The Duro out of Victora & Albert dock london

[frank dawes]

My first ship was the Duro out of the V&A dock london as a deck boy, we where bound for BA south america in 1969, bit of a long shot but anyone work the london docks?. There where a lot of star boats working that dock I would be clad to hear from anyone who was there in the late 60's.

The only thing I came back with was a dose of the clap and lots of good memories;I liked it so much i shipped out again and got the clap off the same girl in the same bar.

[Gulliver]

.......to this truly great ship.
There are many of us of your age and 'era' here,and I've read various posts in these forums which mention V & A Dock.

Just a suggestion,mate.....why not list your ships under ' My Ships' and it's quite likely someone may know you.

All the Best!
Davey(Gulliver)

A 'Clap' thing for you!

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Frank , welcome to the forum,Did you go to sea school? you were unlucky to get the clap you should have listern to the old donkey man like me ," He said never go with dockside ladys" allway go to main town if you have time in any port. I never sailed out of London.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Frank
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Hope you get a lot of replies to your post mate!
I was in and out of the KG5 Dock quite a few times!
Cheers


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Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thank you

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[happy daze john in oz]

Welcome Frank to this wonderul site. As Gulliver tells it put as much info on the site as you can and you may get replies from some who knew you. One bit of advice, never clap on your own, someoen may throw you a fish!

[wilky]

Hi Frank , didnt sail out of V&A but used to sail out KG5 in the late sixties , might have been with the same girl !

[frank dawes]

Thanks for the warm welcome guys it’s nice to know there are still some of us still alive and kicking as I often say it’s hard to keep a bad man down.
I did attend the merchant navy school at graves end and to my surprise I ended up making senior leading hand before they kicked me out into the real world, I have a group photo of my some of my mates for that year around one of the training hatches in the yard I’d like to post it for old time sake but don’t know where its best uploaded to any suggestions?

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Frank
I think the best place to upload those Pics to would be the following Link here on this site!
Looking forward to seeing them!
Cheers

http://www.merchant-navy.net/gallery/index.php

Life on baord ashore and people!

[alf corbyn]

hi frank. you can also post it to the gravesend sea school site. also look at my avatar. cheers. alf

[robbie]

hi,first trip deep sea was the DRINA out of K.G.5 in 1959 a real eye opener good luck