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| Subject: Memorabilia | |
Author: Samantha Fenwick [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16/12/07 11:35am Hello My name is Samantha Fenwick I'm trying to find pictures of ships my Dad used to sail on when he was a teenager. Graham Fenwick, now 64, set out to sea at the young age of 16. He was posted on The Sandsend, The Runswick, The Sneaton and The Kildare. I'm desperate to find some pictures of these ships so I can frame them in time for Christmas. Any advice anyone can give me would be gratefully received. I would, of course, be willing to pay for the photos. I'm best contacted on my mobile 07931 978634 or on email samantha@fenwick6.orangehome.co.uk Very best wishes and Merry Christmas, Samantha Fenwick [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Massive Thanks | |
Author: Samantha Fenwick [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17/12/07 1:45pm Just wanted to say a big thanks to everyone who helped me track down pictures of the ships my Dad used to be on when he was a teenager. I'm going to give them to him for Christmas - I'm sure it'll be the best present he's ever received. Many thanks to Tony Robinson, Jim Smith, Ian Hoots, Billy McGee and Brian for his rather slendid website. Have a very Merry Christmas xxxxxx :)) [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Xmass | |
Author: Glenn Baker R779822 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17/12/07 12:31pm All the very best to Brian for his wonderful site, and the chaps who have answered any Questions regarding Ships and next of kin enquiries, Please spare a thought on xmass day for the forty one crew members on the Steve Irwin the Anti Whale-ing Sea shepherd ship who are presently down in frozen southern waters trying to track down the japanese Whale-ing fleet. If you can picture a Whale being killed by an electric harpoon with a Grenade on the Harpoon, and the agonising sounds from the Whale then you wonder what sort of World we are living in. Captain Paul watson of the Steve Irwin needs every bit of World support he can get. My best wishes to you. Glenn Baker [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Ships & Crew | |
Author: Len Campey (Jnr) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16/12/07 12:00pm Hi All I would like to introduce myself my name is Len Campey and my father recently passed away on the 14th November 2007. I am starting a memoribilia collection of pictures of ships to frame and keep of the ones my father served with the Merchant Navy and RFA from 1952-1967, and he then joined Westminister Dredging in 1967-1997. He served on the following ships and his name was Leonard Campey known to most of his friends as "Lenny" he started as cabin boy and finished his career as an EDH with the Merchant Navy & RFA: SS Dynamo Slaney MV British Explorer - MV British Restraint MV Laurelwood SS Ayton MV British Admiral Hyrcania SS Sir Archibald Page MV Perth MV Balmenda Palm SS Pompey Power SS Hudson River MV Lumen STS Vola RFA Tidesurge SS Zinnia SS Arundel STS San Calisto SS Branksome MV Dukesgarth MV Corsea MV Clyde Chancellor MV Thistledhu MV Marchon Venturer MV Lindisfarne SS Cormead MV Alana MV Sprightly RFA Oleander MV Storrington SS Tempo MV British Duke SS Mendi Palm SS Runio MV Ardingly Westminister Dredging ships: WD Tyne London WD Waterway BHP Foremost 102 Beaver McKenzie WD Avon WD Itchen WD Hilbre WD Hoyle WD Medway WD Severn WH Endeavour I would be grateful of any information or crew members who may of sailed with him at sea in this time period. Regards to All Len Campey (Jnr) [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Remember Me? | |
Author: Richard Brennan [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 17/12/07 11:25am Guess what? I AM STILL HERE [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
| Subject: Belfast lough | |
Author: mike (help) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 16/12/07 4:25pm Merry christmas to you all. I was reading an article recently about the belfast lough, it stated the a reasonable sized ship was plying its waters, Was this ship built on the edge of the lough,or is the some way into it via belfast?. I have looked at maps,but can not see anything obvious. Is there an answer somewhere?. mike.in cold,cold maidstone. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Cunards Queens | |
Author: George Mugridge [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12/12/07 6:46pm Yesterday I whent down to watch the latest addition to the Cunard fleet Queen Victoria set sail on her maiden voyage and wondered how other ex seaman thought of these new breed of ships compared with the old Cunard Queens George in Southampton [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Liverpool Naval Memorial | |
Author: Billy McGee (Photo Request) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 14/12/07 4:59pm Help needed if possible please. Anyone in Liverpool who lives near the Liverpool Naval Memorial, situated on the Mersey River Front at the Pier Head, close to and behind the Liver Buildings at the end of James Street. Another website I help on has asked if it is possible for anyone to take a digital photo of Panel 21, Column 1. covering the person named below. HARRIS, Fireman and Trimmer, HUBERT ARTHUR, 171331, H.M. Yacht Sappho, Naval Auxiliary Personnel (Merchant Navy). 29 September 1940. Age 19. Panel 21, Column 1. I would appreciate it very much if someone from this forum could possibly do this for me and send to me via email so I can forward on. Thanks At the outbreak of the Second World War, it was evident that the Royal Navy would not be able to man all the auxiliary vessels that would serve with it. To deal with the shortfall in manpower, a number of officers and men of the Merchant Navy agreed to serve with the Royal Navy under the terms of a T.124 agreement, which made them subject to Naval discipline while generally retaining their Merchant Navy rates of pay and other conditions. The manning port established to administer these men was at Liverpool. More than 13,000 seamen served under these conditions in various types of auxiliary vessels, at first mainly in armed merchant cruisers, but also in armed boarding vessels, cable ships, rescue tugs, and others on special service. The Liverpool Naval Memorial commemorates 1,400 of these officers and men, who died on active service aboard more than 120 ships, and who have no grave but the sea. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: woolwich ferry | |
Author: mike (a long time ago) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 21/11/07 12:21pm when based at the royal group docks,how many of us used the woolwich ferry,to go pubbing etc.and come back drunk,good job it was free.and even today its still free.the ferries themselves are over forty years old now.how time flies. i used the ferry quite a lot, to go home on the train, from woolwich station. those were the days mike [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: christmas | |
Author: john (happy) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 12/12/07 3:05pm CHRISTMAS [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: training ship for RN-MN | |
Author: Peter J Murphy [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 26/11/07 10:19am G`day lads I have just received some mail about the training ship Foudroyant Ex-Trincomalee.I beleive that she was towed from Portsmouth to Hartlepool and is now fully restored.Any one of you lads that live near or in Hartlepool could you find out if this is fair dinkum.The last time I was on her was in 1956 in Pompey harbour.I thought she`d be gone now but no she`s still here the oldest ship afloat built in 1817,so you can imagine what she was like and you Vindi lads thought you had it hard.Peter in the land of Ozz. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Protest ship John Hunter | |
Author: Glenn Baker R779822 [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 28/11/07 7:34am Hello there, On my recent visit to Melbourne I went aboard the Robert Hunter she,s one of the Sea Shepherd ships going to Antarctic Waters to try and prevent the Japanese from Whale slaughtering, I met the Captain and crew all very sincere blokes, bought one of their T shirts and put some money into the bin there,I have some pics of her in Melbourne, Id like to be able to put a couple on Brians site, so Brian if you see this posting send me your email address and Ill add a couple of Pics of the Sea Shepherd ship the John Hunter. much thanks Glenn [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Looking for photos | |
Author: Ray Wilson [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 7/12/07 7:35pm Looking for photos of MV Greenland and SS Foreland owned by Shipping and Coal. Theses ships were engaged on the colliery trade between the Northeast and Thames back in the 60's. Thanks Ray (Ex R/O) [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: please help | |
Author: mike (research) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 30/11/07 4:14pm please help,i am trying to trace the builder of the small river tanker,with the unusual name of c653. i have tried numerous web sites and the fleet auxiliary. no one can help me,is there anyone out there in merchant navy land.who knows the origins of this vessel. mike,in wet maidstone. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: SS ARARMA | |
Author: Dick Foley (curious Foley) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 3/12/07 9:35am i have been trying to find info on my grand father who was on the SS ARARMA in 1946. cant find any info on that ship either. his name was Richard Flyn. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Weighty problem | |
Author: albert bishop (Quite Happy) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 29/11/07 7:56pm Just to raise a subject, Can someone explain, "Deadweight" "Gross weight," "Displacement" and "tonnage?" And while I'm at it. Why did ships still have two tall masts long after the days of sail? And if the Union flag is only the Union Jack when flying from the Jack staff. Why didn't they just call the Jack staff a flag pole, and save the confusion? Gotta go! The White coats are comming! Cheers, Albi. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: overlord invasion | |
Author: jacki (hopefull) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 29/11/07 9:57pm hello, im hoping that someone can help me find someone whomay know or have been involved in this. or can give me info and pics of my Uncle Eugene Terrell and his crew mates. they were on the Llangbilly castle that took them to jumo beach 1944/06/06. Unfortunatly my uncle and 5 of his mates didnt make it home and Im not sure if the fell on the beach or further inland. They were crew of 556/7 flotilla Operation Overlord. He is buried now in france bayuex war cem His service number was. CH/X114395 d.o.b 1925 the first quarter to Ellen and benjamin Charles Terrell. london city. Any kinda info would be just great thanking you jacki terrell his neice... [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: keith | |
Author: jim brindley (1942,43) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 25/11/07 12:17am hi kieth reading your message brought back a momory ,readind about a aprentece in a lifeboat off tanker in 1942 or 43 who though his were badly burned he took up yhe oars. they had to cut his hands off, his name i cant rememeber but i think he died in lifeboat, maybe our billy has got more info, its a long time ago .but thats a story i told my son 50 odd years ago. cheers doolay jim in oz [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Lengthy posts...? | |
Author: john o'hagan [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 25/11/07 10:17am as much as i appreciated the content of Keith's posting' it was far to long...seriously!!, i would have thought 4 or 5 lines would be enough to get anybody's message across? on a funny note...i hope nobody's thinking of posting the Gettysberg Address? [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Red Ensign | |
Author: Keith@Tregenna (?) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 18/11/07 9:29pm This may seem strange and am certain of recieving many words of wisdom, but was asked recently from an educated maritime source, that although he could understand that the Nerchant Navy was born from ever a time that merchant trade commenced and the Royal Navy from basically piracy, how and when did pleasure craft fly the red ensign. In reply I told that such craft could not fly a naval flag, Uncertain as to the Union Jack, but countries flags seem also not to appear. Would love advice. When the many Vessels of the D DAY Rescues, bravely entered the fr4ay, were they not also undert the ensign and each vessel dgedeserve a MN Vetrans Badge / Award. If I knew, I would have no need to ask more. HELP WANTED. Thanx in advance Keith. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Short cut | |
Author: albert bishop (remembering) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19/11/07 10:32am Somewhere, there was a short cut on leaving the Gulf into the Indian, Ocean which cut off the corner missing Cape Ras Al Had, BP tankers were not allowed to use it after one of their ships ran aground there, and a local chief tried to claim it. I'm almost sure I once went that way on a Shell tanker, but can't see on a map, or Google, where it exactly was. Any Light for my darkness? Cheers Albi. [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: do you remeber? | |
Author: edward hood [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20/11/07 5:46pm I am trying to locate fellow shipmates of Edward (Ted) Hood. He served on the merchant Navy P & O liner Himalaya during the early 50's. If you have an recolection of him I would love to hear from you. Just a sort note would be lovely so as I am able to pass your messages on to him [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: Thanks for all info | |
Author: Linda Hon Shipmate (Grateful) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 20/11/07 3:38am Hi all, just wanted to say a big thankyou for all info received re the Merchant Navy and the war. Thanks to some help from a very dear friend of mine, I now have everything stored in a special folder on my computer, easily accessible for later reference when I write my story for the local paper. Also a big thanks to Brian because without him this site would not be here and I would not have been able to do any of it. Linda [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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| Subject: lest we forget | |
Author: jim brindley (hide .left alone .) [ Edit | View ] |
Date Posted: 19/11/07 7:58am p.q. 17 .. jim in oz [ Post a Reply to This Message ] |
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