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It is an enormous pleasure to display the records of our experiences at sea and in the armed forces
in the hope that you may find something of interest and enjoyment.
Links: Merchant Navy Day - September 3rd British Merchant Navy Animated shipping company flags Queen Mary drydock 1960 RTE Podcast (Irish R/Os, experiences recalled) Fort Perch Rock Marine Radio Museum Balmaha - Narrowboat Blog Recommended reading: First Trip Apprentice by Myles Richard [ISBN 1-84394-073-6] 107 pages. "Myles Richard was born in Cardiff in 1935 and educated at Clarence Road Secondary School, later studying at Smith's Nautical College and UWIC Nautical Section, Cardiff." Mariner's Launch by Ray Solly [ISBN 1-904445-03-9] 181 pages. A deck cadet's training and first years at sea on general cargo ships - well written for accuracy and humour. Twenty Singing Seamen Prizewinning Stories by Merchant Seamen, selected by Ronald Hope [ISBN 0 540 07381 4] 127 pages, a collection of fictional stories about the Merchant Navy by merchant seamen. My comment: Fiction or fact? Like you, I could put names to many of the characters in these stories Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation (Experiences of the Merchant Navy during the 1950s and 1960s) by John Lee. ISBN 978-1-4343-0524-4 (150 pages, non fiction, 2007) A Navigation Officer's travels and promotions. A very good read. Between Silk and Cyanide by Leo Marks. A brilliant read if you are interested in the codebreakers war during WW2 at S.O.E. ISBN: 0-00-710039-6 Most Secret War by R.V.Jones. British Scientific Intelligence 1939-1945. This should be read at the same time as Between Silk & Cyanide. ISBN 0 241 89746 7 Through Salt Sprayed Eyes by Robert Welsh. A Radio Officer's account of life in the Merchant Navy during WW2. A must, 'though not an easy writing style. ISBN: 978-0-9562985-0-8. Illustrated. Doctor at Sea by Richard Gordon (1953). A classic and a 'must read'. To me it wasn't a novel but an accurate account. The Raider and the Tramp by Alfred Lund. The effects of Hilfskreuzers on unarmed merchant ships in the Atlantic. A thin but very detailed book with personal reports of treatment at the hands of the enemy. ISBN 0 9515256 2 X Seaspray and Whisky by Norman Freeman. I would have highly recommended this book if it hadn't been for the foul language. Acknowledgements Port Alfred, Oloibiri, Post Chaser/Charger, Anco Champion and most Anco Princess photographs property of RS Passenger (B&W) ship and RAF photographs property of SA 1960s Royal Navy photographs property of MB The Royal Rhodesia Regiment photographs, WRENS, Winchester Castle videos property of ME Minesweeper MMS-217 photographs property of Len G HMT Neuralia photographs and letter property of JE Anco Charger, Anco Duke, Athel Queen photographs property of TW Anco Duchess, Anco Templar, Athel Regent, Pass of Brander, Post Challenger photographs property of Steve B RAF Swinderby photographs property of T.A Al Dhafrah, Nordic Louisiana, Coastal Hercules photographs property of R.P Fleet News, Anco Champion, Anco Empress, Anco Sovereign, Anco Enterprise, Post Endeavour photographs property of J.D RN and MN ships, tugs and River Weaver photographs property of Fred Coppenhall (FC). In the future - WW2 RAF - Thorney Island, Habbaniya (Iraq), Extracts from Captain's log on ss.Tamar 1897, more MN and RN ships (FC), 1970s Tankers, Athel Queen (Anthony K), more from Steve B and possibly more from Ron S . Recent additions (19th June) 23rd July 2011 Post Enterprise, Pass of Balmaha, Anco Duke, Anco Princess, Anco Templar, Tacoma City 30th July St Kearan, Pinnau, Sival (MerseyWeaver), 12th September Silver River, Pax, Opnor (MerseyWeaver) 10th Dec. 2011 Vulcan, Ark Royal (Armed Forces), Balmaha Lecky (Tankers-Misc), Tacoma City x3, Avila Star (Cargo) 3rd Feb. 2012 HMS Blake, HMS Belfast, HMS Torquay(Armed Forces), 6th, 8th, 11th Feb. 2012 RAF Habbaniya (Armed Forces) 8th March 2012 Rhodesian Army additions. Comments on this website and material for inclusion are invited by the author:- merchantnavy [at] balmaha.net |