact wiyh anyone else from your days at sea?

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    Hi, I noticed you sailed with Paul Mates. I sailed about 5 or 6 trips with Paul he was quite a character. I have met a few people from BP days but you are the first from the Renown. I dont live to far from an ex PO called Jim Litchfield. Would be good to hear from Ian again.

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