Ships sailed on 1975 1982

[ANDREW MC CARTHY]

Joined the tamar as catering boy in 1975 then the poplar loyalty dragoon wye minab, marun .ranger ,esk ,loyalty[again] patience , kennet ,reliance. Ended on the avon as second steward . Happy days wish i could do it all over again

[John Howard Wilson]

Hi Andrew. Was I the catering/ off when you where on the Dragoon as I did '76 to 78 on her ? Best wishes, John

[ANDREW MC CARTHY]

Hi john nice to hear from you . You were the catering officer on the dragoon when i was on it. I was a/s at the time harry barkwith was the cook , dow jones was the old man rackingnmy brains to remember who else was on there at the time. Regards andrew

[kevjacko]

Hi john nice to hear from you . You were the catering officer on the dragoon when i was on it. I was a/s at the time harry barkwith was the cook , dow jones was the old man rackingnmy brains to remember who else was on there at the time. Regards andrew

Hi Andy,

I might have been on the Avon with you. 1982 MOD charter down the Falklands. Les Hawkins was Chief Cook, John Rice 2nd cook, Glen Dalglish A/S I was last trip Galley Boyon her. It was the first of the Redundancies If I remember right.

[Jeremy Minter]

Hi Andrew, I was an S2 on the Br.Avon with you Sept '82 to Jan '83 on the MOD charter to the Falkland (Joined Gibralter/ Paid off Rosyth). I may aslo have been with you on Br. Reliance Mar '82 - July '82 (joined Khor Fakaan / Paid off Fiinart).

Full M N. history.

I was at Gravesend (sea training school) sept-dec 1980.
My first ship was Br Resolution feb-june '81.
Br.Avon sept '81- jan '82.
Br Reliance mar '82- jul '82.
Br. Avon sept ' 82 - jan '83.
M.V. Vic Bilh feb '83 - june '83.
S.S. Sivand aug '83 - dec '83.
M.V. Vic Bilh feb ' 84 - june '84.
Br. Avon aug '84 - dec '84.

A fantastic experience for a 16 year old and as you say 'happy days'.

I struggle to remember all the names of the people i sailed with but my first 3 trips were with another deck boy called Steven 'shep' Shepherd. The Avon certainly was my ship after 3 trips !!.

Regards Jeremy ( J.R.)

[Tommy the T]

Hi Jeremy Minter....

I was at Gravesend from November 1980 to January 1981, had a Christmas break in between.

I was on the Uganda for 9 months after the Falklands conflict running as supply ship between Ascension / Port Stanley..

all the best

Tommy the T ( aka Andy )

[Jeremy Minter]

Hi, There was a guy called John Carr who I travelled with from Norwich to Gravesend whilst we were at training college. He must have been in or around your intake week. Are you still in the M.N ? How long were you at sea for ? And what do you do now ?

I was only in for 4yrs and worked for BP the whole time. Saw some great places in a short time, what a great start to a working life - a bit boring now as i have worked in a bank for 17 yrs !!

Regards Jeremy

[John Brooks]

Hello Jeremy Minter
was steve(shep)sheperd dad a cpo with BP
regards John Brooks

[Jeremy Minter]

Hi John,
Not that I know. I sailed with 'shep' 3 times, our first 3 trips at sea. He and I were age 16 in 1981.
Blimey, thats scary !!!

Regards Jeremy

[Tommy the T]

Hi, There was a guy called John Carr who I travelled with from Norwich to Gravesend whilst we were at training college. He must have been in or around your intake week. Are you still in the M.N ? How long were you at sea for ? And what do you do now ?

I was only in for 4yrs and worked for BP the whole time. Saw some great places in a short time, what a great start to a working life - a bit boring now as i have worked in a bank for 17 yrs !!

Regards Jeremy

My apologies Jeremy, I missed this post

The name John Carr doesn,t ring any bells I,m afraid,
I was in "E" Class,Catering, joined date was I think around the Novenber 4th.

Sadly I left the sea in 1987 after being made redundant from P&O cruises, met my first wife on the Canberra whilst we were both Public Room Stewards.

Strangely my working life has been varied since I left the sea.....Owned my own Hotel in Blackpool, onto running Pubs for a few years then almost 20 yrs in the Transport industry & now.......I make chassis,s for the kit car industry, self employed etc.

I truly enjoyed my time at sea, did the Falklands thing, worked on deep sea cargo ships & finally cruise ships & so saw quite a few different sides of life at sea in a relatively short time....happy memories

all the best
Tommy the T ( aka Andy )