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    Hi I'm Pete and my discharge number is R746364
    Went to the Vindicatrix in sharpness in 61

    Ships I was a deckhand on where

    Rossetti x 3
    Rockville x 2
    Tuscany
    Thistleroy
    Baron Ogilvy
    Kypros
    Velarde x 4
    Salamanca
    Ronsard
    Nova Scotia x 2
    Newfoundland
    Empress of England

    I was asked by my grandchildren about my seagoing days and what did the ships look like<, I have them all apart from the two Furness Withy ones, The Nova Scotia and the Newfoundland and the Empress,

    Anyone able to help with pictures of the three ships or pont me in the right direction.
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    Go on google there are many photos of those ships,

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    The Newfoundland, the Nova Scotia, and the Empress of England.
    all from google.
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    Welcome to the site Peter .
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    Default Re: Hello from a new member

    Thank you But it it was the new Nova Scotia and Newfoundland with the the cranes instead of derricks, I think their maiden voyages where around 64 or 65

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    I'm really struggling to upload the only pic I have been able to find of the new Nova Scotia, well it was new in 64 lol. and its a very grainy image< I know they where sister ships and built by Burntisland Shipping co
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    Not of the two Furness boats that had the maiden voyages in 64. Agree there are plenty of the previous named ships but not of the these two,

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    Is this the same Nova Scotia ??



    The Newfoundland was the Cufic before and again after she was the Newfoundland.

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    That's great thanks,

    The Newfoundland was from her leaving Burntisland Ship yards called the Newfoundland and the pair here sister ships built for Furbess Withy for the North Atlantic route, but the Nova Scotia had a few name changes in her life 1973 "Tropic"; 1974 "Nova Scotia"; 1976 "Tropic"; 1978 Booker Valiant"; 1980 "Arab Dabbor"; 1986 "Arab Hind"

    No Idea what the life of the Newfoundland was though.
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