SS Derby New Zealand shipping co

[stuart peter rowe]

hi i sailed on the SS Derby (tanker) in the sixties sister ship the Kent looking for one particular shipmate from Bristol name of Pete Lee.

[Captain Kong]

My brother and I sailed on the KENT from New on the Clyde to June 1961, six months , the best ship I ever sailed on. Saw the DERBY a few times.
Cheers
Brian

[stewart morrison]

Hj captain kong, I did the maiden voyage on the kent tanker too & agree it was a nice ship ,single berth cabins for the stewards and oddly enough I got sent to Greenock which was my home town then to join her ,from London by nz. office at albert docks, good old days then eh ?

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Stuart
Welcome to this great site,i hope you have a good stay here,and that you may in time get some links to your mate!
Its a small World !
Who knows!
Cheers and keep smiling!
Doc

[Captain Kong]

Hi Stewart, my brother John was OS and I was AB, Bosun Taffy, 2nd Steward `CATHY`, Captain Harrison, Mate Mr McCathy.
Never had as many parties on a tanker.
Catch you later got to go for my first funeral this week, down south.
Cheers
Brian.

[Bob Dunkley]

hi i sailed on the SS Derby (tanker) in the sixties sister ship the Kent looking for one particular shipmate from Bristol name of Pete Lee.

hi stewart isailed on the DERBY from finnart in scotland got 4 hours from suez when the war broke out 1967 went to malatzio in scicilly and then to mina alhemadi via capetown for bunkers back to cape town after mina and then to antwerp , the skipper would only give us £5 each as we had 90 odd days at sea with only one night ashore (malatzio) cape town was bunkers by water barge etc on anchor we all had a great time on our fivers in dannys bar and then went to a tank cleaning berth on the tyne ,It had a pub there called Mini Betts and the old lady had a parrot on the bar if it didnt like you she wouldnt serve you Anybody remember Mini Betts ??? then we went into the palmers dry dock in Hebburn where i spent 6 weeks great memories of the Hospitality we received in that part of the world

[Dave Spencer]

I sailed on the SS Kent in 1964 and the SS Derby 1966..Stuck in drydock in Antwerp during the seamens strike of 66 after 5 months, luckily the strike ended before the end of the drydock and we paid off...Not a happy ship that trip..

[John F Hope]

I sailed on her for many trips, Isle of Grain - Mina Al A Mani, Kuwait. Problem for me was, the 36hr turn around in Grain, as I lived in Birmingham !!! no motorways or high speed trains then...Beautifull Ship, still got some of the purchases off the Bum Boats in Suez!!! No shore leave in Kuwait, at end of a pipe !!!! send me back to Kiwi Moxam PLEASE.

[John F Hope]

OK here is a pic' after deck relaxing in Kuwait 1963, anyone reconise the lads ????SS Derby after deck.jpg