Canadian Pacific

[brian clark]

I did one trip on the beaverlake early 1960 as Jos very rough trip but good crew big Scots an must have been 6foot four tall clipped me round the ear when I spilt his tea while he was on the wheel

[Ivan Cloherty]

You should have told him 'eh! big boy! why can't you keep the ship steady whilst I'm delivering your tea!'

[John Gill]

Did 2 trips on the England cold larder. Attempted a 3rd but got way laid in a pub sailing day
Got myself a VNC.(very naughty conduct).

[Dennis McGuckin]

Did several trips on the Beaver Dell, and Beaver Cove.

[Clive Marsh]

I was the cadet on the Beaverash in 1966 and 1967. London, Tilbury, Rotterdam, Antwerp, Le Harve, St John, Quebec, Montreal, Toronto, Hamilton. A great little ship wasn’t she. The closest they let me near an Empress was for a firefighting course in Quebec. I remember the Ash as being a lively ‘boat’.

[James Curry]

Beaverash!!!try saying that quickly

[Johnny Kieran]

I was on the Beaver Pine, 1963/4/5 ish, good feeder and crew. We had terrible weather going out across the N. Atlantic one winter. Up and down and shipping em green all the way over till we reached the ice. I remember seeing a long line across the deck in front of the bridge when we were in Quebec, it was like when you keep bending a piece of metal. Everyone talked about it and it was pointed out to the powers that be, then I suppose, forgotten.
Many years later, I heard she had been sold of elsewhere. It was reported that she sank off the west coast of S. America with all hands lost. When I heard about it, I wondered if that line in the deck we saw, was anything to do with it.
I cant remember where I heard about it from, it's just a memory. Anyone else hear of this about the beaver Pine?

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Johnny
I was on a few old scrap heaps carrying logs from Canada UK, on one in Feb 52, we hit he worse storm ever, 90 ft waves were recorded of the Banks, no one on the ships thought we would survive, one ship with a deck cargo of logs went down with all hands just a few mils from us but we could do nothing to help.
Des

[j.sabourn]

#18 Being so near and so far is a terrible situation to be in Des . I was in a similar situation years ago with a fishing vessel in the North Sea . We were being driven backwards down the North Sea , at the same time the rig reported 100 foot waves going through his legs. However I have found that when people other than seafarers report sea height they report it as wave height on top of swell height if both are running in the same direction.when you get both running in alternative directions that’s when it really gets bad. The feeling after watching or listening to men die on a foundering ship stays with one a long time. JS

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Jon.
I was on the wheel for 3hours as my mate was to scared to risk running the gauntlet of the after deck, but I felt that tiny bit safer there than down aft, like you we were going ahead on the engines; but backwards through the sea.
Des