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Forum: Say Hello 6th October 2019, 08:51
Replies: 23
Views: 23,727
Posted By IJC 38
Hmmm So cargo is carried 'IN' and personnel are...

Hmmm So cargo is carried 'IN' and personnel are carried 'ON'


Now do engineers serve 'in' or 'on' the engineroom, as a navigator I am on the bridge but in the wheelhouse


Then we have 'all...
Forum: Say Hello 6th June 2019, 08:35
Replies: 4
Views: 6,092
Posted By IJC 38
Probably plays the trumpet

Probably plays the trumpet
Forum: Stormy Weather 11th April 2019, 10:01
Replies: 65
Views: 57,587
Posted By IJC 38
Oh! Dear! Prior going on vacation I don't recall...

Oh! Dear! Prior going on vacation I don't recall there being any (or much) mention of Brexit and all was harmony. At the current time harmony seems to be the watchword, well near-to anyway, alas I...
Forum: Historic Shipping Lines & Ships 27th January 2019, 09:45
Replies: 8
Views: 13,147
Posted By IJC 38
In my Discharge book HT stands for 'Home Trade' ...

In my Discharge book HT stands for 'Home Trade'




P.S. I am not sending my Discharge Book
Forum: General Cargo Ships 26th January 2019, 10:20
Replies: 9
Views: 20,458
Posted By IJC 38
Just right click on the photo in #1 and you will...

Just right click on the photo in #1 and you will get all the information you need from the English language Pakistan paper 'Dawn'


I must say that Gadani Beach has changed beyond recognition
Forum: General Cargo Ships 23rd January 2019, 09:43
Replies: 9
Views: 20,458
Posted By IJC 38
Tanker which looks like its built on a modified...

Tanker which looks like its built on a modified Isherwood system. From the clothes the men are wearing I would guess at a Turkish breakers yard (rather than Indian or Pakistan) the growth would have...
Forum: Mess Deck 31st December 2018, 10:21
Replies: 48
Views: 36,934
Posted By IJC 38
Some of the biggest recognised shipping companies...

Some of the biggest recognised shipping companies in the world do not actually 'own' any ships, they are all either managed, time chartered or bare boat chartered in, so personally I don't see what...
Forum: The Bridge 9th December 2018, 10:46
Replies: 3
Views: 11,826
Posted By IJC 38
Proper ships wheel Photo

Thank you Spursnut for your photo of a 'proper ship's wheel' I sailed with this type of wheel on the trawler 'Swanland' (built 1914) on a trip to Iceland and Bear Island in 1951.


The large wheel...
Forum: Stormy Weather 20th November 2018, 10:18
Replies: 5
Views: 10,862
Posted By IJC 38
The irony of have 'Peace' in their title and...

The irony of have 'Peace' in their title and causing disharmony is probably lost on these idiots
Forum: Prince Line 3rd November 2018, 10:12
Replies: 2
Views: 20,433
Posted By IJC 38
I was on 'Samanco' 'Santander' 'Salaverry' ...

I was on 'Samanco' 'Santander' 'Salaverry' 'Sarmiento' 'Salinas' and 'Salamanca' in the 1950's


'Salinas' wasthe first ship to arrive at Pitcairn Island on 1st January 1956 (on charter to Shaw...
Forum: Shaw Savill 28th September 2018, 09:53
Replies: 7
Views: 14,591
Posted By IJC 38
Thank you, always interesting to read a first...

Thank you, always interesting to read a first hand account
Forum: The Galley 19th September 2018, 08:25
Replies: 12
Views: 14,996
Posted By IJC 38
I can only echo #4, please keep up the good work...

I can only echo #4, please keep up the good work and keep posting photographs, because we do not comment, many of us didn't realise that we had to! doesn't mean to say we are not interested. I find...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 4th August 2018, 08:45
Replies: 7
Views: 4,979
Posted By IJC 38
Fascinating, couldn't stop watching, definitely...

Fascinating, couldn't stop watching, definitely not from IKea there weren't any bits left over!
Forum: Special Purpose Vessels 31st July 2018, 08:40
Replies: 9
Views: 12,336
Posted By IJC 38
Possibly most of us are too long in the tooth to...

Possibly most of us are too long in the tooth to have sailed on such specialised vessels, probably most of us sailed on 4 - 5 hatch vessels with 10 -16 derricks and if we got something with 6 hatches...
Forum: Say Hello 31st July 2018, 07:07
Replies: 15
Views: 9,350
Posted By IJC 38
#10 Yes she could pay to get aboard numerous...

#10 Yes she could pay to get aboard numerous flagged vessels and nothing said, but you are still faced with the same problem upon arrival in the UK of who are you? and who is the child?. Although...
Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye 29th July 2018, 14:22
Replies: 17
Views: 17,296
Posted By IJC 38
Never had any experience of pigeons in the loft,...

Never had any experience of pigeons in the loft, but some interesting times in the loft with another bird!
Forum: Say Hello 29th July 2018, 14:20
Replies: 8
Views: 5,071
Posted By IJC 38
You're welcome, we all learn from each others...

You're welcome, we all learn from each others experiences on all kinds of subjects, others may have had different flattie experiences and will be able to expound on the info given, sometimes it only...
Forum: Say Hello 29th July 2018, 12:06
Replies: 8
Views: 5,071
Posted By IJC 38
Just a note Oilskin, the Yellow Perils could not...

Just a note Oilskin, the Yellow Perils could not get under the bridges on the Thames, I only mentioned them from a navigating point as opposed to the flatties which kept out of the counter currents...
Forum: The Pig & Whistle 29th July 2018, 10:16
Replies: 39
Views: 17,626
Posted By IJC 38
Hmmm! thought there was a campaign to reduce the...

Hmmm! thought there was a campaign to reduce the use of plastic :jump:
Forum: Say Hello 29th July 2018, 10:09
Replies: 8
Views: 5,071
Posted By IJC 38
During the early 60's in one of a few spells on...

During the early 60's in one of a few spells on the coast I served on flat-irons running to Battersea, I only ever remember only two cranes and hoppers, they were very efficient and fast, as didn't...
Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc... 29th July 2018, 09:44
Replies: 40
Views: 30,695
Posted By IJC 38
Believe it or not here in the British Isles we...

Believe it or not here in the British Isles we have quite a few roads which are not horizontal, it is also against the law to use studded tyres, winter tread tyres are okay. Where-as when working in...
Forum: Looking for Information on Shipmates, Ships, Family or Friends? 27th July 2018, 08:01
Replies: 3
Views: 11,971
Posted By IJC 38
Oh Dear! Wouldn't have got away with that...

Oh Dear!


Wouldn't have got away with that in my sojourn :brain:
Forum: Looking for Information on Shipmates, Ships, Family or Friends? 26th July 2018, 19:15
Replies: 3
Views: 11,971
Posted By IJC 38
Looking at your photo, hope you never got blanco...

Looking at your photo, hope you never got blanco on your collar buttons, half an hours marching if you did (1951), don't know what years you were there, but parade every morning with inspection,...
Forum: Vintage Vehicles, classic cars etc... 26th July 2018, 19:06
Replies: 40
Views: 30,695
Posted By IJC 38
Those type of tyres handled snow conditions much...

Those type of tyres handled snow conditions much better than modern ones, their thin profile allowed them to cut through the snow and find hard surface, modern wide profile (tread) tyres fitted as...
Forum: Sports Talk 16th July 2018, 18:40
Replies: 44
Views: 42,942
Posted By IJC 38
I don't need to know the ins and outs of the...

I don't need to know the ins and outs of the 'beautiful game' England team has my support and as my friends tell me its the one with the round ball! I dinna expect my neighbour to know about beam...
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