hello to you all !

[Cait]

Hi everyone, im Cait, and ive just joined on behalf of my grandad. Mr Edward Brain, who served in the merchant navy. Im so plesed to be here


Ive spent alot of time trying to reasearch some of the ships he served on,which this year for his birthday i managed to present him with a book i made on the ' Nea Hellas ' or 'nearer to hell' as he calls it! Im very desperate to do more on the other ships he served on too.

Unfortunalty, grandad was taken into hospital last fri and we have been told he may have COPD.
I visited him yesterday and he has aked me to reseach these ships for him. So this is also giving me something to do while hes in hospital. I know he's a Vindi boy. When he comes home, hopefully the weekend ( praying ) he said he will try and remember and write down dates for me, which would help.

I love listening to the stories has aways told me!
Ive spent ges trying to find any info and pictures of the other ships but im not having much luck at the moment!

I have traced his Seamans pouch but its not available on line.

So here i am

Again hello to you all

best wishes
Cait

[Tony Morcom]

Welcome to the site Cait Thanks for stopping by to introduce yourself. It is to be hoped that you enjoy the content here which is as varied as the members.

Sorry to hear your Granddad is not well. Please send him our best wishes as fellow ex seafarers. You will find many on here only to eager to help with your research.

[Tony Wilding]

Hi, let us know the names of an ships he served on, with approxomate years, as more than one ship with same name, try and help with Photos and information,

[Gulliver]

Welcome Aboard Cait and Edward, welcome.gifand sorry to hear you’re not well at the moment .Hope our very entertaining site helps to take your mind off things for a while.


How fortunate too you have Cait to help research your career .

(Re the s.s. NEA HALLAS,I am presuming you mean the passenger/cargo vessel which was called that from the years 1939-1955.
There were 2 others, called NEA HELLAS but one of them was a very small Greek passenger ship,and only called that in 1963/64.
A later NEA HELLAS was a Cyprian cargo vessel from 1969-1977.)

　
I’ll just add some info about ‘your’NEA HELLAS to compare notes with what you have found already.
s.s. NEA HELLAS (O.N. 146307) pass./cargo (ref.) was launched 4/10/1921 and completed 9/1922 as Yard No. 595 by Fairfield Shipbuilding & Engineering,Company,Govan,Glasgow and named TUSCANIA for owners Anchor Line(Henderson Bros) ,Glasgow.
Tonnage 16,691 gross
Length 552.3 ft.
Beam 70.3 ft
Propulsion Twin screw steam turbines (6).
Speed 15.5/16 kts.
History
Maiden voyage from Glasgow to New York on 16 September 1922 .
Chartered to Cunard 1926-30 and repainted in Cunard colours
In 1939 she was sold to the General Steam Nav.Co,Greece/Greek Line( Goulandris Bros.) and renamed NEA HELLAS,and registered in Andros,Greece.
1941 ,Requisitioned by U.K.Ministry of War Transport as troopship.(Anchor Line as managers).She was often unofficially christened the "Nelly Wallace" by some of her many troops carried.
1947 Returned to Greek Line
1955 was renamed NEW YORK by same owners, Goulandris Bros.
1959 Laid Up at Perama,Greece.Departed there 19/8/61 for demolition in Japan.
12/10/61 Broken Up at Onomichi,Japan (40 years old).

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As Tony W. says let us know if you need any further help.

A few pics of NEA HELLAS below,if you don't already have them.

Best Regards
Gulliver
NEA HELLAS (O.N. 146307) 1939-1955.jpgNEA HELLAS -Pic 3.jpgNEA HELLAS -Pic 2.jpg
　

[Ron B Manderson]

welcome to the site Cait.
You will find all you are looking for here.
Ron the batcave

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Cait
Welcome to this great site,i hope you can get a lot futher with your research on your Grandads Ships!
Hope that he is soon home and a lot better!
Thanks for joining!
Cheers

PS Where was he Born?? and what Year!
Thanks