SS Royston Grange

[Lou Barron]

I would like to take this opportunity to express my condolences to all those concerned in the loss of ROYSTON GRANGE

[Cynthia Myers Dickin]

Thank you, gentlemen.
Have copied your messages.
They are part of the list which will be handed to those who are travelling to Mvdeo, Uruguay, from the UK.
We shall keep you posted as the days unfold.
Best wishes,
Cynthia Myers Dickin
cynthiadickin@gmail.com

[rob mcc]

i was forth engineer on the royston grange for most of 1971 left to go to s.shields college jan1972 lost some good shipmates there but for the grace of god it could have been any of us i never got back to BA or Montedividio during the rest of my time with houlders i would have liked to have been able to attend the memorial but that is not possible i will howeverl be thinking of them and those who still grieve

[Doc Vernon]

Many thanks for the Link Cynthia
Although i must admit not knowing too much about it,it is still a Tragedy in the Annals of the M/Navy History!
Appreciated by all i am sure!

Lest We Forget!
Cheers

[Keith at Tregenna]

“Royston Grange”

40th Anniversary of the Royston Grange Accident, 10:30 hrs at The British Cemetery
A service of “Remembrance & Thanksgiving”, in memory of the Crew, Passengers and River Plate Pilot who perished as a result of the collision in the River Plate, between this vessel and the M.T. “Tien Chee”, 40 years ago, will be held at the British Cemetery, Montevideo on Friday 11th May 2012, at 10:30 a.m.

Family members of the deceased will be present at the ceremony.

Contacts:
Diana Beare – dibeare@hotmail.com
Cynthia & Ian Dickin –cynthiadickin@gmail.com

LINK 1: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/n...on-grange.html

LINK 2: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/a...ange-crew.html

LINK 3: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/h...on-grange.html


The 40th anniversary of this tragedy will be remembered on 11th May 2012, with the presence of relatives of some of the crewmembers arriving from the U.K. for this most special event.

The formal notice thereof is appended hereto, and we look forward to as many as possible of the Community, attending this service of remembrance and thanksgiving.

K.

[Cynthia Myers Dickin]

The Honourable Company of Master Mariners

´´Many Honourable Company members will no doubt recall the tragic event that took place in the River Plate on 11 May 1972 when the Houlder Brothers refrigerated cargo ship “Royston Grange” was in collision with a tanker and subsequently enveloped by a fire which resulted in all on board (crew, passengers and pilot) being killed. Their remains were buried in the British Cemetery in Montevideo and a Service of Remembrance is being held there this Friday.

In the UK a memorial stained glass window was placed in the church of All Hallows by the Tower and at 3pm on Thursday 10 May, a wreath-laying ceremony arranged by Furness Chartering will take place at the window to remember those who were lost. If you are in London and able to get to All Hallows, you will be most welcome to join in this act of remembrance.´´

LINK: ROYSTON GRANGE disaster

[Keith at Tregenna]

SS ´´Royston Grange´´ - 11th May 1972 - 11th May 2012 - Montevideo - Uruguay

A service of ´´Remembrance & Thanksgiving´´ in memory of the Crew, Passengers and River Plate Pilot who perished as a result of the collision in the River Plate, between this vessel and the MT ´´Tien Chee´´ - 40 yrs´ ago - Montevideo - Uruguay.

Family members were present, from the UK.

LINK 1: SS ´´Royston Grange´´ - 11th May 1972 - 11th May 2012 - Montevideo - Uruguay - YouTube

Message from Cynthia Myers de Dickin:

Photos of the service held today in Montevideo, Uruguay - Fotos de la ceremonia realizada en el día de hoy, en Montevideo, Uruguay.

Thank you for sharing with us - Gracias por compartir junto a nosotros.

LINK: 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Uagx...ayer_embedded#!

Homenaje a las víctimas de La Tragedia del Río de la Plata:

LINK 3: https://picasaweb.google.com/1177445...eat=directlink

LINK 4: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/f...time-line.html

LINK 5: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/n...emoration.html

With all in thought and prayer:

K.

[Tony Morcom]

All the threads on this subject have been merged here. OUT OF RESPECT for those who perished some posts have been deleted. Regrettably 3 posts that should have been merged have been lost in cyber space and can't be retrieved. One of those is Keith's showing the wreaths laid at All Hallows yesterday. Courtesy of our friends at StS I am taking the liberty of copying the picture here.

Royston Grange Service. 3.jpg

With thanks to Mark @ StS

[Tony Morcom]

The following is a link to Cynthia Myers Dickin's web site commemorating the 40th anniversary : HERE

[Mike Hall]

i know its too late for the memorial service,but i have only just been
able to get the names of the crew that died on the tanker.
they are as follows
CHIEF MATE--- CHIU MAN TAT
SECOND MATE---CHAN YAU KAN
QUARTERMASTER---CHAN CHUN WAI
QUARTERMASTER---YIP KAM PAT
CHIEF STEWARD---TSUI PIK KWAI
CHIEF COOK---WONG HO CHING
SECOND COOK---CHAN SIK KWAN
MESS BOY---LAM MAN FOR.

mike hall