Hello - new ex-Bibby Line member

Yes, dad was William, but mostly known as Bill - although Will was an obvious one too!

I was on the Staffordshire, Yorkshire and Devonshire after that list, Ian went with the Dart boats to CY Tung, although he's been ashore for years too. I also was on the Yorky and Derby on lay-up duties recovering after a medical explosion! I watched the English Bridge sail away from lay-up in Stavanger, and stop after about two miles - nothing new there then! Dad hated that ship with a passion. He loved the Bristol City line jobs, more for the runs rather than the awful alternators though, I think.

The Stirling Bridge was a great ship, she had the roomiest, neatest engineroom I have ever seen, and she was in good condition. I loved her. Happy memories there.

Hi there,

I have joined this site on behalf of my Dad, who is yet to get on the Internet but is keen to see if he can find any old ship mates from his days on the Devonshire, Hampshire and Lincolnshire?

My Dad is John McGuffin, he was a deck hand and then GP1 and i have grown up listening to his stories of being in the Merchant Navy.

If yourself or anybody else knows my Dad and wants to pass on a message please get in touch.

Kind regards

Sarah McGuffin

welcome to the site Sarah
Ron the batcave

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Originally Posted by Neil Hay

, the only Pursers I recall were Bob Grey ('the screaming skull') and Terry someone, a tall thin bloke.


Neil

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Could the "tall thin Purser" have been Terry Maskell?? He was Purser on the Lincolnshire on my first trip??

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Originally Posted by garymac63

Could the "tall thin Purser" have been Terry Maskell?? He was Purser on the Lincolnshire on my first trip??

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Yeah that was him! I thought he was OK, others disagreed.

Sorry it's taken a while to get back on here, a lot of surgery got in the way of life - fixed now though.

Nigel Malpass is still here in Ramsey as Chair of the Commissioners (council) and I have managed to avoid him! I have retired myself now so no more young offenders, but am working part time selling model steam engines and really enjoying it!