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    Hi everyone,
    Just re-joined the forum and would like to find out if anyone else sailed on the same ships as myself. I would like to hear from old shipmates and to actually find out what ports I have visited during my time at sea. My memory is not that great so I would appreciate any help you can give me and it will be good to catch with some of you. I sailed with P&O General Cargo Division as an engineer from 1973 until 1980 then became containerised and joined Overseas Containers Ltd. and left the sea in 1985.


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    mv Hauraki March 1973. till April 1973 London
    mv Piako April 1973 till 27 Sept 1973 London via Aussie and NZ to Southampton
    mv Piako Nov 1973 till May 1974 Liverpool via Aussie NZ to Liverpool
    mv Tekoa Aug 1974 coast in Newport 10 days.
    mv Belle Rose Sept 1974 till April 1975 London via Port Louis to Liverpool.
    mv Strathdevon July 1975 till Aug 1975 coastal Liverpool to London
    mv Strathassynt Oct 1975 till Feb 1976 cant remember where. Started in London ended in Liverpool.

    mv Strathruim Sept 1976 till Feb 1977 Glasgow to London to Dubai don't know where else.

    mv Strathloyal April 1977 till Sept 1977 London to East Africa and Seychelles to London.

    mv Taupo Oct 1977 coastal in Avonmouth.

    mv StrathTay Jan 1978 coastal to Hamburg

    mv Strathmay March 1978 till Sept 1978 Dubai to Dubai not such where else suspect India.

    mv Strathdirk April 1979 till Aug 1979 Baltimore to Savannah via Persian Gulf

    mv Wild Flamingo Nov 1979 till April 1980 Dubai to Suez not sure exactly where to but suspect Gulf ports.

    Joined OCL
    mv Resolution Bay Tilbury Nov 1980 till April 1981 via Aus and NZ

    mv Discovery Bay Glasgow July 1981 till Nov 1981 Tilbury Not sure where we went.

    mv Moreton Bay Tilbury to Tilbury Feb 1982 till June 1982 Persian Gulf

    mv Resolution Bay Aug 1982 Tilbury till Oct 1982 Bremerhaven As and NZ

    mv Cardigan Bay Dec 1982 till March 1983 Southampton to Southampton

    mv Cardigan Bay May 1983 till July 1983 Southampton to Southampton

    mv Tolaga Bay Feb 1984 till May 1984 Tilbury to Tilbury

    mv Tolaga Bay Aug 1984 till Nov 1984 Tilbury to Rotterdam Aus and NZ

    mv Tolaga Bay Feb 1985 till June 1985 Tilbury to Tilbury via Aus and NZ.

    Left the sea.

    Hope I find someone out there.
    Best regards John

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    Hello John
    Nice to see you back after such a long break,but then we all have our ways and decisions n.
    Anyway I have not looked at the Crew lists yet ,have you entered your details there?? If not please do, Thanks you

    I hope that there will be some on here that possibly were on some of the Ships you mention,as yes its good to make contact with old buddies.

    You mention the Ports you visited,have you ever thought of trying to get the Ship Movement Cards from the Guildhall Library in London this will give full details of each ships Voyage Record Card on the dates you choose!
    Best of luck
    Cheers

    Just an example of one of mine

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    Thanks Doc, I shall go to Guildhall library and look up the relevant ships. I didn't know theses records existed thanks again.
    Best regards John

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    Hi John, although I didn't sail on any of the ships mentioned, I thought I would just drop a line as I had a very similar background. Joined GCD in July 1974, spent a year on the MV Otaio. followed by 6 months or so in Cardiff. Back to see on the Mataura for around 7 or 8 months; Short trip on the Ardmay of Bulk Shipping and then onto Gazana also of BS. Moved over to Container fleets for my last trip as deck cadet on Jervis Bay. Back to college for 2nd Mates, then moved over permanently to Container fleets, sailed in Moreton Bay and Jervis Bay befor redundancy in 1980.
    Regards
    Rob

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    Hi John, I was in the Piako just after you although I was on deck, The Strathdevon is also in my book again just a little later do you remember the skippers name aboard the Strathdevon, We had the pleasure of one Capt Bligh, I fully intended going around the land and then deep sea with her, After going around the land with the skipper of the Bounty that is how bad he was, Not many signed deep sea articles and most on deck got out, P@O Had both of them under there umbrella when I was in them Regards Terry.
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