Eagle Oil Shipping Co.

[John Albert Evans]

Hello,
Wondering if any ex Eagle Oil Shipping Co. tankermen out there reading this.
I sailed with them from 1957 to 1962 in the catering department, Galley Boy,Assistant Steward,2.Steward, 2nd. Cook and Baker.

Cheers

[Ian Esson]

I did a 3 mth. trip as a deckhand on the San Ambrosio Feb-Apr 1957. Not the best of ships,just enough to warn me off any others. I'm sure they weren"t all that way. But once bitten twice shy.....Ian

[len mazza]

Hi'
Iwas on the San Felipe 59/60 and San Edmundo 61/62,apart from the OM. on the Edmundo two good ships and crews,stayed with Shell until '67.I was A/S. on the EO.jobs.

Len Mazza R621945.

[Tony Whatmore]

Hi John
I did a couple of trips on the San Venancio Early 1956. EDH at the time.
Good crew, food could have been better if I remember right.
Maracibo Lakes, Curacoe. Aruba and up to New York and Boston
Tony Whatmore R608686

[Ian Esson]

Hello,
Wondering if any ex Eagle Oil Shipping Co. tankermen out there reading this.
I sailed with them from 1957 to 1962 in the catering department, Galley Boy,Assistant Steward,2.Steward, 2nd. Cook and Baker.

Cheers

If you're interested in seeing more of Eagle Oil ships check out Shell tankers by Kees Helder | Helderline.nl Lots of good photos and news of Eagle Oil and Shell
Ian

[Stewart Martin]

i sailed on the San LEONARDO from 59 to late 60 when we laid up in Lough Swilley in Ireland, iwas cheif cook and she was a good ship, we sailed the Gulf, Cuacao ,Argentina, New York al over the place so i was glad to pay off in Londinderry but ihad a good time on her. If there is any crew members around or any one who sailed on the Leonardo please get in touchon this site All the Best Stewart MARTIN

[John Albert Evans]

Hello Stewart
I was assistant steward on the San Leonardo 22/12/58 to 3/6/59.
I worked by on her at Wallsend (Swan HUnters) before we sailed.
I know she was an old T2 Tanker but it was a really good ship, good crew and food.
I was a company man with Eagle Oil until 1963 which was after Shell took them over.

[David Howden]

Hello all,

I was first trip apprentice on the San Wenceslao (went so slow she nearly stopped) from late 1958 to early 1959, then San Fabian, San Edmundo, then Joe Shell took over and changed all the names, oh happy, oily, hungry days.

R699215

[donacarney]

sailed on San Fabian from Tilbury on 08 October 1963 to 21 st February 1964. Curacao and Cardon to USA , Canada then to Ellesmere port and Pay-off. We got lots of time in port so with a ship full of pissheads we had quite a good time. We also dry docked in Curacao for some weeks so you can imagine Happy-valley was hoppin.

[Glenn Baker]

I was on the Vermetus which before that was an Eagle oil Tanker, pretty good job we did Cracao the U.S.A. coast Maracaiba Aruba . Vermetus had a San name before. Glenn Baker