please help

[sharron scott]

that would be great ron if you could send irt thanks

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Sharon.
Ask your Dad if he was on the Vidicatrix training ship, 72,000 boys went through there, he could have been one of them and many don't know that there is a web site for them. I also have old pics of the ship and camp
Cheers Des

[dod]

Sharon I sailed on the MV Tana in1962 as galley boy Charlie Pearson was the cook steward.Iam attaching a photo of the ship.George Tait

[happy daze john in oz]

G'day Dod and welcome to the site. If you care to list all your ships with some dates you may well hear from some who sailed with you. So sit back with a cold one and enjoy the voyage.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi George Tait!
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers


Note Well

If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
We need your names to get the New Flag full,so please do respond!
Thank you
Vernon (castleman)

Please go to following Link

http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=1974

Or reply to me in person! Via Private Message Link above below I will pass on the info!


http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/p...?do=newpm&u=18


If you have already done this then please accept my apologies!

[sharron scott]

Hi des .. my dad was on the TS Dolphin for his training. thanks

[sharron scott]

Thanks George , sorry for the late reply, dad very ill and been spending most off my time with him, I appreciate all ur help

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Sharron
Sorry to hear about your dear Dad being so ill,i sincerly hope that things will improve very soon!
Hang in there and dont give up!
Take care
Cheers

[Trisha Wiggins-Browne]

Hi Sharron I am very sorry to hear about your dad, my dad was also in the merchant navy and I lost him three years ago on the 10th to this hideous and wicked disease . I am pleased to read that these amazing and knowledgeable people on here have been able to help you , I joined this forum just recently and they have been fantastic in helping me also. Wishing you good luck with your quest .. God bless

[Chiefen]

SOME INFO ABOUT THIS VESSEL:

1946 Built as factory ship SOUTHERN HARVESTER by Furness Shipbuilding Co. Ltd., Haverton Hill for Chr. Salvesen & Co., Leith. Launched 2 May and commissioned by Salvesen’s The South Georgia Co. Ltd. in October. Sister-ship of Fl/F SOUTHERN VENTURER (1945), but fitted with more powerful engines. (Same Furness-design as Fl/F SVEND FOYN (1931) and Fl/F NORHVAL (1945).
British/Norwegian crew. In pelagic Antarctic service with 9 to 14 whale catchers from the 1946/47-season to 1962/63. Salvesen’s flagship.
1955 By far the most successful Antarctic whaling expedition in the 55/56-season with record-breaking 174.912 barrels produced.
1956 A modest season, but crowned with Royal Visit late in December:
On voyage to UK from the Olympic Games in Melbourne 1956 with HMY BRITANNIA, The Duke of Edinburgh, HRH Prince Philip and his party visited the factory ship and was lunched with salt beef and pea soup in the mess-room. A few days later, Prince Philip also visited Leith Harbour and one of the shore station’s whale-catchers.
1963 In May, the ”HARVESTER” arrived Melsomvik near Tønsberg for last time. Later this summer, Salvesen decided to withdraw from whaling. The reduced quotas were too small, and the factory ship went into a permanent lay-up mode.
In October sold to Nippon Suisan KK, Tokyo. Name unchanged. The buyers were just interested in the quota, and left the ” HARVESTER” at Melsomvik.
1966 Reaquired by Salvesen in July. In October sold for US$ 565.000 to Akers A/S, Oslo who planned to convert her to drill ship for the offshore oil industry. Name unchanged.
The planned conversion never took plane.
1971 After several years in the lay-up buoys at Oslo, sold by Akers A/S for breaking up to Recuperaciones Submarinos SA, Santander, Spain. Arrived Santander in tow 21 June.
1972 Broken up during the winter.

SEE ALSO : http://www.lardex.net/TONSBERG/salve...nHarvester.htm

Brgds.

Steinar Norheim