Palmship
 

Hi everyone, a transferee like many others from SN. AKA Graham, I'm interested in the West African trade and the ships of Palm Line specifically. My Dad was with them from 1958 until the Unilever decided to wind them up in 1986. Always on the look out for memorabilia, stories and photos.
Regards
Graham

Welcome aboard our new build Graham - good to have you with us.:)

A warm welcome aboard from the Philippines. Please enjoy all this great new site has to offer.

Greetings Palmship and welcome to SH. Bon voyage.

Hi Palmship. I have a few photos of my time with Palm Line mostly life on board. Regards Sibby.

Hi Palmship - was not a Palm Line person - but sailed with the competition Elder Dempster Lines. Spent 10 years in the Pursers Dept. working with passengers / cargo -loading and unloading / lot of time up the creeks and all main West African ports. My time was 1961 - 1971 - have just joined SN so will be in contact with you soon.
Regards David P (Spotter 185)

Graham, belated Best Wishes for your Birthday.
Cacique, aka David Wilson.

Have posted many times about my time down the West Coast with Palm Line. It will be forever in my memory bank about that period of my sailing career. Some good and also some bad and there were some real characters during my time 1957/1962.

I've been fascinated by the hybrid, half tanker half dry cargo Palm Line vessels MAKURDI PALM, TEMA PALM, MATADI PALM and OPOBO PALM

If anyone has any on board deck photos or even GA plans I'd be interested in seeing them.

Whilst on the West African coast has anyone seen details of the quarter wheel river steamers mostly of NigerCo Ltd.

Greetings IDH and welcome to SH. Bon voyage.

I was onboard both the Opobo and the Matadi Palm but alas I could not remember the layout as it was a long time ago, 1958/9.
Just that they were lots of work on the homeward passage taking temperatures of the tanks twice a day and recording them. Three temps per tank. Top, middle and bottom. Your hands became very soft with all that palm oil!!!