Hello from Wales

[Rebecca Eversley]

Good Evening all,
Many Thanks for allowing me to join this group. I'm currently researching Merchant Seamen in Newport and Cardiff as part of an ongoing project to recognise their efforts.
Lots of family connections but just wondering if anyone got work with Bill Henke when he was in London (rather than Cardiff),

Also looking for people who may have sailed on the Knightsgarth out from Newport and/or individuals who may have sailed on the Velletia as we have lots of crew photographs.

our names were Bill/Willie Eversley and Benny Johnson. Benny Johnson crashed the Knightsgarth in Newport and took out the Jetty.

I'll upload more info soon regarding their numbers and ships but already finding some on here

[Doc Vernon]

Welcome Rebecca
Hope that you may get some replies with positive info, on what you are looking for!

There i am sure are some here that may have been there at the time !?
Who knows small World

Best of Luck

Just to add off Topic but i loved my short time in Wales, actually Powys, a lovely place spent time there with a good Friend and his dear Wife! Quite some time ago now though!
Cheers

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Rebecca.
Welcome to the site Hope you find what your looking for there is plenty of information on site.
I only sailed out of Cardiff once on my first trip in 49, is that the Henke who was in the pool there? I mainly sailed out of Swansea.
Cheers Des

[j.sabourn]

#1. Looks like you are looking for people who sailed on the BISCO ore carriers, they are all aware of the Knightsgarth and such other ore carriers . I sailed with 2 company’s at different times on such , RS Dalgiesh on the Pennyworth and Ravensworth, and John I Jacobs on the Beechwood and Cherrywood. JS

[j.sabourn]

#4.. Your iron ore ports in the Bristol Channel were Cardiff , Swansea , Newport , Port Talbot, Port Talbot in the 50’s and 60’s had depth restriction and lock restriction so took the smaller ore carriers, which think the Knightsgarth was . The iron ore cargoes were picked up in Russia, Norway, the Baltic areas , West Africa ,North Africa, South America , occasionally South Africa, Canada, BISCO in case you don’t know stands for British Iron and Steel Corporation , which was at that time run as a government industry in other words it was nationalised .It was a good earner for married British Seamen as the longest trip outside the UK was usually 6 weeks. JS
Are you doing a school project following an old school adoption society venture ? JS

[Graham Shaw]

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...........................Also looking for people who may have sailed on the Knightsgarth out from Newport and/or individuals who may have sailed on the Velletia as we have lots of crew photographs.

our names were Bill/Willie Eversley and Benny Johnson. Benny Johnson crashed the Knightsgarth in Newport and took out the Jetty.

I'll upload more info soon regarding their numbers and ships but already finding some on here

VELLETIA--- some Photos,crew members and anecdotes.... HERE

[Rebecca Eversley]

Thanks Doc,
Yes Powys is beautiful. Been there recently

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Hi Des,
Yes That's the one, Bill, set up the Merchant Seamens association there

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Many Thanks,
I'll have to dig out the pictures, though some are not for online.. Lots of men skinny dipping somewhere... Brave

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Many Thanks for this information. I'm a local Historian who set up a project called the historic Dock Project. We research Seamen but the ones mentioned are family

[Doc Vernon]

Hello Rebecca
Yes Powys indeed a lovely place, would love to Re Visit sometime but Oh the age thing for me now!

Had a look at your Site and there is some good info there so far, some of the stuff would be great on this site as well.

Like the Story on the Ship ss Mendi

You sure got a lot of names to add there great Job!

Wartime Tragedy — Historic Dock Project With thanks to Rebecca.

Thank you