Denby Grange

[AJ Hawker]

Hi Ray nice to hear from you Tom Blaney was my uncle sadley crossed the bar, I sailed on the Denby Grange with Tommy Hocking and George Burke other name do not reconise but probibly know him. I will take you up on that pint in the new year just tell me when and where.I did not know your brother went to sea i only lived a few doors away from him. Have seen Wallys temper when it happens its time to clear the decks, cheers for now catch you later.
AJ

[Geoff Clode]

Noticed a lot of threads mentioning Barry. Wonder if any one had sailed with my father Joe (Taffy( Clode. He was born in Barry And sneaked away to sea when he was 14. He sailed as deckie got as far as 3rd mate then puched a 2nd Mate in Australia. He was sacked and sailed home on a blue star ship. They wouldnt even let him sail as bosun after that- broke his heart! I sailrd myself for Houlder Bros. Wonder if Leadenhall St is still full of Shipping companies?

[AJ Hawker]

Denby Grange was my first trip to sea in 63, good ship, crew and officers and food was good, a very good introduction to sea life. She was the first of many tankers i was to sail in.
AJ

[Emma Skeith]

Hi all,

I'm new to the site and am looking for information about my father Tony Noon. he served in the Merchant Navy between 1967 - 1969 on the Cerinthus, Bidford Priory and Denby Grange.
I have his Seamans Record Book and know when he sailed and where from, but not where to - why isn't that recorded?
I have the following dates that he sailed and if anyone knows anything, I would be forever in their debt!!

Cerinthus:
02.08.67 - Ellesmere Port - Discharge: Ellesmere Port 21.10.67 - FGN
21.10.67 - Ellesmere Port - Discharge: Ellesmere Port 26.10.67 - HT RUN
22.11.67 - Greenock - Discharge: Greenock 03.12.67 - FGN
04.01.68 - Barry - Discharge: Ellesmere Port 07.01.68 - FGN
08.01.68 - Ellesmere Port - Discharge: South Shields 29.01.68 - FGN
30.01.68 - South Shields - Discharge: Ellesmere Port 08.04.68 - FGN
09.04.68 - Ellesmere Port - Discharge: Kingston Jamaica 02.07.68 - FGN

Denby Grange:
05.10.68 - Immingham - Discharge: Kristiansand 18.10.68

Bidford Priory:
21.11.68 - Hamburg - Discharge: London 01.05.69

Hope you can help!!!

[Emma Skeith]

Hi Tony,

Apologies, my name is Emma Skeith (nee Noon) - is there a way of changing my profile name?
Thank you for your information, would the ships log books be recorded with the shipping company?

Thanks

Emma

[Keith at Tregenna]

Hi Ray
Cyril Montero was bosun with me on the Denby Grange a very big guy, the kind you did not argue with.
Yes i used the chain locker quite offten until they nocked the best pub in Barry down, a nice young lady named June took me under her wing when i was a young lad. where do you have a pint now Ray we will have to have one together sometime, speak soon.
Cheers AJ

Hope to chat more with you on this, usually do not venture this far, but chanced upon this topic. Interested for many reasons, have heard of many of the chaps mentioned on page 3: LINK: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/h...-grange-3.html and need to know a bit more.

Initially re: Site Member Lima, noticed also from Barry but not posted since 3rd February 2012.

Also re: Chain Locker, was June a coloured lady ?

And re: Wally: My fathers uncle: LINK: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/a...-trewicks.html

Regard's Keith.

[AJ Hawker]

Its a small world Keith, did not sail with Wally or do not think so, but worked with him in the dry docks.
AJ

[Keith at Tregenna]

Its a small world Keith, did not sail with Wally or do not think so, but worked with him in the dry docks. AJ

AJ: rather than interrupt the thread, could we talk more at: LINK: http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/a...-trewicks.html

k.