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    Hello,
    This is the first time I've posted anything on this site and have found navigating it a bit difficult, so not sure if I'm in the correct place to ask these questions. I'd like to find out more about my father's seafaring history.
    He was an AB on the Rochester Castle and some other ships too which I don't think were "Castle" ships. (One was called "Ardenvour" I think its route was South America) but the Rochester Castle I believe was part of the Malta Convoy. I would like to find out if my father was on that ship at the time. I have some of his documents i.e. Discharge book and part of a personal log book but it doesn't mention the convoy.

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    Hopefully, you can give us some details or we can do little.

    All the usual would help, at least name, date and place of birth, discharge number etc etc.

    Regards, Keith.

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    Hello Polly
    Please can you post any details you have there such as his Dis Book Number, and Place and DOB.
    As you have his Book, it may not hold all details , so possibly his CRS10 may hold more info ??
    Will look into this later
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    Of some interest to you i hope Polly
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    Rochester Castle (bandcstaffregister.com) She was in the Malta Convoy.


    Thanks to the Band Staff Register site


    The convoy that saved Malta from surrender (timesofmalta.com)
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    Found the link of interest myself, thanks Doc.

    Keith.

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    ROCHESTER CASTLE
    O.N. 165455. 7,795g. 4,736n. 9,258 dwt. 457.1 x 63.3 x 34.3 feet.
    Single screw. 8-cyl. 2s. DA Burmeister & Wain oil type engine by Harland & Wolff, Belfast.
    She was the first of second generation of the Castle "R" ships being slightly larger than her predecessors .
    11.2.1937: Launched by Harland & Wolff, Belfast (yard No.992) for Union Castle Line. 4.1937: Completed. 1942: Took part in operation Pedestal, the relief of Malta. 13.8.1942: Reached Malta, badly damaged by torpedoes fired from German E Boats. 12.1942: Temporary repairs completed, departed Malta for New York, via Suez and Cape. 1970: Sold to Castle Shipping Co. Ltd., Cyprus and renamed GLENDA. Resold to Chinese breakers and arrived Whampoa for demolition. 13.11.1970.
    Could carry 12 passengers and did between 1946 and 1955.
    409,6975 cu. ft of refrigerated space.
    Vic
    Last edited by vic mcclymont; 2nd December 2020 at 07:42 PM.

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    Hope to get some more info and assist if pos,

    Keith.

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    Hi Polly.
    Welcome to the site, I hope Vernon's posts have been a help, if you have your Dad's discharge book please list all the ships on it, there may be people on site that sailed with him.
    Cheers Des
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    Cheers Des, any thing from the discharge book would halp alot.

    Keith.

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