Forum: The Pig & Whistle
3rd June 2024, 14:34
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,914
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
7th April 2024, 14:33
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,914
RFA Officers & Ratings Query
Many websites give details of the RFA and many state that the RFA sea staff are Merchant Navy whereas others say they are civil servants. Even some MOD sites seem confused as to what the sea staff...
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Forum: Bank Line
7th April 2024, 13:27
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,644
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Forum: Bank Line
11th October 2023, 14:10
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,372
Bank Line Association - Annual Reunion 2023
The 2023 reunion was held, as usual, at the Holiday Inn, Bromsgrove. A good turnout and an enjoyable evening for all.
Any ex Bank Line folk out there who want to join the association and boost...
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Forum: Bank Line
28th July 2023, 11:35
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,336
Blue Plaque to Andrew Weir
A brief account of the Blue Plaque saga for Andrew Weir (Lord Inverforth):
The initial application was made to English Heritage for a plaque on one of Weir's London houses - he had three between...
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Forum: Royal Maritime Auxiliary Service
4th May 2023, 10:42
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Replies: 0
Views: 2,155
D606
Can anyone enlighten me as to what the D606 (Modified NMB) Agreement actually stood for and why it existed in the first place?
As I understand it, it was only used for complements of MSBVs...
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Forum: Bank Line
10th January 2023, 14:04
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Replies: 8
Views: 11,349
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Forum: Bank Line
10th January 2023, 14:02
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,865
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Forum: Bank Line
13th December 2022, 15:48
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Replies: 8
Views: 2,865
AW Ship Management and Andrew Weir & Company Ltd
An update, probably late, about the two outfits in the title. E & OE by the way.
AW Ship Managment is, as its name suggests, a ship management company based in the city of London. Originally it...
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Forum: Bank Line
18th March 2022, 15:54
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,515
Christmas at sea
Maybe not the best but certainly the most tense, well leading up to it anyway.*Birchbank*1977, December 24th, completing loading at Durban for France and Italy on Chargeurs Reunis charter. Agent...
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Forum: Bank Line
18th March 2022, 15:50
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,836
Best looking bank boats
This is obviously going to be subjective but for my money, the best lookers were the last Fleetbank Class (early 1970s) and the Fish Class (late 1970s), although the Harland's 16,000dwt come very...
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Forum: Bank Line
18th March 2022, 15:47
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,423
Bank Line Masters Sailed With
A list of Masters I sailed with between 1970 and 1983
Rowanbank: Les Steers
Avonbank: Austin Hall
Marabank: DJR Davies
Lossiebank: Les Thorne
Weirbank: John Sturgess
Willowbank: John Lowans...
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Forum: Bank Line
18th March 2022, 15:42
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,049
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Forum: Bank Line
12th March 2022, 13:13
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,049
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Forum: Bank Line
5th March 2022, 14:52
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,049
Thanks for the contribution Pilot24. At least I...
Thanks for the contribution Pilot24. At least I now know that the Fleet Class had shared bathrooms like the Cora Class. I was very interested in the fact that the weather deck hatches were the roll...
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Forum: Bank Line
1st March 2022, 12:07
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Replies: 12
Views: 4,049
Shared Bathrooms
I know there were shared bathrooms on the Cora Class between 2nd and 3rd Mate and 3rd and 4th Engineers but was that also true on the Fleetbank Class and Fish Class? Having sailed as Mate on...
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Forum: The Bridge
2nd February 2022, 15:55
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Replies: 31
Views: 23,867
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Forum: Bank Line
29th October 2021, 13:42
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Replies: 3
Views: 3,145
Some Bank Line Memories
Sitting here today what brings back the happy memories of sailing with Bank Line are: the Pacific Islands, New Orleans, Aussie, chips with breakfast on Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday, being alone on...
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Forum: Bank Line
29th October 2021, 13:36
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Replies: 0
Views: 1,618
Ship Design
I never grasped the logic of deep tanks either side of the shaft tunnel on the Cora class. They were an absolute sod to clean and devilish hard to climb around in - access from the shaft tunnel. That...
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
14th October 2021, 15:45
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,382
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Forum: Mess Deck
2nd October 2021, 14:54
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,974
I accept that there were many variations of...
I accept that there were many variations of uniform at company level, including some like Ben Line, who used RN 'executive curls' albeit with narrower stripes (that said up until the 1950s or 60s...
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Forum: Places, People & Events of Maritime Interest
28th September 2021, 13:49
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Replies: 3
Views: 2,105
Magic Moments at Sea
1. At anchor off Lae circa 1973 waiting for alongside berth. Anchor watch 0000 to 0400, humid and warm, heavy rain, gentle rolling, watching the rain falling on the fore deck glistening in the deck...
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Forum: Mess Deck
28th September 2021, 13:41
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,974
Uniform
In the MN there were quite a few variations in uniform and indeed when and where it was worn. I personally thought that whatever the dress, decent standards of work were more important.
However,...
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Forum: General Cargo Ships
28th September 2021, 13:32
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Replies: 4
Views: 2,628
Going To Sea
Before I went to pre-sea school (Warsash) I lived in Hong Kong (service brat) and spent many happy hours gazing at the "Fragrant Harbour" and all the ships anchored or on the buoys. I never ceased to...
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Forum: Ben Line
28th September 2021, 13:27
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Replies: 1
Views: 4,041
Most Unusual Shore Leave
Most unusual shore trip I did was when a cadet in Ben Line. We were anchored off Port Suez (Benvannoch the 1940s one) waiting for a north bound convoy in 1966. When the time came to weigh and proceed...
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