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    A photo of the Picardy has just come up on Ebay and it has reminded me just how good some of the Royal Mail ships of that era look. I was lucky enough to be in Albany, Thessaly, Loch Loyal and Essequibo among others, all of which still look the bogs dollox today, over 50 years after they were built.

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    Compared to the old P boats they were pure luxury.

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    Compared to the old P boats, Colditz would have been luxury.

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    So me just missing the Pizarro by a day and joining the Loch Ryan instead was a definate plus then?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Richard Masson View Post
    Compared to the old P boats, Colditz would have been luxury.
    I had the good luck to be in two of them the Pilcomayo as s.o.s in 1960 and I was a.b. in the Potaro in 1964 dont let anyone tell you that the food and cabins where anything other than pure luxury

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pat Marshall View Post
    So me just missing the Pizarro by a day and joining the Loch Ryan instead was a definate plus then?
    Just an after thought but wasn,t the Pizarro p.s.n.c.I was in the Eluthera as a.b around central America great little ship we slept in hammocks out on deck most of the way home started off as a bet who could last the longest I hate to brag but I won made it to the channel well lets be honest as I have already said I was in two of Royal Mails P boats

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    On the Pampas one trip we ran out of water, so we rigged hoses over the derricks and had cold salt water showers all the way to London.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Malcolm S View Post
    On the Pampas one trip we ran out of water, so we rigged hoses over the derricks and had cold salt water showers all the way to London.

    Malcolm
    There you go confirms what I said earlier pure luxury I used to especialy like the bread ,cutting off the end of the loaf and pulling out the wet dough was always fun .

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    Quote Originally Posted by kurutai View Post
    Just an after thought but wasn,t the Pizarro p.s.n.c.I was in the Eluthera as a.b around central America great little ship we slept in hammocks out on deck most of the way home started off as a bet who could last the longest I hate to brag but I won made it to the channel well lets be honest as I have already said I was in two of Royal Mails P boats
    Yes the "Pizzaro" was PSNC and had good accommodation for all and was nothing like the Royal Mail Y ships, I refuse to call them Boats. I served on ships.

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    Attached photo is from the Pizarro.
    Did I miss something about deluxe accommodation?
    We didn't have soggy bread either!
    Den.Ex 2nd cook/baker.
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