Fred F Ravenscroft

[Fred F Ravenscroft]

SHIPS NAME AND SERVICE RECORD

Full Name

Fred F Ravenscroft

Discharge Book Number

R689854

Department

Catering

Your Rank/Rating

Chief & Ships Cook

Which Ships were you on and When

Marwick Head 1958
Esso Fulham 1958
Orcades 1958
Esso Lambeth 1959
Tregtenna 1959
Merchant Duke 1959
Esso Portsmouth 1960
British Destiny 1960
British Statesman 1960
British Engineer 1960
Bidford Priory 1961
British Duchess 1961
Adrem M 1961
Eminence 1961
Athel Queen 1961
British Fame 1962
British Energy 1963
British Gannet 1963
NIna Bowater 1964
Haminella 1965
Vibex 1965
Amoria 1967
Vibex(2 Trip) 1967
Hyria 1967
Hindsia 1968
Helisoma 1969
Donax 1969
Mitra 1970
Drupa 1970
Metra 1970
Megra 1971

Notes:

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[John Gill]

Welcome aboard Fred- looks like you've been up and down a few gangways.
Gilly

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Fred
Welcome to the site mate,and thanks for the info nice lineup of Ships!
Relax and enjoy what we have to offer here!
Cheers

[Colin Wood]

Welcome aboard, were you on the Hyria when she got marked by the Wyndham wharf

[rigger]

Hi Fred was on esso Lambeth for a few trips. Then took her the scrap yard think it was hamburg lost my first book so don't know the dates early sixties took my invalid son on going to lighten tanker at the bar at Liverpool. Got caught by bad weather couldn't get back into Herculaneum Dock misses was panicking happy days. Bk

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Ps Fred I have the chart room clock still still ticking

[Keith Tindell]

Hi Fred, your discharge book very close to mine, R689823 , Gravesend, happy days at sea, regards KT

[cappy]

hi kt you been missing for a while nice to see you back my no r683532.......but vindi not gravesend regards cappy

[AJ Hawker]

Hi Fred i was on the Br Fame Feb 63.
AJ

[Fred F Ravenscroft]

AJ,

Was you on her when we got caught in the ice? had a huge rip in her bows,went into Frederikhavn ( think this was the right port) for temp repair.

FFR

[AJ Hawker]

Hi Fred
We got stuck a few times in the ice, but cannot remember it being that serious. But that was where we were running back an fore Scandinavia and IOG.
AJ
PS Thought i would get away from that bad winter of 62-63 and ended up in more snow.