Morgan OMalley

[morgan omalley]

My name is Morgan OMalley I served inthe MN from january 1948 till april1957 Did my training at Gravesend sea school TS Vindcatrix MY first ship was the BARON GEDDIS I sighned on as a deckboy After that came the SS GRALAKE next the ST JESSICA in1994 then a two trips onthe SS ICELAND next was the SS FORT GROUARD in1950 next was the SS CAIRNVALONA then the MV CRICHTON next was SS BURNHOPE IN1951 next was SS CALEDONIAN MONARCH where I stayed till DEC 1952 next was the BRITISH MONARCH till1995 both the last two ship belonged to the Monach Steam Ship Company West Nile st Glascow I then joined the Ben Line in november 1955 and served on SS BENWYVIS the BENALBANCH the BENVRACKIE till april 1957 when i came ashore

[Tony Wilding]

Hello, hope you enjoy this website, i see you sailed on the fort grouard, would you by any chance have a photo of her? Best wishes, tony wilding.

[Keith at Tregenna]

Hello, hope you enjoy this website, i see you sailed on the fort grouard, would you by any chance have a photo of her? Best wishes, tony wilding.

NO PIC YET, BUT A LITTLE INFO:

FORT GROUARD

Type:

North Sands

Tonnage:

7,132grt

Dimensions:

441.5 x 57.2

Builders:

North Vancouver Ship Repairs Ltd., North Vancouver

Delivery Date:

April, 1943

Owners;Managers:

D.O.C.; Walter Runciman & Co., Newcastle for M.O.W.T.

Post war History:

1950: Larix Shipping Co., Halifax, renamed SEA CREST;

1952: Federal Commerce & Navigation Co., Toronto, renamed ERNST G. PATHY;

1955: Liberian owners, renamed AFRICAN DUKE:

1964: Broken up Yokosuka, Japan

K.