trecarne

I did two trips on the Trevose. 6 Aug 18 Oct 54 Deckboy. and 27 Oct 54 7 Apr 55 JOS as you said great ship with good food.

MV "Trelawney" was built in 1948 by Doxfords.

Laid up River Fal 1962 Sold to Pakistani Co 1963.

I was first Trip App March 1959 Dec. 1859

Hi!

I was Deck Apprentice on that 7 month trip, along with a twerp called Pete Underwood and John "Lofty" Ward...

The Captain was a horrible little fat man with a goatee bear called S.O. Watkins.

The Mate Was Chas.D. Abbott.

Hi dave i paid off the trewidden in 69. Some of the deck crowd were neil duddy dave mountain 2 first trip deckboys.frank miles tug wilson myself who was jos at the time john sefton edh john wright ab.i dont know if anybody rejoined.also geoge mason he got locked up in genoa

Cor you must be old first trip 1859 :confused:

Hi
I sailed with Chas Abbot (By Jingo) on Trevose He used to relieve the mate for breakfast then walk up and down the boatdeck moving his head up and down counting the revs of the 3 cylinder doxford, A great Master

I sailed on the trecarne on her maiden voyage from 20/08/1959 to 23/01/1960 .It was hains s.s.co then and we tramped to brazil, cape town, mauritious, singapore, yokohama returning via rangoon, akyab, aden suez then home.I was a steward then and only 18. not a bad trip for a young lad. cheers shipmate

clive

just joined site saw your ?

The trelawny completed in 1927 was sunk by the Scharhorst in 1942. Trelawny (4) was completed in 1949 I did 2 trips on her one to hamburg from london and back 1960 the next to west Africa in 1961.
Hope its not to old for the info

David Stark

Hi, My very first trip to sea June 1958, on the Treworlas, London - Botwood Newfoundland return, all the magic of the first trip deck boy, and the dreaded job of Peggy, regards keith Tindell

I remember the Tresillian capsizing and sinking in the St Georges Channel on 30 November 1954.
I think 34 men died and about 16 rescued. I also believe another Shell tanker rescued some, The Liparus?
She was homeward bound with a cargo of grain. This was in one of the most severe storms I have ever experienced. That day many ships went down. I was on the Norissia, a Shell tanker bound for Avonmouth, we got the Mayday but were powerless to do a thing about it. It was survival time. I remember a "World" Tanker breaking in half that day/
Cheers
BRIAN.