salaverry

[harry appleton]

I done a "standby" on the psnc tanker William Wheelwright" . I was not required though -later found out it was out for two years-having been initially told it was only a six week voyage.What a con-a lucky escape--i think.

[Captain Kong]

Hi Harry,
I did a voyage on the William Wheelwright, When I joined her at Tranmere she had just returned after a voyage with Spanish Coal Miners on deck, who they hired to scab the strike in 1960.
The first thing I got after turning in was a load of FLEA bites and caught a few galloping around my bunk.
They must have been Manky.
There was no overtime on it, and a bad feeder, We ran to the Gulf and back to Le Havre, two sailors jumped there to get the ferry home, and back to the Gulf again and got off in Tranmere again.
She was later wrecked on the Spanish coast.

[Denis O'Shea]

Hi shipmates, I did a near continent run on her in 1964 , I decided not to go deep sea on returning to Liverpool because I felt there was a strange atmosphere on her, gates between the quarters and the saloon, wot was that about, perhaps u who did sail on her deep sea could explain, but I did regret not going WCSA which I never got the oppertunity again.
Rgds Denis O Shea












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[harry appleton]

Sometimes the ship carried up to twelve passengers -I think the gates where for seperating the passenger quarters from the crew's.

[Ivan Cloherty]

Sometimes the ship carried up to twelve passengers -I think the gates where for seperating the passenger quarters from the crew's.

Sailed on Salaverry in the 50's there were no gates on her then for seperating crews quarters from passengers, nor or any other "S" class I sailed on. Deck and engine crew cabins were aft, stewards and engineers on main deck midships, Masters and Chief Engrs on boat deck, if memory serves me correctly, but I stand to be corrected.

The passenger (6 x 2berth) cabins where on the starboard side of the Prom Deck and the Deck officers and Ch Stwd on the port side on all "S" class except Samanco and Sarmiento which had no prom decks and cabins for only 3 passengers.

Ivan

[Denis O'Shea]

Hi shipmates, thanks for info about the gates, someone did suggest they were known as to CHASTITY GATES, was this true.
Rgds Deins O Shea

[Phil Crawley]

I was 10 days in the Salaverry 1/10/65-10/10/65 Liverpool- Antwerp-Hull the passengers were office staff on a jolly, there were gates in the accomodation then, never saw this before or since.
Phil Crawley.

[harry appleton]

Some might say they were to keep the crew from jumping ship!!

[Phil Crawley]

Could well be Harry, I wouldn't have gone deep sea in her, there were three catering in four berth cabin and the eats were certainly nothing to write home about, but as everyone agrees the west coast ports were pretty good.
Phil Crawley.

[Kenneth Kenny]

Hello to P.S.N.C,sailed on the Pizarro August1956 as Galley Boy what atrip,the Chef Jack Sedden great cook from Wallasey second cook Don from London great bloke Baker Tom from Liverpool good bloke,all good at there jobs.Tell you more on the next email.From Ken.

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Anyway through the Panama Canal fed the Mules,took some feeding my arms were in some pain.Then they soon got better when we hit the West Coast S.A.What a great time by all werent we LUCKY,i was.Went a drifty in Valpo for two days got loged it was worth it,i think half the crew did had to see the Purser first and then the Captain.Tell you more in the next email.From Ken.

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Anyway through the Panama Canal fed the Mules,took some feeding my arms were in some pain.Then they soon got better when we hit the West Coast S.A.What a great time by all werent we LUCKY,i was.Went a drifty in Valpo for two days got loged it was worth it,i think half the crew did had to see the Purser first and then the Captain.Tell you more in the next email.From Ken.