william m gardner

[William Gardner]

SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD

Full Name

William m Gardner

Discharge Book Number

R 698385

Department

Deck

Your Rank/Rating

Deck boy, JOS, EDH, AB

Which Ships were you on and When

Vindicatrix 21 7 58 to 26 9 58
Corinthian 58
Empress of Britain 58
Egyptian 4 trips 59
Pizarrow 59
Araby 60
Arabic 60
Baron Belhaven 60
Debrett 61
Rowanmore61
Rossetti 61
Elizabeth Holt 62
Rubens 62
Custodian 62

Notes:

Went round the world on Baron Belhaven out panama back suez

[cappy]

a baron boat bleedin respect to you mate

[William Gardner]

not to bad no over time only docking and leaving but what trip usa panama japan australia singapore suez tramp ship 5 months did not know next port 11knots top speed greatbunch of lads onboard

[cappy]

think I might of seen her was she quite new when you joined her.....wasn't on the tyne was it

[William Gardner]

baron belhaven was new ship i think second voyage when i sailed out of liverpool in the pacificc we ran out of fagg papers toothpaste spuds
we rolled fags in toilet rolls paper but we made do happy days

[cappy]

saw her somewhere ........but 50 odd years ago .......cant remember ......didn't no you even got spudson baron boats ..thought it was just grewel twice a day

[Jim Brady]

Not many would take a Baron boat normally only those with DR's.Story has it a guy in the pool was given a ship the guy in the pool said a nice ship for you here get down to the Alex dock and join the Barongedes.When he got to the Alex dock it was the Baron Gedes.!!!
Regards.
Jim.B.

[William Gardner]

that was why they were called hungry hogarths of adrosson harrisons was two of fat one of lean

[Captain Kong]

Mr Repp and Mr Griffiths at the Pool offered me the Barongides a few times over the years. They always tried to change the sound of the name to get fellas to fall for it.
Another one he tried to get me on was the Brit, Thinking it was the Britannic, three weeks to New York and back
It was the old Debret one of Lamports.
Cheers
Brian

[William Gardner]

spot on jim i was going to post that one