MV Bhamo 1965

[Bill Fairbrother]

Bhamo was on the Rangoon run, I was on her for 3 trips,from Jan 1965 till Jan 1966. Is there anybody else who sailed on the Bhamo ?

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Bill
Welcome aboard you will find plenty of good posts on this site the best MN site there is.
Was the Bhamo the only ship you were on? What was the company name, if not list the rest of your ships and the dates. Hope you can come up with a mate from your days at sea, there have been plenty of reunions on site.
Cheers Des

[Gulliver]

Welcome Bill.I see you had to put your post in the ED Forum,so perhaps Brian could make a new Henderson Line sub-forum?
Anyway,I remember when I joined Bibby Line,we used to have a joint run with Paddy Hendersons out to Ceylon(I could never get used to calling it Sri Lanka) and Burma. We used to share the wharf and warehouse in Vittoria Dock,Birkenhead,with them. I think the last sailing on the Joint Service was in 1972.(the next sailing after mine),although not sure when the last Henderson line sailing was. Of course by then Suez had been closed for 5 years,so it was a long slog via The Cape,which must have been uneconomic. And anyway I suppose the national Burma Five Star Line was well-established, as it was already part of the Burma Conference lines with Bibby's and Paddy Hendersons. We had Burmese crews(excellent) and a few officers of Burmese nationality on our Bibby ships.
I never saw Burma,regrettably,as our ship,the Staffordshire suffered engine failure and we trans-shipped all our Rangoon cargo in Colombo.(1971)

The Bhamo looks a typical well-built British ship of her era,and nice to know she managed 22 years service in the end.
Gulliver

[John Powell]

I sailed on the "Bhamo" as Elder Dempster Purser from 18.07.1959 until 16.08.1960. The ship was then on the West African service of ED's but she still carried her Burmese crew. I remember her as a happy ship - and the curries were great too!
Purserjuk

[Bill Fairbrother]

Hi Des.
I also sailed with PSNC, Jan '63 until Jan '65. George Peacock & Salaverry.
After Bhamo I was with TJ Harrison for 3 years, sailing on Statesman, Factor then back to Statesman.
I was at sea until 1973.
Best regards
Bill Fairbrother

[John G MacLeod]

Sailed on her from May 66 to Dec 66 on Rangoon run as RO;
John

[Doc Vernon]

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[Bev Summerill]

I sailed as 3rd mate on the daru for the last 2 trips to West Africa with that name.I was coasting in Glasgow when she changed her name to Bhamo and then went on leave for the birth of my first born

Bev summerill

[John Powell]

Sorry, Bev,
Daru changed her name to Yoma. Bhamo became Bhamot for her trip to the breakers. Sailed on both during my time with Elder Dempster.
Purserjuk

[Bev Summerill]

sorry getting my ships mixed up either the rum or my brain
Bev