Canadian Pacific

[John Arton]

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?

I was 3rd mate on the beaverpine in 73 and did her last voyage as a general cargo ship before she was converted to a container ship and renamed c.p explorer. We were on charter to a Dutch outfit and loaded in Germany and Holland with general for discharge in the carribbean, st.thomas, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Bahamas, then up to Baltimore to load grain for sharpness and Londonderry before being laid up in Liverpool then going onto being converted to container ship.
The line on the deck in front of the bridge was most likely to be the strain guage connected to an analogue instrument on the bridge which every 2? Hours we would record the readouts from and send them off to the British ship research group.
The beaverpine was a great ship and we had a fantastic and we had a great trip.
Rgds
J.A
https://www.balticshipping.com/vessel/imo/5039044

[Ernie Ballard]

hi Stuart i to was on all the smaller beaver boats 1964 to 1970 as bosun . i was on the beaveroak while it was being built in Newcastle for 6 months then for her maiden voyage with captain Ford. 1966 went on the beaverash and stayed on her till 1970 when she was sold to a greek company . so i presume we must have sailed together some time great ships great crews .

[Ernie Ballard]

hi Stuart/Graham thanks for your post great to hear the story of the oak as i was with her when being built .

[Ernie Ballard]

hi John was on the pine in jan /feb 1970 left her in liverpool when she started tramping . how ever i was on the beaver ash from 64to 69 and she used to have a crack in the deck just under my cabin quite regualery and would flex quit a lot but They just welded it up now and again when she went in to dry dock they would weld the knees and tell us it was fine.

[Doc Vernon]

I am just adding a Link on behalf of Peter Kohler, as i see that he has posted it on the Blog, which is just fine.
However there seems to be many that possibly do mt look in there or dont know how?
Anyway thought that this Lnk was a really good one, so as not for those who may have missed it on the Blog Section here it is again.
Cheers and Thank You Stuart!

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NB: And if you look down the right side of the Page that opens, there are a list of various dates on other such Articles, very Interesting indeed.
I have looked at only a few so far, and must say Enjoyed what i have seen and read!
Great!!!