First trip-what ship?

mp22

Coaster-- Daunt Rock

Deep sea--Irish Rowan

Back in the stone age from what I see on another thread here;)

who the fug

First and only vessel was a delivery job

MV Peggy a Suppy boat from Gibraltar to Rastanora

ex_infantry man

naval vessel L.E. Aisling for a patrol off the coast as a member of naval service reserve

skipz

The late MFV Treshell, prawn trawler and later razor boat.

Mickey Dazzler

M.V. OOCL Belgium


http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/shipdetails.aspx?mmsi=477616000

Alkers

ex_infantry man wrote: »

naval vessel L.E. Aisling for a patrol off the coast as a member of naval service reserve

Likewise but on the Eithne

ex_infantry man

Simona1986 wrote: »

Likewise but on the Eithne

was on eithne twice

alphasully

S.S. British Trader, a LNG Carrier, as Cadet.

Tabnabs

M/T Regal Unity.

Some of the stats:
DWT: 309,892
LOA: 329.77
Crude capacity - 2,168,364 bbls
Engine - 31,190 BHP

Big photo of her here
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs13/f/2007/046/1/4/VLCC___REGAL_UNITY___by_sspalato.jpg

skipz

Wow Tabnabs, thats a big tanker for a first ship!

Tabnabs

five months, didn't get ashore once The poor Filipinos did 12-15 month contracts :eek: She was just too big to get in anywhere.

Paid off by Sikorsky S 61 helicopter into Cape Town at 3am, certainly the most memorable way to pay off a ship. We had the channels for about the last quarter of the entire trip...

CJhaughey

MFV Seafire
Substantially different to when she was a Sidewinder working on this side of the world.
Brutal introduction to commercial fishing, 40+ hrs on deck!

ex_infantry man

Tabnabs wrote: »

Big photo of her here
http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs13/f/2007/046/1/4/VLCC___REGAL_UNITY___by_sspalato.jpg

would ya look at the bridge wings on that!!!

the scrote

first trip coastal M.V Dunany
deep sea rfa bayleaf

Tabnabs

ex_infantry man wrote: »

would ya look at the bridge wings on that!!!

Doing azimuths on the bridge wing repeaters, it took 30 seconds to get back to the GPS to log the time! :eek:

fluffysierra

Coaster: R.V. Celtic Explorer

Deep Sea: M.V. British Curlew

Brendain

My Dads first trip!
http://www.rakaia.co.uk/downloads/tales-from-obuasi.pdf

Sindri

A ferry from Belfast to Scotland at the age of 3 or 4.

LiamoSail

Sindri wrote: »

A ferry from Belfast to Scotland at the age of 3 or 4.

****ing Irish Ferries and their child labour. Typical

getz

mv clanggula [british and continental] liverpool-ireland-guernsey a small coastal vessel in 1957,next was the mv salacia [donaldson ] falmouth -montreal[summer] st johns ,halifax ,[winter] she was a old liberty ship left from the war years,and still had a granade thrower [pipe with a spring in it] aft,good fun at night fireing spuds at the bridge,

who the fug

LiamoSail wrote: »

****ing Irish Ferries and their child labour. Typical

least it was Irish child labour in them days

Bligh

MFV Twlight Star fishing for yans

Last ship Putford Artemis in the North Sea

Cool to find a Maritime Thread on boards

long range shooter

PSV North Truck North sea.
Cruiseliner Seaborn Spirit world wide.

Tabnabs

Bligh wrote: »

MFV Twlight Star fishing for yans

Last ship Putford Artemis in the North Sea

Cool to find a Maritime Thread on boards

Is there a fella called Brewster still working for that outfit?

getz

the last ships i sailed were anything but happy,i was chief steward on the manchester spinner,i had just got engaged and was out for two months up the great lakes [canada] most of the crew were far younger or older than me[i was 26 ] so i had very little in common ,as i was looking forward for 10 days of debauchery as we entered the locks on the ship canal,the manchester miller was waiting to go out,the chief steward had taken sick and in those days a british ship had to have a someone on who had a BOT cooks cert,the cook hadent got one so it had been decided that muggins would have to transfer to her,as i was a companies man i did not have much choice, [all manchester liners carried up to 12 passengers cabin class] the paper work was ready,so off i went again,no one bothered to let my loved ones know what had happened untill i sent them a cable a day later[this was in the late 60s],when back home i gave all up,never did marry that girl

stevie06

First Ship was British Curlew.

First run ashore was Brisbane!

happy days!

Bligh

Tabnabs wrote: »

Is there a fella called Brewster still working for that outfit?

I have no idea, I left the ship and the company in December 1999, a mate of mine worked as a watch officer with them last year, I will ask him when he is home next trip.

quietsailor

First ship was the OOCL Bravery **

First run ashore was Montreal

Supposedly it was a bastardised design - the keel was laid as an steam driven oil tanker and it was converted to a engine driven box-boat. I left friggin' chunks of me behind on that thing and had to get off after 20 days, my first proper trip was on the OOCL Canada

ruserious

LÉ Emer as a young sluggie.

hytrogen

STV Jeanie Johnston back in 2007 before she got laid up in Dublin. Absolutely mad craic aboard the whole time. Went Dublin - Isle of man a few times, Dun Laoghaire for a crazy 50th then onto Bristol for the maritime festival for the week, epic banter there. was tied up alongside the STV Matthew & STV Cascelotte (if memory serves me right) every night on the tear with the lads & they'd bring over their home brewed ale which was far better than the sewage water ya normally get for ale over there. P/O in Cork eventually..

opawaman

The Seafire or Boston seafire as originally known ended up owned by Sealords of Nelson NZ.

opawaman

My first ship was The Sagacity of FT Everard .
Joined in Drogheda, Got so seasick i paid off in Glasgow.
But had another go a couple of months later and Joined the "Stream Fisher" in Drogheda which was on the Drogheda -Preston container run.
Stayed at sea and ended up shipping out of Dock/Prescot street and KG5 for 15 years. came to NZ 1974.

Dimitri

First ship British Progress, first and only run ashore in Long Beach. Second Ship British Swift second ever run ashore Savona, on my own twas fair boring, and it pissed rain!

goldie fish

First as trainee STV Asgard II, in the Irish Sea in winter.
First Coaster MV Union Mars, working Near Continental and the Canals.

Back then(1990) she was irish flagged. When I left her I intended stealing the spare tricolour, but honesty got the better of me. Left never to return(yet) following injury aboard. Still have my discharge book though, just in case.

eire-kp

opawaman wrote: »

My first ship was The Sagacity of FT Everard .
Joined in Drogheda, Got so seasick i paid off in Glasgow.
But had another go a couple of months later and Joined the "Stream Fisher" in Drogheda which was on the Drogheda -Preston container run.
Stayed at sea and ended up shipping out of Dock/Prescot street and KG5 for 15 years. came to NZ 1974.

By any chance do now drive a taxi. Got a lift from an irish man in Timaru who was a part time taxi driver in retirement with a similar story to yours:D

murphym7

Never knew this forum even existed on here, great to see it.

First ship was the "Arklow Bridge" - the one built out of Appledore.

opawaman

eire-kp wrote: »

By any chance do now drive a taxi. Got a lift from an irish man in Timaru who was a part time taxi driver in retirement with a similar story to yours:D

Good Morning, No i do not drive a taxi in Timaru, Anyway i live in Christchurch, or should i say whats left of it. Is this chap in timaru from Drogheda. My skype address is donacarneyschool.

Aye Bosun

hytrogen wrote: »

STV Jeanie Johnston back in 2007 before she got laid up in Dublin. Absolutely mad craic aboard the whole time. Went Dublin - Isle of man a few times, Dun Laoghaire for a crazy 50th then onto Bristol for the maritime festival for the week, epic banter there. was tied up alongside the STV Matthew & STV Cascelotte (if memory serves me right) every night on the tear with the lads & they'd bring over their home brewed ale which was far better than the sewage water ya normally get for ale over there. P/O in Cork eventually..

I must know you!

Aye Bosun

SV Asgard II

jamesdiver

RV Celtic Voyager a few years back out of Fenit.

somefeen

My first time on an actual ocean going vessel was the RRS Discovery which I'm on right now, heading for the George Bligh bank. I think this is its second last trip before it gets scrapped

opawaman

CJhaughey wrote: »

MFV Seafire
Substantially different to when she was a Sidewinder working on this side of the world.
Brutal introduction to commercial fishing, 40+ hrs on deck!

The Seafire became the Boston Seafire , Sailing out of Nelson New Zealand.

CJhaughey

opawaman wrote: »

The Seafire became the Boston Seafire , Sailing out of Nelson New Zealand.

She started out as the Buzzard, then became the Boston Seafire, Then when she went to NZ was known as the Seafire.