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Forum: BP Shipping 9th September 2018, 10:23
Replies: 5
Views: 16,034
Posted By Morwr54
I am not sure when BTC finished and when it...

I am not sure when BTC finished and when it started to be called BP. My first BTC? tanker was the British Workman, 1956/7. We sailed from Falmouth bound for Bandar Mashur but, the Suez Canal closed...
Forum: Coasters 29th May 2017, 11:50
Replies: 4
Views: 12,514
Posted By Morwr54
Hello Eddyw, I sailed in four of this class, the...

Hello Eddyw, I sailed in four of this class, the Similarity twice, the Seniority twice, the Speciality and the Selectivity. They were comfortable ships and in my experience on the whole happy ships....
Forum: The Engine Room 29th May 2017, 08:29
Replies: 29
Views: 17,185
Posted By Morwr54
I remember, when I sailed in the Rhexenor 1954/6,...

I remember, when I sailed in the Rhexenor 1954/6, scavenger fires seemed to be almost routine for a while, it must have been very worrying for the engine room staff, probably frightening??. We, the...
Forum: Blue Funnel Line 22nd May 2017, 08:51
Replies: 74
Views: 56,552
Posted By Morwr54
I am sure that Trefor would have made a very good...

I am sure that Trefor would have made a very good bosun, he was a good seaman and popular with with the crew.
Forum: Blue Funnel Line 15th May 2017, 09:28
Replies: 74
Views: 56,552
Posted By Morwr54
Hi Pat, Yes I had heard that nickname (Binman)...

Hi Pat, Yes I had heard that nickname (Binman) before, not sure how he came by that name, Tommy Hogan left after my first deep sea voyage on the Rhexenor to be replaced by Joe O'Neil, in my mind one...
Forum: Blue Funnel Line 14th May 2017, 09:04
Replies: 74
Views: 56,552
Posted By Morwr54
I have just joined this site. My first company...

I have just joined this site. My first company was Blue Funnel Line. My first ship as Deck Boy was the Agapenor(just coasting. The bosun was Ralph Ball.
I spent the following 2 years aboard the...
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