.. & the ones I served on ...

[MikeBrown]

Hi guys - new member:

From November 1966 through to January 1975 ... all British etc
Dragoon - Architect - Poplar - Trust - Glory - Curlew - Honour - Sergeant - Energy - Chancellor - Courage - Cavalier - Security - Gannet - Ambassador

Was 2/0 on the Ambassador when she went to a watery grave.

Had some 'interesting' times and mat many a character.

Went on to work for P & O GCD after that.
I had resigned a month before the Ambassador sunk - the leaving was not connected, in fact I did reconsider staying on the basis of the sinking doing no harm towards promotion prospects.

Cheers

Mike

[Doc Vernon]

Hi Mike B
Would just like to give you a warm Welcome to this very good site!
Here you will find lots of info,good Crew and with luck also find a few old Shipmates!
So sit back,relax and just enjoy the trip!
Hope we will have you here for a long time!
A site truly worthy of the British Merchant Navy!
See you were withP&O what capavity and Ships were ypou on with them!
Just asking as my late Uncle was with them for many Years!
Cheers


Also"

If you would like to join in and have your Full name R Number and First Ship
Included in the Flag project then please pass it on to Mike Hall who is doing a Main Flag for all
to be displayed some time in one of the UK Museums!
Thank you

Please go to following Link

http://www.merchant-navy.net/forum/s...ead.php?t=1974

[happy daze john in oz]

Welcome Mike to the best site of all. If you care to put some dates with those ships you may get replies from some who sailed with you. So while you wait sit back witha cold one and enjoy the voyage.

[Des Taff Jenkins]

Hi Mike.
Welcome aboard good crowd on board, plenty of chit chat and tall tales. Take a look in the shipping companies forum there is a BP one showing ships sailed on by different people on site, I was on six with four trips on the Guardian. Cold here in Whangarei could do with a trip up the gulf right now.
Cheers Des

Mumbles Lighthouse

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Mike, My first trip deepsea was on the British Commerce, from the ship-yard , with a great crew fron grennock , as the only Taffy, on board cound not under stand them for a few weeks, sail on some others but did not like green paint it was every where Ha, Ha . British Hawthorn ,Kestral , Patrol, I was on some more but cant' remember them.

[happy daze john in oz]

Louis, when were you on the Hawthorn, I was on her maiden voyage out of Tyneside in 1964.

[Louis the Amigo]

Hi Happy daze John, will check my discharge books, and come back to you, my mrs has put them away some where . My memory not good on dates' or years'

[happy daze john in oz]

Hi Happy daze John, will check my discharge books, and come back to you, my mrs has put them away some where . My memory not good on dates' or years'

Has she hidden them to stop you stowing away?????

[MikeBrown]

OK - here goes .... and I will be really REALLY miffed if the formatting drops


Ship Name Joined Left Trade Pattern Rank
British Dragoon 02/11/1966 21/05/1967 Worldwide Cadet
British Architect 12/07/1967 29/05/1968 Worldwide Cadet
British Poplar 22/07/1968 01/09/1968 UK & Nr Cont Cadet
British Trust 02/02/1969 28/02/1969 UK & Nr Cont Cadet
British Faith 06/03/1969 15/05/1969 Worldwide Uncert 3/O
British Glory 29/05/1969 27/081969 Worldwide Uncert 3/O
British Curlew 30/10/1969 08/02/1970 UK & Nr Cont Uncert 3/O
British Honour 21/02/1970 17/04/1970 Worldwide Uncert 3/O
British Sergeant 04/05/1970 29/05/1970 UK & Nr Cont Uncert 3/O
British Energy 03/08/1970 02/02/1971 Worldwide Uncert 3/O
British Chancellor 09/09/1971 02/01/1972 Worldwide 3/O
British Courage 03/02/1972 22/08/1972 Worldwide 2/O
British Cavalier 25/05/1973 24/09/1973 Worldwide 2/O
British Security 24/11/1973 03/02/1974 Worldwide 2/O
British Gannet 05/04/1974 22/06/1974 UK & Nr Cont 2/O
British Ambassador 02/09/1974 11/01/1975 Worldwide 2/O
Wild Avocet 12/04/1975 17/08/1975 Worldwide 2/O
Strathaird 20/02/1976 27/07/1876 Worldwide 2/O
Strathmuir 10/10/1976 14/02/1977 Worldwide 2/O
Wild Curlew 15/04/1977 29/09/1977 Worldwide 2/O
Wild Marlin 08/11/1977 23/05/1978 Worldwide 2/O
Kubbar 17/08/1978 31/10/1978 Worldwide 2/O
Stratherrol 02/11/1979 21/01/1980 Worldwide 2/O