Either that or No we’ve been fumigated JS
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Either that or No we’ve been fumigated JS
Sailed with P&O BSD, Ships where named after Fox hunts. This may be following on from Hain Nourse. From memory - ATHERSTONE, BUCCLEUH, COTSWOLD, DUHALLOW, ERIDGE, FERNIE, GRAFTON, HEYTHROP, IRFON, JEDFOREST, KILDARE, MEYNELL. NEWFOREST.
CYou missed out your 'L' hunt,Ian------LAUDERDALE !Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian Dickinson
and # 33 Re Bank Line. Some names were of Fishes,for example RUDDBank,TENCHBank,TROUTBank-and the ROACHBank,a species not found in many US States,so to many Americans ,it seemed to be named after a prolific breeding,eating,quick-scurrying antennaed insect that crunches underfoot ,and allegedly contains as much protein(if eaten) as a prime steak-yes,a cockroach! Eek!
Recall coming into the narrow straits of hermuz .......a bp tanker coming down someone shouting any geordies aboard and a cockney voice calling back .....naw we drowned the bastards....lol happy days
The Fred Olsen ships names all start with the letter”B” BlackWatch, Blenheim, Balmoral, Braemar to name but a few past and present
Couple of times had passed british ship in docks around the world, and same cry, but the reply was , nah we was fumigated last trip, all taken in good heart.
Same in Swansea, a young bloke who must have been all of 17 had more braid than some skippers, doubt he had ever been to sea.Quote:
Originally Posted by cappy
Des
Interesting item, the Blue Funnel's greek mythology names has
been very useful in quiz shows,a small company I sailed with as a cabin boy
and then got my rating to an A/Steward was Lanagans of Belfast all Bays in Northern Ireland
I was on the Dundrum Bay, what an experience drunken skippers replaced fights between
the engineers north /south problems fuelled by drink
Queen Mary & Queen Elizabeth named after two bedroom stewards.
No Louis they came from UCL to start with.Quote:
Originally Posted by Louis the fly