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8th December 2009, 07:05 PM
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BP Ships I served on 1975 to 1987
BP Ships I served on 1975 to 1987
Stewart Walker Discharge Book No. UK 026271
British Argosy June – Oct 1975 Galley boy
British Resolution Nov 75 March 76 Galley Boy/Assistant Steward
British Dragoon May – Oct 76 Assistant Steward
British Resolution Mar – July 77 2nd Steward
British Inventor Aug – Dec 77 2nd Cook & Baker
British Resolution Feb – May 78 2nd Cook & Baker
M.V. Minab July – Nov 78 2nd Cook & Baker
S.S Shoush Jan – Mar 79 2nd Cook & Baker 1978
British Tamar June – Sept 79 2nd Cook & Baker
British Patience Nov 79 – Feb 90 2nd Cook & Baker
Sulair Mar 80 – Sept 81 2nd Cook & Baker
Jolly Sprite Feb 82 – June 82 2nd Cook & Baker
Iolair Aug 82 – Nov 82 2nd Cook & Baker
Coltair (Forties Kiwi) Jan 83 – May 83 2nd Cook & Baker
Iolair May 83 – Sept 83 2nd Cook & Baker
British Tamar Oct – Mar 84 2nd Cook & Baker
British Wye June – Oct 84 Chief Cook
British Resource Jan 85 – May 85 Chief Cook
BP Vigour July – Nov 85 Chief Cook
British Tenacity Mar – Nov 86 Chief Cook
British Tenacity April – Sept 87 Chief Cook
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8th December 2009, 07:15 PM
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British Tankers
Hi Stewart.
I also sailed on the British Resource,way back
in 1953,but I doubt very much if its one and the
same ship!!!!!!!!!.
Dave Williams(R583900)
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8th December 2009, 07:41 PM
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Hi Stewart
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10th September 2010, 04:45 PM
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Im looking to contact anyone who served with my brother Steven Owen who died tragically while in dry dock in Athens aboard SS Shoush January 1979.
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11th September 2010, 01:43 PM
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Br Dragoon
Hi Stewart. I was catering officer on the Dragoon from June '76 to June '78 so we must have sailed together for a few months trouble is my memory is not that good these days, I think Dennis Jones was the old man-ring any bells. John Wilson.
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17th September 2010, 09:28 AM
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Stewart, did Georgey Brown take over from you?
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4th October 2010, 05:22 PM
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British Dragon
Hi John
Nice to hear from you, I do remember sailing with you on the Dragoon, I was assitant steward and one of the old Dennis Jones when we were there Stewart Walker
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14th October 2015, 09:50 AM
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Re: BP Ships I served on 1975 to 1987
I must of sailed with you on the Jolly Sprite in 1982, joined the ship in Antwerp with "Cowie's Cowboys" we were in dry dock for quite a long time.
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14th October 2015, 01:55 PM
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Re: BP Ships I served on 1975 to 1987
#8, Hi Darryl, Stewart has not been on site since Dec 2014, so if you want to contact him, send a pm [private message] and that will revert to his his email account
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3rd November 2015, 02:19 PM
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Re: BP Ships I served on 1975 to 1987

Originally Posted by
Darryl Fury
I must of sailed with you on the Jolly Sprite in 1982, joined the ship in Antwerp with "Cowie's Cowboys" we were in dry dock for quite a long time.
See, there was just something about that name that I really thought there was no way was I sailing on a ship called The Jolly Sprite. :-)
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