Ebro 1961

[Balloqui]

Hi I sailed on the ebro in 1961 to the West indies I would very much like to hear from anyone who were with Royal Mail Lines in the period 1961-1963.

My name Tony Balloqui saied as Electrical Engineer. originally from Gibraltar

Regards

Tony

[Terry Adams]

Hi,
I sailed on Ebro as 2nd.Stwd.also Escalante,Eden,Andes,Aragon,Loch Avon.and as Ch.Stwd.on Albany,
Picardy and Tuscany Fron 1954 to 1967.If you require any more information please let me know.
Terry Adams

[Doc Vernon]

Hi (Balloqui) Tony and Terry Adams

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!
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[Eamonn McCarthy]

Hi Tony I sailed on the Escalante Oct1959 as a steward then Aragon April19601st class steward
EAMONN

[John Neary]

Hi to all Royal Mailers,
I was second mate on the Eden for many years in the 60's I also did time on Essequibo, Deseado Parima Pardo Andes. I started as an Apprentice in 1957 and went into Shaw Sav's dock office as berthing Master in 1970.
I was made redundant in the big FW reorganisation in 1972.

[kurutai]

Hi to all Royal Mailers,
I was second mate on the Eden for many years in the 60's I also did time on Essequibo, Deseado Parima Pardo Andes. I started as an Apprentice in 1957 and went into Shaw Sav's dock office as berthing Master in 1970.
I was made redundant in the big FW reorganisation in 1972.

Was you by chance in the Eden in 63 as I was , I was also in her again in 66 we anchored off southend for 6 weeks during the seamans strike when I was in her in 63 we paid off in Liverpool in the august polly Perkins was the old man .regards Dave .

[Tony Wilding]

HI, i was on MV Tuscany in 63, great ship, good run, bermuda, bahamas, puerto rico, dominican republic, jamaica, was greaser in engine room.

[John Brown]

Hi I sailed on the ebro in 1961 to the West indies I would very much like to hear from anyone who were with Royal Mail Lines in the period 1961-1963

I came home DBS on the Ebro during this time. I was in hospital in Puerto Rico, having been taken off the homeward bound "Pampas" by a US coastguard cutter just north of the Caribbean. I had some kind of a high fever which was worrying the Captain, so ended up in the Presbyterian Hospital in San Juan, feeling much better after a couple of days. Thence to Jamaica and to Ocho Rios, where I joined the Ebro, loading bauxite, I think.

Spent a lot of time playing deck tennis with a passenger called Rhoda? Smith

[Colin Pook]

Hello John Neary,
Colin Pook here. I joined the Parima about 19 Dec. 1958 in Avonmouth. We sailed for Newport S.Wales right onthe stroke of noon on Christmas day. We spent most of Xmas day afternoon throwing timber--dunnage? into the Bristol Channel and went into Newport Boxing day. Next was Swansea on New Years day then Middlesborough and London. Fantastic trip starting in La Guaira and ending up in Houston loading grain for Aberdeen and Manchester. My oppo's were Fraser Allen,
'Foxy Fowler' (lamp trimmer), and Joe Polski. We were away about 4 and half months.
Perhaps our paths have crossed!
Happy New Year,
Colin.

[E.Martin]

I was Bosun on the Eden 1956-1957 had some good runs ashore in various places in the Caribbean,we mostly brought sugar and rum back to the UK.
Few days ago I was singing the jingles from the Radio Commercial for Morgans rum.
Morgan Morgan Morgan galore lets have some fun lets have some more.
Another commercial The more we drink Special Umber Special Umber Special Umber
the more we drink Special Umber the merrier we will be.
Any one know what Special Umber was?.