Herbert Patrick Convery

[Herb Convery]

SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD

Full Name

Herbert Patrick Convery

Discharge Book Number

R590939

Department

Catering

Your Rank/Rating

galley boy,2nd cook & baker Asst cook, Chef de Partie

Which Ships were you on and When

Cunard
Mauretania 1954
Queen Elizabeth 1957/1965
Saxonia 1957
Ivernia 1959
Queen Mary 1961
Carmania 1963
Caronia 1965
Sylvania 1967
Franconia 1969/1970

Union Castle
Winchester Castle 1953
Stirling Castle 1954
Rhodesia Castle 1961
Durban Castle 1961
Kenya Castle 1962

Orient Steamship
Otranto 1954/1956
Orion 1955

Royal Mail
Arlanza 1965

Shaw Saville
Northern Star

Other Ships
Garlinge 1953/1954
Rookwood 1954
Stream Fisher 1954
Europic Ferry 1969
Celtic Ferry 1969
Helisoma 1969

Notes:

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[Doc Vernon]

Hello Herbert Welcome to the Crew Lists
Thank you for listing your details here
always nice to have info on all Crew
I see you were on both Winchester and Stirling Castles ,likewise myself but
a bit later than you 1959 1960 on both too also in Catering but in the Dining Room
Asst Stwd with two sitting of 14 Bloods each time ! Whew!! Hot through the Tropics!
I liked them and there was a good Comaraderie aboard in the Catering anyway!

Enjoy whats on offer!
Cheers

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Herb.
Welcome to the site where you may meet up with former mates. Good list of ships there so there must be someone who sailed with you here. Anyway enjoy all there is on site and relive the days.
cheers Des

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[Stan Carter]

Gidday, I was on the Carmania april 1964, not as crew, but as a blood when I came to Canada to start my new adventure.
regards, stan

[Evan Lewis]

Hi! Herbert, looks like we were chasing each other round, over those years.

I can identify with six of those ships ,possibly seven.(Not sure if it was the Europic,? was returned to Felixstowe on after ,my final U.K. Ship, pay-off,after Dry-docking ,the Celtic Ferry. Antwerp.26 .1. 68. ( Been Peeping at my Books) which happened two days ,later.
Some Ten days ,on from then . Was out of Southampton 102 Berth ,on the Fairstar,as A Ten Pound Pom. Bound for Sunny Australia. (Best ten Quid ,I ever spent!)

The other ships concerned,not necessarily in the same order,Are the Mauretania,The Caronia, the two Queens ,the Winchester Castle.
A little Aside!
Some three years after arriving Melbourne .Had been granted A flexible ,Three Months leave From the Melb.Wharf. Excellent Employers, The United Stevedoring Company. Had told them"Hoped to work a Ship over" Long Story short. They said.' let us know ,when you're ready " to go ,and also coming back.
Went aboard a Swede ship the Goonawarra at S.Wharf ,A Sunday afternoon. Knocked on the Mates Door, (my timing ,was atrocious) He.d just "got his head down " after the Sunday lunch . Wasn't too Happy. Ja! " Wondering if you've any vacancies, for an A.B. ?Chief" He said ,"Vell, we do need one, but think the Consul in Sydney Has one coming. Give me your details, Phone number." Thanks anyway Chief."
Monday ,back at the Flat, in Elwood,Preparing for a Twilight Start 3 to 11p.m. Just after 1 P.m. Phone rings,Guttural voice, Evan Lewis ! ( me Yes -Ja,)continues, "You still vant the Yob!", Yes! ,Vell the Radio Officer is going to the Swedish Consul,shortly, with the Papers. The Consul is at the Electricity Offices in Flinders Street . We are Sailing 4.p.m. Panic! My suit was at the dry Cleaners a mile away in Elsternwick,Car was parked outside the Flats .Ring work. Ring Friends in Nunawadding ,as prearranged ,to Keep an Eye on the Hillman Imp, Ring The Girl Friend. As Her Office Mate's Dog , was going -off for a win ,at Olympic Park.that evening After some weeks of Scratchings,( Waiting for the right Field)
Getting back to the .Celtic Ferry. We.ve Passed Ushant ( Some six weeks after leaving South Wharf, We've passed Ushant ,via Adelaide ,Port Pirie, Beauty Point ,Hobart ,en route Via Durban ,for Bunkers ,Stores) Bound for final Port. StocKholm.
O.K! , Back 'on the Wheel now, English Channel, Watches, after weeks of sunshine, and enjoyable daywork .
Beautiful ,Clear still night 12-4 Watch. No sound,just the occasional cracklng of the Radio .Suddenly rang out Extremely ,Loud and Clear. ''Antwerp Pilot ,Antwerp Pilot, Celtic Ferry , Celtic Ferry calling Antwerp Pilot. i thought Christ! ,I'm Home. Uncanny! Talk about the Channels! Went after breakfast to the Mate's Cabin. ( The Swede ships allowed Pay -off any Port where there's
a Swedish Consul) A number of them intended ,leaving at Rotterdam,with the idea of going down to Spain for a While)
'Alright if I Pay-Off in Rotterdam ,Chief? Thought you were staying till Stockholm, But Ja ! O.K.

[Herb Convery]

Hi Stan,
I finished up in Canada as well. Married a Canadian girl, she asked me where should we live....my reply "Don't Care" So Canada became home. Now in Calgary by way of Halifax, Fredericton, Toronto, Sudbury Been since 1970.
Take Care
Herb