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14th July 2012, 12:42 PM
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Megantic
Anyone out there who did the maiden voyage to NZ on the Megantic in 1963 ?
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14th July 2012, 12:43 PM
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Cretic
I would be pleased to hear from anyone who was an engineer on the Cretic in 1963/64.
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13th August 2012, 04:34 PM
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Megantic
Hi all I was with Shaw Swiv at the time early sixties, I did coastals on the Megantic about that time and also the Cretic. I went deep sea on the Alaric, Canopic and then 3 great years on the Waiwera.
Rgds
Colin Lythe
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13th April 2023, 10:27 PM
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Re: Megantic
I sailed the Megantic from Immingham to Vancouver and back in early 1964. She was a Gas turbine and the turbines broke down constantly. It took us six weeks to get from vancouver to panama, sometimes down to as slow as 2 Knots.
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14th April 2023, 06:49 PM
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Re: Megantic
Originally Posted by
Roger Mundell
I sailed the Megantic from Immingham to Vancouver and back in early 1964. She was a Gas turbine and the turbines broke down constantly. It took us six weeks to get from vancouver to panama, sometimes down to as slow as 2 Knots.
Roger. It must be a different MEGANTIC. Shaw Savill's MV Megantic, twin screw, 7clyinder H&W B&W. Two little sewing machines, great ship to sail on.
Bill.
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