Ivanovic

[salvina]

Anyone out there who sailed with Ivanovic? Their ships were all something "wick" or something "crest". I was lecky on the Southwick in early 1962 and was earmarked to join the Skycrest in the builders yard in France (Toulouse or Toulon, I can't remember) They were non pool jobs registered in Nassau N.P.

[Gulliver]

Hi Salvina.
Interesting thread here about Ivanovich,Crest etc. I must say I hadn't heard of them before!
http://www.shipsnostalgia.com/showthread.php?t=13988

Cheers!
Gulliver

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Davey,
Like you i too hadnt heardd of this Line before,and that is a very nice Thread on SN Site about the Company and Ships!
Alwya nice to hear of new ones isnt it!
Thanks and Cheers

Wil have to look up and see if there is more on this on the good WWW,i know there are Pics of the Various Ships on the old Ships site!

http://www.photoship.co.uk/

[salvina]

Ivanovic office was in Fenchurch Street in London, almost directly opposite the entrance to Fenchurch St. station. The crews were mostly British deck and engineer officers, Spanish deck crew and Jugoslav catering staff. On the Southwick the chief eng. was Hungarian,cook was Egyptian and we had an Aussie greaser. A real mixed bag!

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Salvina.
I wonder (suppose it must be) if this is the same Company that is now in Ivanovic & Co Ltd 4 Cromwell Place,
LONDON, SW7 2JE ??

Cheers

Nice old Pic of the Station !!

[salvina]

I have just googled the name Ivanovic and wikpedia have o lot of info. on him. He was quite a character, among other things he was an olympic athlete representing Jugoslavia at the 1936 olympics in two track events for which he held the Jugoslav records for a number of years. Interesting bit of history if anyone cares to read it.

[Gulliver]

Indeed a remarkable man,Salvina. Interesting to read that Wikipedia article(I've added the link(Below).
Particularly noteworthy that the family made available to the Allies most of their fleet during both World Wars.

Cheers!
Davey
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vane_Ivanovi%C4%87

[salvina]

The only person I have come across (apart from me) who has sailed with Ivanovic is the venerable Stan Mayes on Ships Nostalgia. Read his account on his time with them.