Forum: The Pig & Whistle
6th November 2024, 17:56
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Replies: 13
Views: 470
My Grandmother, uncle and aunt all emigrated to...
My Grandmother, uncle and aunt all emigrated to Oz. It could be said that, for many years, I had more family in OZ than ENG!
Anyway, my grandmother was quite a character, a skilled card player for...
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Forum: Computers and The Internet
10th October 2024, 20:21
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,536
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Forum: Computers and The Internet
10th October 2024, 00:13
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,536
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Forum: Computers and The Internet
10th October 2024, 00:12
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Replies: 13
Views: 3,536
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Forum: Shipbuilding 1900 -1960
20th September 2024, 18:11
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,322
I am not an expert, Roy! Nowadays, I am never...
I am not an expert, Roy! Nowadays, I am never dismayed, on a daily basis, at the "accurate" news reports and "Youtubers" et al, disseminating blatantly false information. We live in a world of smoke...
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Forum: Shipbuilding 1900 -1960
19th September 2024, 21:13
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Replies: 8
Views: 8,322
Roy,
Generally, the iron produced in the...
Roy,
Generally, the iron produced in the blast furnace is used in the electric induction furnaces to produce the certified slabs for onward processing. An alternate method is the HYLSA process to...
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Forum: Say Hello
14th September 2024, 19:20
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Replies: 4
Views: 8,310
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Forum: Places, People & Events of Maritime Interest
29th August 2024, 19:59
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Replies: 16
Views: 13,284
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Forum: Mess Deck
22nd August 2024, 20:18
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,786
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Forum: Mess Deck
22nd August 2024, 00:23
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Replies: 15
Views: 5,786
There is an Eiffel cast-iron church in Santa...
There is an Eiffel cast-iron church in Santa Rosalia, Baja California. It was fabricated in Brasil. Santa Rosalia grew up around a lead mine, exploited by a French company. The original buildings are...
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
19th June 2024, 00:28
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Replies: 7
Views: 5,354
The roundy roundy thing rings a bell.
I...
The roundy roundy thing rings a bell.
I don't know if in anyone else's experience they came across the same thing, but in Blue Funnel, when taking over the watch, we never asked how the Main...
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
14th June 2024, 23:11
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Replies: 1,844
Views: 872,592
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Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye
19th May 2024, 23:13
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,864
I had to return a rental car to Luton. I could...
I had to return a rental car to Luton. I could never find a gas station. I remember one long street where cars were in various stages of "repair" and many of the parts, even engines, doors, etcetera,...
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
18th May 2024, 19:44
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,048
Makko is jab free - I had COVID, no big deal. I...
Makko is jab free - I had COVID, no big deal. I caught it at the company christmas dinner, however, all attendees were screened before entering and I languished on the terrace for good order.
I do...
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Forum: Nostalgia - Days Gone Bye
17th May 2024, 23:04
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Replies: 16
Views: 21,864
When joining Barber Blue Sea vessels in Newark...
When joining Barber Blue Sea vessels in Newark (Port Elizabeth), we were put up in a Howard Johnson. A strange place that had a notice in the room to use the security chain at all times and NEVER...
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
7th March 2024, 00:44
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Replies: 1,844
Views: 872,592
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Forum: Say Hello
27th February 2024, 00:39
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Replies: 11
Views: 6,975
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
19th February 2024, 23:02
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Replies: 1,844
Views: 872,592
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
19th February 2024, 23:00
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Replies: 1,844
Views: 872,592
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
5th February 2024, 20:51
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,048
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
5th February 2024, 17:31
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Replies: 19
Views: 11,048
Harry,
I enjoyed reading your post. However,...
Harry,
I enjoyed reading your post. However, just one small correction, "two of fat and one of lean" is the funnel on T & J Harrison of Liverpool. Hungry Hogarth's was black with a big white H.
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Forum: Other Companies/Ships
31st January 2024, 22:22
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Replies: 123
Views: 110,971
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
30th December 2023, 22:31
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Replies: 500
Views: 299,187
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Forum: Shipbuilding 1900 -1960
30th December 2023, 22:29
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Replies: 1
Views: 15,356
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Forum: The Pig & Whistle
29th December 2023, 18:20
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Replies: 500
Views: 299,187
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