Houlder Bros.

[James Marcus]

Hello,
I joined the Tewkesbury same in New York the same time as you, I had to check my discharge book for dates.Capt Ross later Capt Mulligan M.Charlsworth C/O, Stocton 2/O and I was 3/O.I believe I got you to do a small repair job to one of the supports in my sextant box.You will be pleased to know the repair is still good till this day,thank you.


cheers,

James Marcus

[Derek Chadburn]

[QUOTE=Brian Phillips;14072]Hi Alan I will have to correct you as regards the st Margaret being an Ore Carrier, no chance.Never Never....
Sorry Brian, I have just joined the site but the St. Margaret was an ore carrier she was my first ship and also my first as 2nd Mate. She was a sister to Mabel Warwick and was launched as the Joya McCance.

All the best
Derek

[John Gill]

hi, sailed on the Oreosa December '55, my second trip to sea. i have no recollection of that voyage at all. My book tells me i signed on in what looks like Workington and paid off 3 weeks later in Manchester.Looking through my book i can remember most details of all the ships i sailed, but for some reason the Oreosa remains a complete blank. Hope there's someone out there who may be able to confirm that she DID in fact embark on a voyage between those dates, or it's the funny farm for me.
gilly

[Ron Kendall]

Houlders had 6 ore carriers of a similar size, they were the maximum size to enter the sea lock at Port Talbot, and also went to Workington regularly, as well as up the ship canal to Irlam jetty, so you probably went to Bona, Algiers, La Goulette, Mellillaor some other port, and back to the UK, that would fit in that timescale nicely. I was on the Oreosa and theOregis in 1960, THe Oreosa was Workington back to Barrow, and the Oregis wasBarrow back to Port Talbot. Sadly the steel works at Workington and Barrow are no more, and Port Talbot handles huge bulkers at the new deep water facility, the dock system being bypassed. The Oregis became a drilling ship in the North Sea, and I dont know what happened to the Oreosa! regards to all, Ron

[Gulliver]

OREGIS

1972 converted to Research/Drill Survey ship - Renamed 74 - H.T.S.COUPLER 1 . Renamed 75 -OREGIS(again)

Broken Up Vigo 3.12.82, work began 2.83 [M.Martins Pereira]


OREOSA
　
Sold onwards: 71 OREOSA STAR (Greek)- 73 MARILUCK -(Cyprian) 74 PODGORICA(Yugoslav) - 88 ALMADEN(Vincent & Grenadines)

Broken Up Alang 25.3.89, work began 4.89 [Arya Steel]
　

[John Gill]

hi Ron- thanks for the info, seems like some voyages leave an indelible impression, obviously the Oreosa seems to have passed me by.

[Tonga]

Well done Derek; highly accurate comments from you (as always)

Kind regards
Mark

[Leo Hannan]

Hi Gavin.
I don't think the Chief Steward mentioned was Paddy O'Reagan as I don't remember him having a wife with a wooden foot. I think it might be Lenny Knight a little fella with a mop of white hair from Wales whose wife always came down to the ship in port and cleaned him out. I sailed with him on his last voyage on the "Oremina"

Regards

[James Cafferty]

Hi David Williams re Houlder Bros Ore Boats.
My late brother-in-law Capt Norman Oddy was master of the Orelia
and my brother sailed as Chief Engineer with him. My brother was also
once Chief Engineer on the Mabel Warwick and also the big one
Furness Bridge.
regards Jimcaff

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Hi Dave re Houlder Bros Ore Boats. I think I put my reply in the wrong thread so here's a another try
My late brother-in-law Capt Norman Oddy was master of the Orelia and my eldest brother sailed with him as Chief Engineer.
My brother also served as Chief Engineer on the Mabel Warwick and the big one Furness Bridge.
Did you know them?

[James A Stuart]

Hi There, Have recently joined this forum and was intrigued to find your posting regarding George Spearing.
I sailed with a George Spearing on the SS Jason of Blue Funnel in July-Oct 1965 on the Liverpool to Australia run. George was an EDH at the time and he had already done one or two trips on the Jason. He was from South Wales for sure, what town I can't be sure.
He was a quiet melancholic sort of bloke who was well liked and respected by all his shipmates, and, adored by the Australian females. I'm surprised he ever left the Aussie run!
Hope this has been some help to you.
Regards James A Stuart. (Tony)