Port Auckland 1960-1

[mike lowe]

Anyone here from the Port Auckland trip 1960-1? Out via Suez to OZ and NZ, home via Panama.
Super ship, super shipmates, great memories! I've lived in NZ for 47 years.
Cheers, Mike Lowe, Junior Engineer.

[Neil Morton]

The bane of an engineer stewards life grubby little tykes Welcome aboard anyway Mike great to meet you.Worked by on the Port Auckland,Vindex,Alfred, Melboune and sailed deep sea on similar voyages on the Ports Nelson and New Plymouth.
Lots of good yarns a valuable info here.I lived in Glen Innes for a while in 1958.Enjoy the trip.

[mike lowe]

Hi Mort, I live in Howick, just down the road from Glen Innes - drove through there today.
One of the ships I was coasting on in 1960, I think the Port New Plymouth, broke a crankshaft approaching OZ. They were able to get her going again on 3 cylinders, carried on to OZ, loaded her with wool, and sent her off home. Does anyone know anything about that? If it was the N.P. I'm darned glad I was not on board that trip!

[Darrell Kellett]

Hi Mark, saw your request about crew mates on the Port Auckland 1960/61, I was just a ganglly JOS (16.5 years old) at the time, signed on21st Feb 61, deep sea, Vic Docks, sailed Via Suez, Oz NZ and Home via Panama, signing off on the 12th July 61, also did Home Trade on her as wel lfinally paying off in North Shields 9th August 61. as you say great ship great food and a good voyage round the world.
I also sailed on the Port Victor, Port Napier, Port New Plymouth, and Port Launceston.+ other company's as well. Darrell Kellett

[Neil Morton]

A good friend of mine named Bernie Myers was either chief or 2nd cook aboard the New Plymouth on that voyage,he now lives in Perth WA.Was the skipper named Pedrick? if so I was his "tiger" in Jan '62 till Jan '62.He was a very cool dude.

[Mike Hall]

hi,
you may have the answer that i am looking for.
i was working by a port line ship, in the london docks,during the early part of 1962.
could you confirm the date, when the port auckland arrived in london.
this may be the ship i was working by on,if not i do not know what ship it was.
mike

[Lane White]

hi,
you may have the answer that i am looking for.
i was working by a port line ship, in the london docks,during the early part of 1962.
could you confirm the date, when the port auckland arrived in london.
this may be the ship i was working by on,if not i do not know what ship it was.
mike

Hi Mike,

I just discovered this site about an hour ago.

I joined the Port Auckland on HT articles in Antwerp on 19 Jan 62 and then went on to Rotterdam, Bremerhaven, Hamburg, London and Cardiff. Signed off there on 8 Feb before signing FG articles on 16 Feb then sailing deep sea.

If my memory is any good, the period between change of Articles was referred to as "working by" so that the ship you are after would have changed articles in London so Port Auckland doesn't seem to be a goer

Rgs...Lane White

[Terry Wilcox]

Hi Mortnj and Mike. I did a run job on the Port Auckland in April 65, and as I remember, she was a lovely ship, I wanted to sail deep sea on her, but I was transfered to the Port Pirie. I see that you lived in Glenn Innes, and Mike lives in Howick. I used to live in Belmoral, and then in Belmont ( North Shore ) I still have friends in Howick, Lewisham Street. "wish I was back there". Take care..... Terry

[Mike Hall]

no terry i do not live in howick.
i live in maidstone!!!!!

[Terry Wilcox]

Opp's, sorry, and you only live up the M20 from me. Take care.... Terry.