Joseph Paul Connor

[joseph connor]

surprised he got the job, should have asked for rum on a fyffes ship lol.

[joseph connor]

Re; j .sabourn. surprised he got the job , should have asked for rum on a fyffyes ship., lol.

[j.sabourn]

#7.. Wasn't Fyffes. Was a managing company in London who managed 2 ships for Chowgule Steamships Bahamas. Fife ship management may have managed other companies ships also. Chowgules were a fair sized Indian Shipping company most of which were under the Indian flag. The only two I knew were the Maratha Endeavour and the Maratha Envoy. Anyhow the same Chief was ex RN who started as a stoker and gained a commission and when came out of the Navy laid claim he had been the oldest serving lieutenant. Commissioned Naval Officers if in the right branch of the service received a certificate of Service either for Chief Engineer or Master on coming out of the service, the only peculiarity with the Master one, that I knew of was that it didn't allow them to go master on a coastal passenger ship which I found strange, apart from everything else I found strange about the whole set up as few on the deck side had any idea re cargo work, or in fact navigation. The deck one I sailed with was an ex lieutenant Commander who had some weird ideas about merchant shipping, but had the usual gift of the gab which suited some. The Ch. Engineer one I found ok, but I didn't have to work with him, he was a real card. Lapped up the life style but as said don't know about the other side. Cheers John S

[Ivan Cloherty]

#7.. W Commissioned Naval Officers , Cheers John S

Must be the same one I sailed with, but can't remember is name

[j.sabourn]

#anker. JS

[joseph connor]

I did two trips in the Grecian,in 57,good crowed top job.

yes was a happy ship , good feeder, great run all round the med including Cyprus, good bosun too, cant remember his name . I see you are a Bootle boy, almost put buck then , I grew up in queens rd went to st winnies Balliol rd .

[Jim Brady]

Hi Joe I see you have come up in the world a Bootle Buck moving over to the Wirral not Birkenhead is it.I grew up down Marsh Lane went to St.Jimmies,your old school is no more and has now merged with my old one.
Regards.
Jim.B.

[Charlie Hannah]

Hi Joe,I Joe i lived in Bedford Rd.So probably bumped in to one another at some time.

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Jim i lived over Susie Slater's shop during the war,in the Lane.Also went to St James after St. Winnifreds on Derby Rd.

[joseph connor]

Hi Charlie, small world, yes probably did ! where did you take your tipple the Bedford , banjo or swifts. last time I went past swifts was all boarded up, sign of the times. great place Bootle ,many happy memories. regards joe. (happy xmas).

[joseph connor]

Hi jim, no not b,head have lived in Eastham for thirty odd years, the wife came from over here and there was a lot more work on this side at the time 1970 when I swallowed the proverbial. No not much left of the old place any more . regards joe.( happy xmas).