Sea Training school Gravesend

[happy daze john in oz]

Sad news indeed, such men are few now, condolences to his family.

[steveh154]

you never forget your discharge book number?? can you remember your gravesend number ? Regards Terry.

i must be really sad as i can 32587 i was at graves end in 1976
steve

[John Thomas Anderson]

Hi, Alan I was in “V” class April 72 to July 72!

[Derek Bates]

I was there November 1970 just before you guys, till Feb 1971. I was in X class Dorm 16, 12742 and R896650 all hard wired into my memory ha ha.

[keith sweetland]

i was in y class feb 72 til june 72

[Barry Doick]

I attended the NSTS Gravesend as a Catering Trainee August/September 1957. A few years back I found a photo of my class with me in it on the net, but have not been able to find it since. I would appreciate any help finding it again!

[Doc Vernon]

A lot of the old Gravesend sites have gone unfortunately, so its hard to come by those old Pictures.
There is the Group on Facebook that has a few old Class photos, so you may be lucky if you try there.
Just join Facebook if you allreday have not and Join the Group
Cheers

National Sea Training College (Gravesend) | Facebook


There is also this one there

Keeping Peanuts In The Picture NSTS | Facebook

[John Palmer]

I was there May 1954. Catering. Main things I remember are…..the smell of boiled cabbage walking through the main gate and then the ‘short back’n’sides’ haircut soon after. Also recall an ultra strict training officer, (a Second Steward I think) by the name of Plumb and, finally, the nightly supper of two thick rounds of bread and dripping with a mug of cocoa !!

[happy daze john in oz]

Bread and dripping and a mug of anti W***, yuou were lucky.
At the Vindi we got the dripping, most of the roofs leaked, and the bread was specially made for us by the local

[Bill Powis]

Hi Lee
I was there same time (sea school,Gravesend)and sure we sailed on an Esso tanker back in 1972 on the east coast of America. Might have been the Esso Lincoln or Edinburgh . I was boy trainee , Bill Powis