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6th April 2022, 07:45 AM
#21
Re: Buries Markes

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Michael Bates
I was on the La Chacra Aug 68 to Feb 69,good ship fecent company good feeders and reasonable overtime,The skipper was a very distinguished gentleman Captain Eyre - Walker
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Was along side the la chacra i guess in 58 or 59 in oz it may have been an older vessel but was a smart looking craft ...but more likely when she was new .....cappy
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6th April 2022, 08:01 AM
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Re: Buries Markes
What a name to call a ship . La is also masculine I believe . I can imagine how and what sort of nickname she had , or even a person who had problems pronouncing French words . JS
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6th April 2022, 08:35 AM
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Re: Buries Markes
buries marks i was in an ore carrier in 1960 believe she was buries marks...name of Mabel warwick....did they have like a german cross on the stack ....pretty sure they did ....all the ore carriers great feeders plenty overtime own accom....back to a tramp after them ...not a happy bunny ..cappy
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6th April 2022, 03:41 PM
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Re: Buries Markes
cappy Yr.#23 re MABEL WARWICK.
You're right about the white'swastika' on the funnel, cappy.She was the fourth- to- last ship built at Grays,W.Hartlepool before they closed down in 1961.
She had a sister-the JOYA McCANCE
INFOLINK with pics for MABEL WARWICK.
MABEL WARWICK.jpg
Phota taken at Vitoria ,Brazil ,1966 by Edson de Lima Lucas,Shipspotting.com
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6th April 2022, 04:13 PM
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Re: Buries Markes
i went to the pool shortly after returning from skinning out in oz i was given the allurity ex empire domby ....built 1944 ...a great little vessel one of everards ....asmall tanker bunkering vesssels in the tees ...out of shields ....and wished to go foriegn as in later months of the year she went out the tyne fully laden then
turned into a submarine
i paid off and went to the shields pool ...he gave me a chitty for a vessel at the ore quay ......when i looked at the chitty it appeared to say mabul wahad.....i thought jeez they are giving me a bleeding arab vessel now......so was pleasantly cheered to see the mabel warwick which looked brand new signed on oct..1960 buries marks.....ist time own accom a 5 star food....bags of overtime ....victoria in brazil i i recall .....cappy..R683532
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