sa oranje

[nigel usher]

anyone sail on the oranje 1973, i was a spud basher!!!Also good hope castle,kingline.Good to hear from anyone who knew me:

[happy daze john in oz]

Welcome nIgel to the best site on the net. In time someone will answer your question, so while you wait grab a cold one, sit back and enjoy the voyage.

[alf corbyn]

Welcome nIgel to the best site on the net. In time someone will answer your question, so while you wait grab a cold one, sit back and enjoy the voyage.

hey mr strange ! why don't you tell him you sailed on the oranjie when it was new, or was that the vaal. cheers. alf

[nigel usher]

thanx will enjoy a cold one while v wait

[nigel usher]

good to hear your comments but why mr. strange hha

[Mike Hall]

why mr strange you ask
well you will find out in time,but be warned dont leave yourself open
to remarks,because mr strange (john) will be right in there.
have a good stay with us oldies.(wait for the remarks)
mike

[nigel usher]

thanks for that made me chuckle on a cold friday

[happy daze john in oz]

Now Alf mate I have to enlighten you. I never sailed on the S.S. Vall or the Transval castle as she started life. But I stood on the rail of the Windsor and saw he make her first entrance into Cape Town harbour. Vernon did not sail on her either. However I did sail on the Pretoria as assistant pantryman while she was still the Pretoria before she was passed over to Safmarine and became the Oranje. That was my second time around on her. But sadly Vernon was not on her either. Just where the bloody hell he got to I never did find out.

[David Blee]

hi nigel, just to let you know i was on the sa oranje in july 1969 i was deck boy.

[alf corbyn]

Now Alf mate I have to enlighten you. I never sailed on the S.S. Vall or the Transval castle as she started life. But I stood on the rail of the Windsor and saw he make her first entrance into Cape Town harbour. Vernon did not sail on her either. However I did sail on the Pretoria as assistant pantryman while she was still the Pretoria before she was passed over to Safmarine and became the Oranje. That was my second time around on her. But sadly Vernon was not on her either. Just where the bloody hell he got to I never did find out.

sorry john i wasn't sure which was which. i thought the oranjie was the pretoria and the vaal was the edin burgh i did the maiden i think on both.
the good hope castle was unc so i suppose the king line was also if its the old good hope she must have been a bit rusty!. cheers . alf