ships sailed on

[Tom Reidy]

I sailed on the Duquessa 56-57. Reference her destruction by the Germans; the chief engineer, the bosun and the donkeyman had all been on the old Duquessa, and Houlders never split them up, and they were still sailing together when I left.
Would be really keen to hear from Ron Platt the 2nd. Ref. Eng.

Tom Reidy

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Tom Reidy
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Hope we will have you here for a long time!
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[Eddie Grant]

just found out the kingsbury was also houlders. i was shanghaied.cheers, alf

Hi Alf,was it you on the kingsbury Vitoria / gydinia in the 50s Eddie Grant.

[alf corbyn]

yes eddie. i was assistant steward offficers and engineers. worst trip i did. thank the lord for the scousers, otherwise a miserable trip. will be putting my story on the gravesend monthly masthead. alf

[Eddie Grant]

yes eddie. i was assistant steward offficers and engineers. worst trip i did. thank the lord for the scousers, otherwise a miserable trip. will be putting my story on the gravesend monthly masthead. alf

Well Hello Alf i seem to remember you! i was the 4th engineer then what a trip and yes we rolled like nothing in the world, a liberty boat with a load of iron ore in the holds think about it. When we got to Gydinia Poland boy was it cold i remember the women soldiers with their rifles up in the cranes. The chief steward was from Silvertown East london dock area can"t remember his name. Did 4 trips in her with lots of memories. A bit more, were you in the rowing boat coming back from ashore in Brazil when someone went over the side as we approached the steps, all plastered of course and i think 2nd cook went bonkers throwing hatchboards about and fighting with the ABs. Oh such memories , i am new to this website and learning having emigrated " to Southport from liverpool living a gentle life, nice to have heard from you cheers take care Eddie Grant.

[Captain Kong]

.... at falmouth docks in 1962

Hi Tony,
I left the Clutha River in Falmouth Dry Dock in June 1962 We had joined in January to Curacao, Maracaibo Lakes then Curacao to Tripoli Libya, Genoa, then to the Gulf to load for Heysham discharge and then to Falmouth. That was a good trip, a crowd of commedians.
Cheers
Brian

[Tony Mullen]

yo alf!! I was on the duquesa nov 68-jan 69. it was a very eventful trip .
we had a stowaway and it caused friction among the crew. crazy .
did you know that the duquessa was the first ship to sail out of london with single birth
accomodation 1949 she was built.
regards tony mullen.

[alf corbyn]

hi lads. thanks to all who posted on this thread i was off line for a while and missed some of the replies. alf