Salvessons

[Stan Hackett]

Were they out of leith,a mate of mine was a sparkey on a whale chaser

[j.sabourn]

I remember the Southern Harvester and the Southern Venturer ( factory ships ) used to be tied up at various times (out of season) at Middle Dock South Shields. Salvessens transport ships used to run to South Georgia with stores etc. during the season and probably outside of the season when required. If you can get a book called I think the deep south written by Capt. McCoughlin ( he is probably dead by now) he was the working mate on I think the Venturer, and master on the transport ships at various times, until he threw one of the owners off the bridge so I heard. Before he died he was living just outside the Leith area somewhere. John Sabourn. Salvessens were a Norwegian Company.

[Tony Frost]

Christian Salvesen was a Scotish Company(50 East Fettes Avenue,Edinburgh,EH4 1EQ.)all their ships were regestered at Leith.

[j.sabourn]

My mistake thought that as 50 percent of crewing was norwegian they were norwegian owned. Cheers John sabourn

[william grant guyan]

I sailed on the salmela 14 month trip joined in japan paid off in itlay i was second/cook/ baker it was some trip could you be the J Sabourn that I sailed with on the Seaforth Commander?