1950 - 1960 My Dad's service

[Fred's daughter]

Dear All

Doing a bit of research for my Dad (Fred Lacey R525985), steward - his internet is currently down so helping him out a bit. His list of ships (not sure in what order) include from 1950 - 1956:
His first ship was the Port Victor From Victoria docks on 21st March 1950.

Port Brisbane
Port Phillip
Port Napier
Port Halifax
Port Montreal
Port Auckland
Port Welington
Port Lyttleton
Port Adelaide (1952)
Port McQuerrie
Port Fremantle

From 1956 to 1960 when he was discharged he was on Beaverdell and Beaverglen.

He has loads of pictures from these days and some are of the ships cats on one trip - Ginger Rogers and Spats being 2 of the names I remember. Would be nice if there's someone from those days that remembers him - now 77.

[Doc Vernon]

Hello (Freds Daughter) Name ??

Anyway Welcome to this great site,i hope that you and your Dad may find a lot of info and also have some good times and Yarns with us all here!
Its nice of you to put this post on for your Dad,i am sure once he is up and running again he will join in!
In the meantime if you could perhaps ask him which his first Ship was,the i could put his details on the Flag list!
You have given his name and Number (Great) so just need the First Ship!
Thank you for joining!
Cheers

Flags allready made !
More are to follow!

http://www.merchant-navy.net/gallery...php?photo=8409

[Fred's daughter]

Hi

Just checked with Dad. His first ship was the Port Victor - I think I left that off the first post. Set off from Victoria docks on 21st March 1950.

Regards
Sue

[Doc Vernon]

Thank you Sue
Will now add his details to the Flag Listing!
If you have all the details you can also now start to put his details on the Crew Lists!
Make sure you include one post of his First Ship too!
Thanks again

PS I will Edit your post to include his First Ship now!

For your Dad



Hi Fred
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

If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag then Please join the Crew List and leave full details on the Registration Form.
We need your names to get the New Flag full,so please do respond!
Thank you
Vernon (castleman)

Don’t forget to note your First Ship on the Form!

If any new Members or old ones too want a bit of info on the Flag Projects please
Go to the following Links where you can see Pics and Write ups on this subject!
Thanks

http://www.merchant-navy.net/gallery...php?photo=8380

[Richard Quartermaine]

Hello Sue

I was on the Port Dunedin 9th May 1950 to 8th October 1950 and Fred and I would have passed each other somewhere between London , NZ and back.

However, in April 1952 I was on the Royal Yacht Gothic (Shaw Saville) and we were alongside in Port Chalmers, NZ (the port for Dunedin) the same time as the Port Victor. The picture below shows The Gothic in the foreground, Mataroa (Shaw Saville) beyond her and the Port Victor further over.

Ask Fred if he knew of the Lowlander, an Italian ship (war confiscation) operated by Port Line. She was my first ship. Why not post Freds pictures on this website for us all to enjoy and maybe have links to them.

Best wishes to you both.

[Fred's daughter]

Hi

Thanks for the picture - Dad still needs to scan all of his to upload on to the site so should be on soon hopefully. Says he doesn't remember the Lowlander unfortunately but does remember the Gothic coming in to Auckland with Queen Elizabeth on board in December 1952. Dad was on Port Adelaide at the time and has photos of the Gothic coming in. Prior to that he had been to the Fijean Islands just before the Queen arrived in Suva before she went on to NZ. He should soon be logging on to the site himself as internet up and running again so can fill in any gaps.

Regards

Sue