Colin Meiklejohn

[Colin Meiklejohn]

SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD

Full Name

Colin Meiklejohn

Discharge Book Number

R786091

Department

Deck

Your Rank/Rating

apprentice to master

Which Ships were you on and When

Apprentice
British Curlew may 23 1963-nov 1963
British Bombardier jan 1964
British Prudence jan-July 1964
British Workman 1964-1965
British Engineer 1965
British Lantern 1965-1966
British Fulmar 1966
British Poplar 1967
3rd Mate
British Cavalier 1967
British Robin 12.1967-05.1968
British Corporal 08-68-03.69
2nd Mate
Jamaica Planter 08.1969-09.1969
Janecke (Danish) 10.1969-08-1970
Texaco (Caltex) Brisbane 11.70-05.71
Texaco Saigon (T2) 0771-08.72
1st Mate
Ferring (Coasting) 12.73-01.74
Rogate (Coasting) 01.74-04.74
Storrington (coasting) 03.74-04.74
Offshore Drillships/Supply 1973-1980
Shoreside superintendent Vancouver Canada 1980-1995
Return to sea
2nd Mate
Flinders Bay (P&O containers)
04.96-08.96
1st Mate
Chiquita Belgie 10.96-03.97
Chiquita Scandinavia 06-97-07.97
Master
Chiquita Scandinavia 07.97-11.97
Chiquita Deutschland 01-98-06.99
Chiquita Italia 07.98-10.98
1st mate
Arklow Bridge (coasting) 12.98-01.99
Master
Seaspring 12.00-06.01
EmmaPlein (Dutch) coaster
08.02-11.02
Hoo Dolphin and Hoo Moss 01.03-05.03
Dea Supporter 08.05-09.05
Dorada (Falkland Is Fisheries V/l. 07.07-08.07
Offshore since 2006 to present 2013.

Notes:

Just about all vessels listed . too many other foreign vessels and offshore units to list. List should be enough.
I was master on the Canadian Marine Drilling ltd Drillships, operating in the Beaufort Sea 1975-1979 and marine superintendent in Vancouver BC. 1980-1995

[len mazza]

What a CV,

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmate, I bet you have not got any D.R. or V.N.C.s?

[cappy]

morning colin you weren't in the british workman when they painted the name british workhouse round the arsend ithink nobody was in her but every body new about it some record time at sea there you must have seen big changes and not many for the better regards cappy

[Colin Meiklejohn]

hello Cappy ....
No it happened before my time. I heard the story when i was on board and again somewhere else. Apparently it happened while waiting for a transit of the Suez Canal. I did not hear about the whole crew getting a DR. Though its possible in those days. I would have liked to have helped but in those days an apprentice would have been keel-hauled for assisting.
cheers

[Colin Meiklejohn]

Hello Len
Yes its a good list of ships . Theres a story for each of them too, good and bad. I'm still going offshore. Slowing down a little these days. The MWS job the best retirement job in the world. I hope to be able to take it along the road for a couple more years...cant afford to retire, too many people to support.
cheers, thanks for the response.

[Malcolm Hustwith]

Hi Colin

Remember me - Malcolm Hustwith who ran Anglian Marine?

[Keith at Tregenna]

Apparently, The name change took place whilst the ship was at anchor
in Suez waiting for a convoy North, and wasn't noticed until the ship
was alongside in the Isle of Pain.

It was said that the Old Man DR'd the entire deck crowd ?

[j.sabourn]

Did you ever come across the Dutch drill ship Mariner ? My only claim to knowledge of such was brought her down from Singapore to W.A. In the 90s she was small enough to lay her own 4 point Moor. JS
Just looked at the original date of this post.so if you are still around , hope your retirement worked out as expected. Look before you leap should be my motto in future. JS