Anybody about from the fifties?

[alf corbyn]

hi glan. yes i got your message and replied. get that sticker moving mate. i'll send you another when you come back to wales alf

[Stuart Henderson]

First trip LOCH GARTH of Royal Mail January 1948 as Galley Boy. Fantastic trip. Wanted to see rest of world so for next ten years swopped about a lot,one trip,one ship most of time. Second trip BTC tanker not so good but all experience, loads of great times,great mates and thirty years total at sea.
Stuart Henderson

[Pete Leonard (Bruno)]

tsell
did you ever hear that poem "and I learned about women from her"

[Trader]

First ship m.v. Bellerophon" Blue Funnel 1952 as deck boy. Did four years with them and went to Manchester Liners for a few years and various other companies, Prince Line, Robertsons of Glasgow, W.H. Muller & Co. of Rotterdam, Richard Jones (Newport), Monroe Bros., United Baltic, Fred Olsen, Metcalf motor coasters, Seaspeed Hovercraft, Townsends Car Ferries later P&O. Finished in 1989.

[Colin Hawken]

Vindi March-June 1949. First ship Stirling Castle. Stayed with Union Castle for about a year.Then on various Esso tankers.A spell on Joe Shell's Singapore pool. Then a year or two Home trade.Enjoyed that. In the pub almost every night.Finally came ashore in 1958.Did one or two different jobs before becoming a Bus Driver.Did that for nearly 27 years.Now a widower but otherwise happily retired.Quite glad I'm not a young man starting out nowadays.They haven't got the opportunities we had. I think we certainly had the best years. Glad there seems to be a fair number of us still around.Keep battling on Boys. D L T B G Y D.

[Barry Turrell]

I was around in the late 1950s . Does that count old timer ? Basic training at Vindicatrix , Sharpness . 1st ship the M.v. Alaric , home trade out of Tilbury dry dock to Hamburg and back . Rejoined for Aussie run docking at Melbourne , midday Christmas Eve 1958 . about 4 more years service left to see, prior to leaving . Varied ships served on various runs. Met John Prescott when signing on 1 ship !

[Des Taff Jenkins]

It's on here somewhere. Des Taff Jenkins, Vindi, April to June 49, first ship Trevose July 49 Cardiff to Galveston then Hamburg with wheat.
Des

[William Keough]

Hi All

My first ship was Chusan June "1953", ready for the med cruises, then stayed for 2 hong kong runs. then on to "Rangitiki" for two Kiwi runs. I loved my time on the McAndrew "Valdivia" I soppose I must be one of the few nearing my four score years, but someone of that era must still be around somewhere.

Best regards to all Terry

My first ship S.S. Begonia Stag Line Ltd joined her in Southampton 4th May 1951

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I joined my first ship S.S. Begonia Stag Line Ltd. in Southampton 4th May 1951

[Harry Nicholson]

Just turned 87 yesterday, and just about fit enough to grow a few veg. Joined my first ship, a trooper, in January 1956. Spent a few years in Brocklebanks. I'm part way into writing a fourth memoir of those great days when we were young and our fleets packed the docks of the World. I enjoy writing more, the older I get. discharge-book-p1.jpeg