captnjoe

[Joseph Lyons]

Just joined the site. Hello all.
I went to sea on Irish ships 1959 ,deck apprentice.enjoyed 4 years and then joined Palm line for quite a few years.Also sailed B & I line ferries on Irish sea and container vessels to continent.Joined offshore industry 1971 as barge master and captain of construction and pipelaying vessels , operated in all areas Nth sea , gulf of Mexico , SE Asia, Brazil Alaska etc., .Finished up in Arabian Gulf as marine adviser to Offshore developement company.Retired 2 years ago. Anybody out there wishing to contact please do so ,be delighted to hear from old shipmates.

[Raymond Bisseker]

Hi Joe, I don't think we ever met but welcombe aboard from another newbee. You will find this site has much information regarding the MN. I met, dueing my MN service, many RO's from the Emerald Isle. I hope you enjoy your stay among'st the rest of we OAP's, who saw the MN near its peak. Best regards shipmate. Ray

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Joseph
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
Cheers


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[happy daze john in oz]

G'day Joe and welcome to the site. Maybe you could supply some ships and dates, never know who may be out there that remembers you. So sit back with a cold one and enjoy the voyage.

[Joseph Lyons]

Hi Ray,
Great to be aboard, Yes Ireland had two great exports , RO,s and potatoes, thats what we used to have a laugh about.Sadly all that life is past ,Heres to a good retirement.
Take care ,
Capt Joe.

[Joseph Lyons]

Gday John,

Thanks for the welcome. I will dig out the discharge book and name names and dates , so many after 50 odd years I will have to write an abreviated list.
But I am sure there will be somebody out there that will remember me. Mind you thats if the big "A" has not crept up on us !!!

Take care ,

Besst Regards to you down under.

[R58484956]

Greetings Joseph and welcome to the MN site. Bon voyage.

[Roy Barlow]

Hi Joseph,
Though I dont think we ever met, though I was with Palm Line from about 1956 to 61, serving as 5th and 4th engineer. Being a steam man I left when the "Gasmen" came in as when I joined they only had the Gambia and the Takoradi both real hard case jobs built in Germany pre war with 2 Mann engines driving shaft through a Vulcan clutch.

My first ship was the Matadi with Captain Coffey, Mate Bert Hollian, 2nd Mate Eric Moat, 3rd Mate Jimmy
Punton, R/O (another Irishman) Maurace O'Eegan.
Engineers were, Chiefs Leahy and Bill Chisholm, 2nd Joe Monkhouse, 3rd's Hughy O'Donavan and Brian Clode, 4th's Jack Uliat and Adam Love

I then joined the Lokoja Chief Des Pollard 2nd Jack Jones, Commadore 3rd Jacko (Bob Jackson)
Old man Captain Masters,Mate not sure, 2nd Mate Stefan Gorlick (Polish) 3rd Mate Not sure Apprentice Bruce Manning.

Then to the dreaded Mendi (a real hard case job) but she did have draught beer (Barclays Wrexham Lager) Chief Bunker Bruce (ex Booths) 2nd Al Buckley 3rd and 5th not sure,
Oldman Not Sure, Mate Vic Fisher, 2nd Mate Mike Hurley, 3rd Mate Tom Nash A Cork man


Hope these trigger off some memories
Roy

[happy daze john in oz]

G'day Roy and welcome to the site. Good list of ships there, any dates to go with them. If you list them on site it is quite possible someone will remember you.

[John Lloyd]

Hi Roy read your Palm Line days , did you ever come across an old mate of mine on Palm line name Les Holt from Liverpool He was an R/O ?? John