I signed on the Port Macquarie in Jan 1966 and when we left London found out that we where on a Manz run. One of the features of her was that the main masts where of set which was a system of that time being war years that the U boats could not line them up to get her course. Must admit though it was not one of the better ships I was on as most of the deck crew signed on to do the Kiwi run and a few of them it was their last trip before getting spliced. Unfortunatly for me I had manged to tape the song "Homeward Bound" and was asked not to play it by them. Not many did finish that trip as a lot ringbolted back to the UK when we got to Montreal.
That's the way the mop flops.
My thanks to Brian for this site.