[BITList] purnea

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fred 

I was 2eo purnea 1964/65 (rotten harry crisp ceo) - don't recall anything to do with degaussing.

why does purnea come to mind?

colin t

I did say to Hugh that I didn't remember having to do it when on other BI ships, especially when in the North Sea, we did cross same stretch of water on a few occasions, Purnea comes to mind but I don't remember the placement of any breaker, perhaps Tom in Gympie can remember whether or not Purnea was so fitted, surely she must have been?


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  From: fredmno at aol.com<mailto:fredmno at aol.com> 
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  Sent: Friday, October 03, 2008 12:41 PM
  Subject: [BITList] De-Gaussing


  Salaams,
               as I previously stated to Hugh my only experience of DGing was when I was a fiver onboard Devonia, half of 65 and the whole of 66, I definitely remember when approaching stand by for entry into the Skaggarak or was it Kattegat, please excuse spellings but you know where I mean I had to go and make the breaker. Wasn't there a saying Up the Skaggarak and Down the Kattegat, we also had to do the same on the Kiel Canal approach, God I wish whats left of my grey matter would kick in. When asked the 'Oracle' onboard Devonia, Willie Cameron, declared that it was because the mine fields, at that time hadn't been cleared and there was a definate risk of the buggers breaking their cables. I did say to Hugh that I didn't remember having to do it when on other BI ships, especially when in the North Sea, we did cross same stretch of water on a few occasions, Purnea comes to mind but I don't remember the placement of any breaker, perhaps Tom in Gympie can remember whether or not Purnea was so fitted, surely she must have been? It also begs the question, have those minefields ever been cleared because I know that the ships loaded down to the gunnels with high explosives onboard are still lying somewhere off Sheerness? Glad your enjoying French Updates Frank, don't get me wrong, with regards Europe I think I'm in the right place, worldwide I'm not so sure! Wouldn't swop places with my eldest who resides in Seattle though! 
                                                               BR Fred!
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