Anyone Know Me?

[Mark Gilbert]

Hi i'm looking for anyone who remembers me or maybe people who we may know in common. I joined NSTS in Gravesend in Sept '81 and joined my first ship in Dec '81 R.F.A. Engadine altho i only did a cpl months, after this in '82 i sailed aboard Cunard's banana boats running Europe to Central America, following this i sailed on Buries Markes, La Pampa carrying bulk cargo around the world. Then late 1982 i joined the S.S. Uganda troop carrying to the Falklands which i did till its final voyage in 1984/5, during this stint i did one trip on the Oriana in '84 and a relief job for 2 weeks on the Sea Princess. After this i then worked for P&O Containers untill my final voyage in 1993. I worked in the catering deprtment starting as JCR and worked as steward/steward cook and cook. Anyway if anyone remembers me or if anyone wants to just swap stories then please get in touch lets catch up on the good old days. Mark Gilbert. p.s. While on board the Uganda i was probably better known as F.C. and if ya know me you'll remember.

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Mark,
Dont know you at all mate but anyway,
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers


Also"

If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thank you

Please go to following Link

http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=1974

[Mark Gilbert]

Thanks for the welcome Vernon site looks good

[noodles]

mark ur name rings a bell i was in nstc around the same time mayb u were a peanut as i was leaving i only stayed 5 years due to ill health now fully fit and looking to return god bless

[happy daze john in oz]

G'day Mark and welcome to the best site of its type on the net. See you have lsietd all your ships, maybe if you could be abit more definite with dates you may well find you have some long lost mates here. so while you wait grab a cold one sit back and enjoy the voyage.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

GDay Mark
Welcome to the site, good crew here plenty of tall tales, suggest you take your time and go back through some of the posts, get familiar with who is on site. And as John said post your ships in the my ships forum with dates, also dates you were at Gravesend, in the front of your discharge book. You may or may not know there is a web site for Gravesend boys, see Brian's list on this site.
Cheers Des

[denniswalker]

Hi mate my name is Dennis Walker,and according to my discharge book, i was at gravesend at the same time as you. I arrived at Gravesend at the end of July '81 for one week,sent home for a month,then back until end of nov '81.