John Hands

[john hands]

SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD

Full Name

John Hands

Discharge Book Number

R 730872

Department

Deck

Your Rank/Rating

A/B

Which Ships were you on and When

Port Wellington 1960/61.
Opobo Palm 1961
Senority 1961
Port Launceston 1961
Port Alfred 1961
Port Dunedin 1961
Port Hobart 1961
Port Lyttelton 1961
Port Montreal 1961/63
Pardo 1963
British Diplomat 1963
Trebarther 1963/64
Amberley 1965
Lancastrian 1965
British Fulmar 1965
Sugar Carrier 1965
Paraguay Star 1965
Boaroino 1965
Port Jackson 1965
Port Sydney 1965
Port Adelaide 1965
Port Phillip 1965
Oswestry Grange 1965
Sameria 1965
Rhodesia Castle 1965/66
Lobito Palm1966
Port Adelaide 1966
Sea Union 1966
Baltic Vanguard 1966
Darinia 1966/67
Almerian 1967
Polly M 1967
Rowanmore 1967
Baltic Merchant 1967/1968
British Rail Ferries 1971/72
Townsend Car Ferries
Fe1/Fe2/Fe3/Fe4 1972/87
P&O Ferries
European Trader/European Clearway
Pride of Calais and more 1987/06

Notes:

It was a good life

[cappy]

plenty ships there regards cappy

[Roger Dyer]

Welcome aboard John, hope you have a long and happy stay with us. I see from your impressive list of ships, that I served on four of them, although a tad earlier than yourself, namely Port Hobart, Port Sydney and Port Dunedin (all in 1957) and the Baltic Merchant ( in 1963 and again in 1964).

cheers mate, Roger.

[Keith Tindell]

Another welcome John, i also was on one that you were, the Lancastrian, back in 1959, enjoy your trip with us all, some good memories here, regards KT

[Frederick Lacey]

Hi John, I see you sailed on quite a few Port boats, amongst others I sailed on Five of the ones you were on, great memories.

Port Lyttelton. 1951.
Port Adelaide. May 1951----January 1953. 4 trips including maiden voyage.
Port Phillip. 1954.
Port Montreal. 1955.
Port Wellington. 1956.


Regards Fred.
R525985.

[john hands]

Just worked by on most of them, went deep sea on the port wellington and I was on the crusader run on the port montreal running between new Zealand and japan most of the A/b`s were on there for years they never went home. john

[R551286]

Hi Fred i see we have some competition in the Port boats.AS you know i sailed in quite a few
myself and took a few of them on their maiden voyages obviously when they were new around
the early/mid 50s.For other users Fred and i got back in touch after 60 years through this site.

Cheers N.R.H.

[Frederick Lacey]

Hi Norman, how's the weather up your way. ?????

Fred.