any one out there.

[frank richardson]

hi every body just found this site i am 72 coming up suppose most of my old pals from the sixties wont be on line,just in case i sailed on ss narek,british destiny,mv salamanca which is my email.1960-1965,cheers frank richardson,durham city.

[Ron B Manderson]

Welcome to the site.
Enjoy as we do.
Plenty of room for your patter
Ron the batcave

[happy daze john in oz]

Frank welcome to this wonderful site. You are still young un by some of them, but do you have any dates to go with the ships you listed. If so and you post them there is a good chance someone will remember you.
So sit back with a cold one and enjoy the voyage.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Frank
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,a good Crew here and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back grab a Tinny,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time! Have a happy stay!

Cheers

Vernon (castleman

http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...g=2917,4653963

aunched 1955: tss NAREKtss NAREK built by Blythswood Shipbuilding Company Scotstoun,
Yard No 110
Engines by D Rowan & Co Ltd Glasgow Last Name: HOLY CROSS (1965)
Port of Registry: Monrovia
Propulsion: 2 S Turb dr geared to sc shaft 9570bhp 15.25 knots machy aft
Launched: Wednesday, 08/06/1955
Built: 1955
Ship Type: Tanker
Tonnage: 13646 grt
Length: 584 feet 5
Breadth: 75 feet 4
Draught: 30 feet 11
Owner History:
Baltic Trading Company. London
Status: Scrapped - 18/11/1969

Remarks: Completed: October 1955
Scrapped at Castellon

PS Have you perhaps got a Pic of this Ship??
Cheers

[frank richardson]

hi vernon i havent a photo of ss narek but my son found a couple of picture post cards with mvsalamanca on,dont know if they are both the same

[frank richardson]

some one might enlighten me if they are both the same ship,i was just a common fireman/trimmer.

[Ivan Cloherty]

some one might enlighten me if they are both the same ship,i was just a common fireman/trimmer.

Frank

"Salamanca"

Built Harland & Wolff 1948 Yard Number 1358

Launched 29.08.1947
Completed 20.03.1948

LOA 466' 4"
GRT 8610
DWT 10,599
Engine B & W NHp 858 BHP 7500

Service speed 15.5 knots
Trial speed 17.25 knots

I joined her 0n 12th August 1954

1967 Sold to Stravelakis Bros Greece renamed "Kronos"

1972 Scrapped in China

Hope the above helps

[Stewart Martin]

I sailed most of my time with the Cairn Thomson Line , it was a great company and i would like to hear from any ex Cairn Line crew Isailed on the Cairn gowan the Avon and the the Cairnforth she was a cracker of a ship. Mostly our run was Leith Newcastle Grange mouth then northabout to Canada Montreal in the summer and New Brunswick in the winter The North Atlantic in the winter was no picnic and i admire skippers the likes of Capt. Hogg usually known as hurricane Hogg and Capt. Lobban ,Capt. Percy and Capt Aitchision i was privilaged to sail under these men Any ex Cairn boat crew please get in touch Stewart Martin Chief Cook Cairn Line

[Roger Dyer]

Re your post #9, Davey.........Touche'.

......It must be a great comfort to Lars knowing he has a friend with such linguistic skills. I wonder if you could ask him if he is ever going to upload the 'pic' of the two, semi-naked, lovelies in Froger Park, Oslo. Ain't that just typical Norski, get us all excited and then forget about it

.............................cheers, Roger.



P.S. WITH APOLOGIES TO FRANK (RICHARDSON) FOR THIS DIGRESSION. INCIDENTALLY, FRANK, GOOD TO HAVE YOU ABOARD, MATE.

[Doc Vernon]

Lars!

This is all bleedin Gibberish to me!

We are not all translators!
Cheers



P.S. WITH APOLOGIES TO FRANK (RICHARDSON) FOR THIS DIGRESSION