My oldest was the BEECHFIELD of Savages, [wonderful name for a ship owner,]
She was built 1895. I was a coal burning Fireman on her, Page 1 in Seafaring Stories thread in Swinging the Lamp Forum.
Cheers
Brian
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My oldest was the BEECHFIELD of Savages, [wonderful name for a ship owner,]
She was built 1895. I was a coal burning Fireman on her, Page 1 in Seafaring Stories thread in Swinging the Lamp Forum.
Cheers
Brian
Right lads having a boring afternoon so have collated a few facts on who was on the oldest, some considered old but to some of us would be considered new, seems quite a few of us have sailed with rod and chain steering, but everything is relative in my own case the ship was 37 years old when I joined her, but Corrietes can beat that as his ship was 57 years old when he joined her, I apologise in advance for any mistakes that may occur or if I have missed anyone who posted
1873 Ron Hamilton
1894 Louis the Amigo
1895 Brian Kong
1896 Corrientes
1899 Jimmys
1904 Ed Pollard
1914 Ivan Cloherty
1914 Robpage
1915 Colin Pook
1919 Ivor LLoyd
1919 Iain Morrison
1920 Ken Trehearne
1921 Len mazza
1921 John Boys
1922 Lennon
1925 Richard Quartermaine
1925 David Howden
1925 John Sutton
1926 Colinwood
1927 Roger Dyer
1928 Keith Moody
1928 Neville Roberts
1928 Raymond
1929 Stewart Morrison
192? Stuart Henderson
1937 Cranesailor
1938 Colin McClelland
1938 Eifon
1944 John Albert Evans
1950 Gulliver
1962 Alex MacDonald
1979 Anneli Partna
Just a note these are not the dates of birth of those listed! but the dates the ships were commissioned, just thought I'd clear that up, in case anyone thought it was Brian's D O B