Oldest ships sailed on ?

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Louis
Not sure on which one but there were three as far as i can see!
First one

1132034 1913 PATIA 6103 V1913 #538 Elders & Fyffes Ltd

Second

1145920 1922 PATIA 5355 V1922 #534 Elders & Fyffes Ltd

Third

339300 5395113 5395113 1947 PATIA 5075 1970 V1947 #610 Fyffes Group Ltd GBR London

Let me know and i will give details on the one !
Cheers

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates Hi Dr Vernon, its the third one I think? What I remember derricks, canvas hatchs wooden decks cutter bow all white paint very nice ship great young crew ,The food was rubbish,{ pink lint every night} The breakfast was the best meal, but the cargo was very good? spirits and toys and cadburys chocolate in the refrigeration hold, great for trading still have a dinkey car from that ship over 7 months on this one great time but it was scraped in Italy flew home.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Louis
Then it must be this one!
Yes good looking Ship indeed!
Cheers

http://www.photoship.co.uk/JAlbum%20.../Patia-01.html

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Shipmates, Hi Dr Vernon, Thats the one !!! She still a beauty a lovely ship a great crew and some wonderful fun times on her. Some days I wish i never pay off her Thank you Vernon very happy times .

[jimmys]

Just one for Vernon

About 1984/85 I was taking agency ships and I joined a passenger ship called the Amerikanis, Greek owned a Chandris job. She had finished a long charter to Costa Cruises.
It turned out she was the Kenya Castle of 1952 build. Vernon will be familiar with her maybe even sailed on her with Union Castle. She had a long career away into the nineteen ninety something. She was getting on a bit when I joined but a credit to a good build. One of the early cruisers in the Caribbean.
I was not a passenger ship man I did not like them, I needed the money!!!

regards
jimmy

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Jimmys
Yes i remember that very well,as my late Uncle "Dusty" used to work on her when she was the Kenya Castle! At times i was aboard her to see Dusty ,especially when we were in Port KG5 at the same time,and that wasnt too often,but it did happen!

He was with her for a long time,left her before she became the Amerikanis,indeed she had a long Sailing History,very much like the old Dunnottar Castle that i was on,that too was sold and became Victoria,The Victoria,Princess Victoria
Also had a very long Sailing History!

Very good memories come flooding back reading your post,like the times we spent ashore in the East End,where he lived and had 6 lovely Daughters,all then of course very young,but what great times we had!

Also met in Cape Town once or twice,that of course was both his and my HomeTown (but of course being at Sea we made our Home over the Oceans!
Dusty in Londons East End,and me in Southampton later on! Thaths when i changed over to the Mail Run!

Funny thing Jimmys,i really loved the Passenger Liners,and dont think i would have changed ! I was offered a job on a Crago Ship at one stage after i left the UCL,but declined and decide to go and join the RAF!
Oh well thats life!\
Thanks for the post!
See i got carried away! haha!
Cheers

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/ChandrisAmerikanis.html

http://www.simplonpc.co.uk/ChandrisVictoria.html

[corrientes]

Ballybeg -1896!! I can feel the coal dust between my toes as I write! Built as the "Balmarino". No comfort on that one.

[Len Boorman]

john boys.
Ithink we must have crosded paths I also was no the Arundel Castle at the same as yourself, infact I was on her last voyage before going to the breakers I joined her 7th Nov 1956 last voyage paying off Southampton 5th Nov 1958 a total of thirteen voyages I was T/C Deck Steward and T/C Lounge Steward. She was a happy ship such wounderful days they were.
Len Boorman R533402

[Ivan Cloherty]

Well if Deep water trawlers count

The oldest ship I sailed on was the "Swanland" built 1914, three weeks working the east and north coasts of Iceland, I was 13 years old at the time

Next oldest was "Levenpool" built 1942 (ex Empire Lionel) backwards and forwards from Takoradi to Burntisland with Bauxite an old one but a happy one

Ivan

[raymond]

sailed on a couple of old port boats.in the early 60s PORT DUNEDIN 1925 MANZRUN PORT ALMA 1928 PORT FAIRY 1928 All with focsle head accommadation for the deck crew. like to be back there happy days .RAY MADDOCKS