Another cruise ship mishap

[vic mcclymont]

The Vaal had one set, Denny Brown.
One think you never did was turn with them out in a fixed position.
Vic

[robpage]

My memories are fading particularly as I only ever sailed on the pendennis but I had visited the others as they came in and out of different ports we used to meet the Vaal as we were leaving Cape Town going home they will leave in Cape Town coming up coast I think the winds are only ever passed at sea but I got a funny feeling that the Windsor was one deck hire and had the second set of stabilisers I believe that you can only allow so much compensation per set one of these things that you learn about in a classroom and because it's nothing to do with you ever you only ever join ships with them you'll never ever going to design them you file it in the part of brain marked trash bin maybe there is someone here who was an ex Windsor Castle engineer

[happy daze john in oz]

there is an in-depth explanation here

https://dieselship.com/marine-techni...ising-systems/


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I think the Windsor Castle was fitted with 2 sets

From what I recall of my visits to the engine room I think that is correct.

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The Vaal had one set, Denny Brown.
One think you never did was turn with them out in a fixed position.
Vic

Correct, the Vaal, or Transvaal when first sailing was a much smaller ship so one set would most likely have been enough.
The Windsor was very high particularly at bridge height and could roll very well even in low swells.

[vic mcclymont]

The combined cost of the Transvaal and Windsor Castles was £15m, the Transvaal cost £5m.
The Windsor was to be the Cayzer's Queen of the Southern Oceans with no money spared.
Vic

[robpage]

There must have been huge savings with the one class system as well I don't know if it's started out like that I've always assumed it did . I always thought that the finishes were a bit more plastic and formica than the Windsor don't really know it's a long time ago since I walk around both of them

[vic mcclymont]

Yes the Transvaal was designed as a one class ship, with stewardesses instead of stewards.
Vic

[happy daze john in oz]

From my memory of the Windsor she had all a ship at that time could ever want.
First class bloods got treatment as good, if not better, than the Savoy hotel in London which at that time was considered to be the standard.
Anything they requested was supplied and even tourist did not do so bad.


But as wingers in tourist we had to work and some supplies such as cups and tea spoons for some reason were always in short supply.

[Keith Tindell]

What you should have done before sailing from Southampton John, was get a galvanised bucket and a line, throw it over the side and trawl the bottom, you would not have had a shortage of any cutlery, oodles of it on the bottom there. lol, kt

[Doc Vernon]

Yes indeed Keith the saying goes that the way frpm Southampton to the fair Cape is lined with Silver and we all know what Silver that was from LOL
The UCL must have lost Thousands if not Millions due to the heaving of such over the sides! And we Stewards are all to Blame ! Shame on us !

[happy daze john in oz]

There was a story that a UCL official took some leave in Las Palmas staying at a local hotel.
On his return asked if the company had been selling off any old unwanted silver and china as the hotel served all food on such.
Of course for a silver tea pot you could get 200 smokes there.
Lot of guys smoked back then.