Thank you from Shelley - Daughter of Ronald Richard Corbett (Deceased) - No 794011

[Doc Vernon]

Katie H

United Kingdom

The coaster sank in the North Sea after colliding with an unnamed fishing boat ( Belgium). One of her seven crew was killed.[13]

British sailor killed in collision".

The Times

(58421). London. 8 March 1972. col G, p. 5. This of course just relates to the above not to your dear Dad

[Doc Vernon]

I seem to recall him saying he was caught up in one, almost drowned but was saved? I am not sure how that could be since his original discharge book remains?

That is quite possible Shelly as the Books were held while at Sea by the Captain or someone who had a senior Rank on the Ship.i would expect that although the Ship went down and only as I se it 1 Seaman was lost,meaning that all the other Crew were OK and quite possibly if not certain that the Discharge Books were saved by whoever was in charge of them at that time, this of course is only suppersition possibly others can enlighten on this ??
Cheers

[Doc Vernon]

Shelly
Is there a mention of that Ship he spoke of in his Post a long time ago??
Just thinking it may be that one ?
Cheers

Ariguani 1952 first ship after the National Nautical School

Added No i see it wa also scrapped!
Cheers
Ship: ARIGUANI (1926

-1956 Passenger and Banana carrier of Elders & Fyffes, U.K. : 1956 Scrapped)
During WW2 she was converted to a Catapult Ship for service in the Royal Navy ,Merchant Crew also served on her during that time.

Ship.JPG

Just out of interest Shelly is there a mention in his Discharge Book of a CaptainBernard Peter de Neumann

?????

Google

[Ron B Manderson]

Welcome to the site .
I'm sure info will arrive
Ron the batcave

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Shelly
So not to get all this confused i think that these posts should be merged with your other where more info is forthcoming??
What do you think??
Cheers

What I can do is transfer all replies from the Crew List (Leaving only the Crew List one there as it should be) and then close that Crew list one so as there cannot be more replies there ,that will leave this Thread open for ongoing research.


I can do that if it suits you,we have had others similar and it got all mixed up.

[Shelley poole]

Sounds like a plan if not too much trouble

[Shelley poole]

Shelly
Is there a mention of that Ship he spoke of in his Post a long time ago??
Just thinking it may be that one ?
Cheers

Ariguani 1952 first ship after the National Nautical School

Added No i see it wa also scrapped!
Cheers
Ship: ARIGUANI (1926

-1956 Passenger and Banana carrier of Elders & Fyffes, U.K. : 1956 Scrapped)
During WW2 she was converted to a Catapult Ship for service in the Royal Navy ,Merchant Crew also served on her during that time.

Ship.JPG

Just out of interest Shelly is there a mention in his Discharge Book of a CaptainBernard Peter de Neumann

?????

Google

In the particulars of training pages it says "service discontinued" 30-5-67
Looking in the book, the signatures are hard to decipher but look like the following:

A Williams or McWilliam(s)
McMillian?
B Tiffin?
P Keefe
B.S Biggs
LW Goodwin
R Seward
Harkins

[Doc Vernon]

Will do that a wee bit later Shelly as I am now off to fetch the Wife from the station! Cheers

[Doc Vernon]

Is there a mention of that Ship??

ARIGUANI

[Shelley poole]

Is there a mention of that Ship??

ARIGUANI

Not that I can see.
The first entry is for 'British Trust 301003' 21st dec swansea 1963 til 1st april 64 - Instead of a first signature it simply says 'extract from Dis 1' and then a stamped signature of 'a Williams' (I think its williams)
I was wondering if this is a replacement book? I have no idea - perhaps I am clutching at straws!

The rest listed here are:

RFA Wave prince 181127
Earlsfield 169238
Nicholas Bowater x 3 entries 187806
Sarah Bowater 186287
British Guardsman 301004

My other thought (instead of a replacement book) is that he just said he was in a shipwreck to woo the ladies!