Where were you on your 21st Birthday?

[Michael Jefferson]

On my 21st birthday I was in Kwinana, Perth WA on board the BP Tanker, mv British Vine. I was an engineer cadet along with the other cadet called Geoffrey James Bond (no prizes for guessing his nickname "007" !). We had sailed from the Isle of Grain, Kent through the Suez Canal and on to Kwinana, quite an eventful 1st trip, that was in 1966. Happy days.
Mike Jefferson R817026.

[Christopher Morris]

21st Birthday alongside in Detroit, 3rd mate on the Manchester City. The year 1961. We were waiting for a berth in Chicago about 16 hours steaming time up Lake Huron and down Lake Michigan. Went ashore and treated myself to a Matsushita Transistor radio. Back on board bought a crate of ale and shared with my shipmates. How many years ago????

[pegleg]

Messina

[Des Taff Jenkins]

When this post first came up I didn't have any idea where I had my 21st, but since then UI have found out from the RFA site that It was leaving a port in the Persian Gulf on the Wave Baron in 52
Des

[j.sabourn]

If not already said. Ma Carrols , Belfast. JS

[happy daze john in oz]

Full as a boot in one of the chefs cabins with a number of officers congratulating me as I looked the birthday cake.
Mashed spuds covered in mashed swedes and 21 can openers on it.

[Roger Millard]

Well!! discharge book out calculator on hand, press button for memory recall. TANTALLON CASTLE 1966 we were on the cape run visiting the four ports including Capetown Durban Port Elizabeth East London, then as it was called Portuguese East Africa, on arrival my 21st we were anchored off Larenco Marques, we moored later in the evening, to my surprise some great shipmates took me ashore to celebrate with a dish of large Cockles plus the local Hooch. Thanks Gentlemen for the opportunity to share. Roger M.

[Chris Bell]

At anchor in the Bonny River. I was on my 2nd trip as an Eng Cadet with Trident Tankers on the Busiris. Was the first and last day I ever had off with the 'blessing' of the Chief Eng whilst at sea. Nowhere to go and nothing to do!!
Made up for it a few weeks later as the Ship left there for drydock in South Shields.

[j.sabourn]

If you picked up the celebrations in the Mechanics pub in S.S. You may have thought you had never left the Bonny River Chris. JS

[Marian Gray]

If not already said. Ma Carrols , Belfast. JS

Hi John, did you recall a pub named ''Du Barry's'' apparently very similar was told 'you got more than a pint if you were that way inclined'.