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It sounds like he was a good Chief and took your Dad under his wing! My favourite C/E was Bill Turner. He was present during the building of Barber Priam and Barber Hector and knew every nut, bolt, nook and cranny of the ships. He was one of the few Chiefs that I sailed with who was "hands-on" and would note, in the log, that he was assuming the ER during standby to let you go and get fed properly! He was also present during maintenance as he really wanted to see what we were noting and later reporting. A really sound and respectable, old school, Chief Engineer who I owe a lot to!
Rgds.
Dave
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