john liddell maltman

[john liddell maltman]

I sailed on the Trewidden 21.11.69 joined in Antwerp it was the trip we went to Tahiti.New caledonia ,Vanuatu. and Australia.and we had the murder on board when a Somalia deck hand murder a scouse fireman with a knife we had to go to Marquesas ils where they took the somalia off the boat and we went on to Tahiti .

[dave whitehead]

Hello John

I was on the Trewidden the same time as you when the murder took place. My name is dave whitehead
and I was an E.D.H. my email is dave_ irene@btinternet.com it would be good to hear from you.
Regards Dave

[Barry Bennett]

I served on the Trewidden in 1965 in the Catering Staff, it was the very first ship i joined at 16.
I joined it in Tyne Dock in South Shields on Tyneside ,

A great trip to Cape Town, East London, Port Elizabeth and Durban, very impressed for a first trip

[john liddell maltman]

hi dave i was a cat/boy on the boat then i was made up to eng ineer steward when the steward fell down the gang way and broken this leg it must have been the drink from number 5 hatch

[harry appleton]

I was on the Trewidden in 1960/61 went round the med through suez almost lost my leg in Aden--then Bombay,Madras,Calcutta,Chittagong then fREMANTLE THEN HOME.

[Gulliver]

I was on the Trewidden in 1960/61 went round the med through suez almost lost my leg in Aden--then Bombay,Madras,Calcutta,Chittagong then fREMANTLE THEN HOME.

Well Harry,I have actually been and lost both legs in quite a few ports ,but not Aden.
Sorry ! But about your leg .....Where did you eventually find it ?

Gulliver.

[harry appleton]

attached to my thigh( i actually stepped into the after spring coils as it was payed out through the bitts --and was left with severe bruising and a scottish second officer who passed out at the sight of blood.

[harry appleton]

I recall in 1961/2 whilst sailing on the Trewidden,we got orders to sail under charter to B.I. and the bosun set me to work "painting" out the H on the funnel with black paint.

[harry appleton]

I recall when bound from port sudan to india 1961/2 we carried two race horses as deck cargo.The deck cadets had the job of "mucking out"' feeding them and walking them around the after decks as exercise.One of the horses was quite placid and the other one was inclined to give a sharp nip if you got too close. Another part of the cargo for india was for the world health organisation---a load of condoms--it didn't do the locals much good though --look how many there are now.

[Red Lead Ted]

The most striking thing about them old Tree boats was the crews rec room remember 3 month trip TREVAYLOR, Dart board 2 darts, table tennis table one bat no balls, Pack of cards 40 in the deck, crews library wreck of the mary dear, 4 captain edges that was your lot. We were in port with the TREMEADOW cant remember were, so we swapped books they come off best ?? also swapped movies we had Spartacus, and the dirty dozen, we got the sound of bloody music, and a spagetti western the voices were dubbed about a 3 minute delay. A.C. Was her best attribute cardboard boxes out of every port hole. Iremember the chief engineer telling someone on the bridge with a full head of steam we actually made 7 knots happy days indeed Regards all terry.