Ian Crossley

[Ian Crossley]

SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD

Full Name

Ian Crossley

Discharge Book Number

R641931

Department

Deck

Your Rank/Rating

Cadet to Master

Which Ships were you on and When

Cavallo 1956/57

Marengo57/58

Baltic Swift.59/60

Notes:

Everards.Stevey Clarks. British Channel Island Shipping.GSNC. Lapthorns.Falkland fishery patrol.

[Chris Bond]

CAVALLO.jpgMV Cavallo 1957 with deck cargo.jpgMV Cavallo 1957.jpgI was galley boy on the Cavallo March 57 to Jan 58 my first ship. Captain was Fred Briggs.

[Ken Bennetts]

I sailed with a Captain Ian Crossley on Hoo Finch, the same one?

[John Arton]

I sailed with a Chief Officer, later Captain, Ernie Meetham from Hull who served his time in Wilsons. His dad was also a skipper in Wilsons and had some sort of medal for undertaking the longest tow by a merchant vessel when his ship towed another Wilson line ship for around 20 days {I believe} back to port after it suffered major engine failure? somewhere out in the Caribbean.
Great fellow he was, always good for a laugh and during the Falklands conflict his ship was the supply tanker for jet fuel in Stanley. Got visited one Sunday afternoon {this long after the fighting was over} by the military man in charge at that time who wanted to carry out an inspection but Ernie told him in no uncertain terms to get off his ship and not to come back without obtaining prior permission as he was on a Merchant Ship, not a Naval one.
Ernie was on the next flight home apparently and after that he seemed to go down hill rapidly as the drink got a hold of him.
At hat time during the conflict and for a number of years after we had two tankers down there, one supplying jet fuel for the fighter planes and one supplying fresh water for the troops. They were living under canvas with pretty primitive conditions so there was a regular movement of them out to those two ships where they could get a shower, decent meal and a few beers.
rgds
JA

[Chris Ellison]

Anyone got any connect to the Malmo or Rollo around late 50's/early 60's?
Doing some research for Brian Ellison

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Ian
Welcome the site and thank you for listing your details and Ships
Always nice to have new Crew aboard!
Hope you will find lots here to take your interest!
Enjoy!
Cheers