yes donald how are you im retired now are you still in tolsta im still in barra great to hear from you brgds kev.
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yes donald how are you im retired now are you still in tolsta im still in barra great to hear from you brgds kev.
tor scandia in 1970-73 joined in bergen in late 69 i think promoted to cpo in 71 had to towed into gothenbourg eng fire paid off there had enough i always wondered where did she ended up after the refit never saw her or tor mercia again heard from one ships galley radio she went to red sea probably safer there
TOR SCANDIA;JOLLY MARRONE;PLISKA;b/u Aliga 12.99Quote:
Originally Posted by donald murray
TOR MERCIA;JOLLY BLU;RORO CATANIA;CHRISTIAN I;KAYLIN STAR;KAYKAY STAR;b/u Alang 11.01
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Just a bit more infill.....
TOR SCANDIA (British flag)was built 1/70 at Ankerlokkenn Floro,Norway
TOR MERCIA (Danish flag)was built 11/69 at Van der Werf,Deest,Netherlands
She was lengthened by 21.6 m after sale in 75(as JOLLY BLU) .Gross Tonnage increased from 1,600 to 2,643
sailed on ferry tor scandia on her maiden voyage from builders in bergen her sister was tor mercia i remember we used to get the two ships name stamped in our discharge book on the one stamp did anyone come across this before does anyone know where did these ships end up
Donald,the previous two posts (# 13 and # 14) have just answered your question )Quote:
Originally Posted by donald murray
i.e. TOR SCANDIA(U.K.Flag )Sold 75 Renamed JOLLY MARONE
Sold again 1990.Renamed PLISKA
Broken Up Aliaga,Turkey 11/99
TOR MERCIA (Danish Flag)
Sold 75.Renamed JOLLY BLU
Lengthened 1977 by 21.6 metres
1988 Renamed RORO CATANIA
1994 Renamed CHRISTIAN I
1997 Renamed KAYLIN STAR
2001 Renamed KAYKAY STAR
Broken Up Alang,India 11/2001
Hi richard I've just joined this forum today and I was interested to note you sailed on Denholm tankers as did I, Naess Soveriegn, Gulf Briton, naess endeavour, coastal corpus christi, nordic clansman, and a beast called the Jayana, ex mobile tanker should have been scrapped before i joined it. Oh i almost forgot, the Burmah endeavour. all a long time ago but always remember some of the horrible trips as well as the enjoyable ones
Hi Richard,
I sailed on the Burmah Cameo from July 74 to January 75 she was the ex Naess Endeavour and was also in a pretty poor state. She was a steamship and had no electric turning gear so in port we were blasting thro' on steam every 5 minutes!. No proper bilge pump but using butterworth pump on bilges just about all the time. She also had a deck mounted diesel genny on the after deck as the original stork was just a bedplate. I think she was a lot better than the jet & zircon as we only had one major blackout in 6 months due to fatigued governor springs on the T/As after these were replaced she ran relatively trouble free.
Andy McArthur
I must be one of the few scousers on here who sailed in one, And I joined her here in L,Pool, I lasted 4 weeks aboard here none of the crew could put up with one arrogant Barsteward of a skipper who was Norwegian, M.V.Mishnish, First opportunity I had I threw my 72 hour notice in. Painting a little foremast in Hamburg mid November skippers orders, W T F I am off I had a life to get on with and better things ahead. :Seeya:
This wasn't available last time I searched, Imagine swinging around that little stick on the fo'c'sle head mid November on a chair with a kit of buff, Soaking bloody wet with rain in Hamburg. :crazy:Quote:
Originally Posted by red lead ted