Your prettiest ship

[John F Collier]

#1 Hi Rodney, For me it's the ships built from 1900 to 1970 ish, they had character "even the ugly ones" but for pretty I'd go for the likes of
the Cutty Sark in full sail. If you love ships and the sea they are all a joy to look at. All the best JC

[Dennis McGuckin]

Hi Dennis, they wernt pretty ships they were big floating work houses on deck. I was on the Tasmania, Adelaide, Dunedin and New Zealand. hard graft on those and all the Bosuns thought they were hard cases. Only the runs were good.
Only the funnel was pretty, and I painted a few .
Cheers
Brian.

Ha ha Brian. When I was writing that I thought of you.
Some of your previous comments re. Blue Star. No problems for us in the galley.

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Not mentioned? Only on one for a costal move and spent the whole time with my back to the bulkhead. Thought that UCL was full of them, that was until I went to Blue Star.

Not the ones I was on John.

[Dennis McGuckin]

Fine ships but nothing "pretty" about a Blue Star ship.

Had a feeling my post would bring negative comments. Still say they are fine looking ships. Sure are better than today's floating boxes
However. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
Most of us know that as to the ladies we woke up to.
Looked good the night before. I know, we are supposed to be talking ships.

[Captain Kong]

Some ladies were like ships in the night......
Brian

[Jim Brady]

All I know is I earned £130.00 overtime on the King Henry and I own this home because of that what she looked like I don't have a clue.
Regards.
Jim.b.

[happy daze john in oz]

Ha ha Brian. When I was writing that I thought of you.
Some of your previous comments re. Blue Star. No problems for us in the galley.

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Not the ones I was on John.

Uraguay Star, full of them in 63.

[Vic Gray]

Port line took a lot of beating in those days.mine was the PORT AUCKLAND 1957

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Den.
I agree with you Blue Star boats were a very classy type of ship, more elegant than say the Orient boats, and I think the funnel colors were one of the best around in the 50s.
Cheers Des

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi shipmates,ships are Not pretty but have good lines, like woman? an old donkey man told me that.

[Rodney Mills]

sorry, I was a cook and cooks only like pretty things.