Years Ago!

[Jim Thomas]

Anyone out there worked in catering in the Cunard on the old Franconia?

[John Gill]

I was on the Franconia 1967-1968. ass/std.

[Captain Kong]

I was QM on the OLD Franconia in 1956, A waiter in first class dropped dead in the saloon and we had to go and get him out as the 1st class passengers were complaining of slow service. I wrote about it in `Seafaring Stories` Thread in `Swinging the Lamp` Forum and at the time of the Andria Doria /Stockholm Colision July 1956. She went to the Breakers in December 1956.
Captain was Donald Murdo MacClean DSO.
Cheers
Brian

[happy daze john in oz]

[QUOTE=Captain Kong;186536]I was QM on the OLD Franconia in 1956, A waiter in first class dropped dead in the saloon and we had to go and get him out as the 1st class passengers were complaining of slow service.

That was always the problem for wingers in our day, work you to death the companies would given half a chance.

[john middleton]

Samaria nov 52-jan 53
Parthia June 53-Jan 54
Scythia Sept 55- Mar 56
Scythia again Apr 57-Sept 57

[Ray Howes]

Yes I was 3rd Confectioner in 1967 a great ship with a great crew, Ray Howes

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Ray.
Don't know if you saw this model of the Franconia, someone posted it a few months ago. on the veranda of someone in Canada


Franconia.jpg


Cheers Des

[Leonard Hotchkiss]

ye i was a ships butcher on the Franc in the early 60s

[Captain Kong]

There were Two Franconia s,
The one I was on was built in 1920 and scrapped in December 1956,

The other on was one of the four `new ` ones, The Saxonia class of sisters which came out in the 50s
In the 60s they started to sell some, of the four and one was renamed Franconia, painted green over the wall and for cruising.
Cheers
Brian

[Derek Bates]

I was on the New York to Bermuda run on RMS Franconia 1971 but I was on deck. Victor K Arbuckle was master. Enjoyed the ship.