Bassethound

[Robert George Young]

Just wondered where this ship would have gone to and what cargo ?

[Keith Tindell]

A photo would be nice, otherwise this could go on a long time, lol, KT

[Doc Vernon]

Just wondered where this ship would have gone to and what cargo ?

Depends on what Years we are looking at here!
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eg: 1942 Ports of call were

Freetown , Lagos, Walvis Bay, Cape Town, Durban, Mombassa,Port Said, Aden, Suez .

But as said she did various trips in various Years.
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Screw Steamer BASSETHOUND built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Co Ltd in 1934 for Hadley Shipping Co. Ltd., London, Tanker (clydeships.co.uk)

[Robert George Young]

June 1954 Vernon

I seem to have lost voyage records for that period

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Vernon.
Could be a small tanker or a sewer dumping ship.
Des

[Doc Vernon]

June 1954 Vernon

I seem to have lost voyage records for that period

Robert
Only way to get that now is through the Guildhall Library , London, the Ports i mentioned are as said from earlier Years!@

Email the Library and give details of the Ship and the Year in Question. They will normally send you the Voyage Record Card Free if its only one or two Ships
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Research service - City of London

guildhall.library@cityoflondon.gov.uk
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[Ivan Cloherty]

Vernon.
Could be a small tanker or a sewer dumping ship.
Des

Definitely a tanker Vernon as she was managed by Rowbothoms. Sludge/sewer tankers were managed by PLA and owned by London Greater Council and known in the trade as 'Bovril Boats' no one ever got fired for broaching the cargo

[John Cassels]

Definitely a tanker Vernon as she was managed by Rowbothoms. Sludge/sewer tankers were managed by PLA and owned by London Greater Council and known in the trade as 'Bovril Boats' no one ever got fired for broaching the cargo

What would happen if you made a mistake when ullaging and had a wee spill ?.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

John.
You would have to get a clean nappy.
Des

[j.sabourn]

#8 went for an interview with those same sludge vessels after the Seamans strike in 1966. At the Greater London Inner Council . They advertised in the National Newspapers as merchant seamen now is the time to work a 40 hour week .However in the small print it said those with any infirmities preventing them going deep sea would get preference. Those Jobs were already secured before any interviews were done which I realised when I saw the candidates.The two office wallahs who interviewed me didn’t get past the first question which was “ how can you afford to move from Newcastle to London with a drop in wages ? “, My reply “ If you think your wages are too low , then you should up them “. That was it and I walked out . But soon remembered I hadn’t claimed travelling expenses so had to go back cap in hand and that was another story trying to get blood out of a stone. JS

PS as an added observation in that same main office block all those years ago it was like the League of Nations every office worker from every part of the world was represented , a sure sign of things to come. JS