My Ships with Denholms

[Duke Drennan]

I worked in Glasgow after my sea days with a Donald Macdonald Maclean ex Merch, AB from Barra. We worked for a rigging company called Stephens and Carter. He'd be about 63-64 today. Don't know if this is the same guy.
Duke.

[AJ Hawker]

Sailed with a Dan Mclean on the Dunkyle not sure if he was from Barra, i know he was from one of the islands.
Regards AJ

[Duke Drennan]

That's the same Dan McLean that I know Peg, He told me he was on the Dunkyle. He was also on Salvesen's factory ships in South Georgia.

[alanmarshall]

Hiya buddy, Sailed on the following ships as a catering boy with Denholms in the 70's
DUNELMIA-joined Birkenhead Nov 74 Trip to South Africa
TROLL RIVER-joined Rotterdam Apr75 trip to Usa & Japan
ARCTIC TROLL-joined July 75- 3 trips to Europe, USA and Canada
All the best
Alan Marshall

[John Cassels]

Dan MacLean was bosun mostly on the Denholm Ore Carriers.

[Kevin Hargin]

dan passed away a number of years ago

[Robin Bryce]

Left school at 17 and joined J & J Denholms of 120 St Vincent Street right after I came home from training School in Kent.

The ships I sailed on were


Eurofreighter
Euroliner
Asiafreighter
Asialiner
Artic Troll
Nordic Commander

I was part of the crew ,(assistant Steward) that did the "run" job on the Nordic Commander from Largs to Lisbon.

Left the service on the 7/7/77


Easy Date to remember

I remember barra john well and served wie him on the container boats also served wie a giant of a guy whose name I can;t remember but he was famous for saying he was 6ft 11 and 3 quarters .

[donald murray]

link one 1959
clarkavon 1960
ormsary 1962
duncraig 1962
sir andrew duncan 1963
inverewe 1964
craigallian 1965
morar 1965
naess louisiana 1965
fort st catherine 1966
hope park 1968
vancouver forest 1969
tor scandia1970
sig ragne 1972
atlantic denholm 1983

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sorry to hear dan maclean barra passed away i sailed with himself and his brother alex ( algrego ) as all in denholms knew him we did a trip to australia and back to the uk which was unusual for a tramp ship not to pick up cargo on that long voyage that was in 1972/73 newyear in melbourne and straight home that was the good old days

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that ship was the sig ragne named after the norwegian owners daughter i wonder where did she end up as she left denholm mang shortly after no wonder must have broke down 50 times that trip the only words the chief knew was all hands below today being g.p, there was nothing we could do but moarn but he gave us a bottle of 4bells and a case of beer often without asking for it so he could do worst

[Nils Dahl]

I was on the hopepark maiden voyage bremenhavn/persian gulf, 30/10/68-15/1/69

[alex clark]

Hi Robin,I was in the Clansman that trip down to Lisbon/Las Palmas.I was 2nd Cook.Frank Love was cook,Mick Riches Asst/Stwd,cant remember if Donald Johnston Asst/Stwd was there or not.Cant say I remember you Robin.Regards .Alex Clark.