ellerman papayanni 50s to 60s

**Ray Manley** · 21st April 2012, 06:41 AM

I joined the "ANDALUSIAN" in 1955 and did 2 great trips in her. by then I had reached the dizzy heights of JOS the first trip and then SOS for the second, a really nice ship, and a good crowd. We had a bit of a fire ,I think on the second trip, and I ended up with the hospital as my cabin for the rest of the trip, great, single berth and en suite. things could not get much better than that. Signed of in Liverpool and then went to blue star

**Kenneth Kenny** · 21st April 2012, 11:44 AM

Hello Bob,thanks for the email about the Maltasain it was the same ship built in 1950.The second cook and myself were down aft,it was very noisey winches in port if they were working cargo on nights.The Spud locker was above on the pup deck ther was about 30 tortoises up there gave them plenty of cabbages.Sailed on the same ship 12 months later A/steward great ship and good crew.Take care from Ken.

**Mervyn Keith Emery** · 24th April 2012, 12:59 PM

Hi, I joined the Patrician (Ellerman papayanni) December1952 at Liverpool bound for Belfast to load poatoes to Pireas. After that we were tramping round the meddi collecting cargo here and there. Mostly oranges. First trip as deck boy second trip as JOS.The trip was about 6 weeks and after second trip whent to find destinations anew.

**ray-c** · 3rd November 2012, 07:01 PM

Old hand coming back,I was on the Castilian ,, nov 61-- feb 62, most of the med ports.

**tondav3137** · 25th October 2013, 06:23 PM

Hi I was chipp'y on the Crosbian about 1959 we went to Bengazi, Malta and on the way home Malaga for oranges. while in Bengazi 4 of us stole a horse drawn garry parked outside the night club we were in, to our bad luck we turned it over going around a roundabout, all ended up in jail, lucky for us the police thought we were British soldiers, the MPs got us out, we had to knock the skipper up at 3 in the morning to pay for the cost of the damage, I think it worked out about 6 pound each, has you can guess I was not invited back for a second trip Tony D

**john tippett** · 4th November 2013, 12:50 AM

did home trade on Anatolian 1963,ht on city of durham 63,ht city of leeds 63,ht rinaldo 64,med trip catanian 65,med trip Livorno 65.

**Red Lead Ted** · 4th November 2013, 02:48 PM

Any of you lads remember Stan Duvale, Bosun known as Stan the man, Liverpool married a S,A,Girl named Myrtle. Sadly Stan took his own life way back in 1970s. Myself and John Prudens brother cut him down from the deck head in his bedroom I lived right across the road from him sadly never got the pleasure of sailing with him. He was very well got with all his crew known as a mans man. He was with Ellermans during the 50s and 60s once told me and I had it confirmed he was jailed for walking off one of there ships with the crew behind him. Until the company got rid of the mate apparently there was no reasoning with him. To many lads logged for ridiculous reasons. That was Stan the man for you R.I.P. Terry.