Mv samaria 1980 [mm1]

[IAN [DOUGY] DOUGLAS]

Any one out there from the old skin boat

[alf corbyn]

hi i was on the old samaria july to august 1950.one of cunards ships of shame. cheers. alf

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Ian D
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers

[brian maher]

I was on all the skin boats and the samaria in 1981 jeff massy was the bosan he did 3years with no leave i was mm1 and stores was tommy mac donald

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Brian M
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers

[Neil Mant]

i sailed on all of the S boats being my first in dec 78 Servia paying off in dec 79, i remember jeff massey bosun on the Samaria then the Saxonia and Scythia all several times from 78 to 85 fantastic ships and fantastic times.

[Captain Kong]

They were the New ones. Neil.
The old Saxonia, new in 1954 was sold to the Russians, something like `Leonid Sobonov` I think.
The Samaria and Scythia from the 1920s were broken up in the late 50s.
By gum, I feel old.
Cheers
Brian.

[Tony Frost]

Captin Kong don't forget the one built in 1960's.The 'SAXONIA' carried the "FLYING SCOTSMAN" to New York

[Captain Kong]

Hi Tony,
I dont recall the new ones from the 60s onwards. I joined ESSO and stayed and didnt sail out of Liverpool again.
The Sax I referred to was one of the four sisters, Saxonia, Ivernia, Carinthia and Sylvania. I sailed on the Carinthia in 1961, then the passenger trade went and a couple were sold and two were converted for cruising, but didnt last and then they were gone. They started to build the Cargo ships with the old names.
Time flies, they were new then old and then gone. and a new generation came and then they were all gone.
Just like us I suppose. Soon we will all be gone to that great beach at Alang in the sky.
Cheers
Brian, .......sobbing quietly.

[Stuart Henderson]

Captin Kong don't forget the one built in 1960's.The 'SAXONIA' carried the "FLYING SCOTSMAN" to New York

Yes I did nine months on Samaria from Feb to November 1966 as P/CS. Left her to bring Scotia out new from Cammell Lairds. Also worked by the old liner Samaria back in forties/fifties in KGV Dock but didnt sail
Stuart (George) Henderson