[BITList] Re : purnea

[fredmno at aol.com]

 Hi Colin,
           simply because I remember , I think, Tom in Gympie remembering that he'd sailed on her, I also crossed the North Sea in/on Sir Geraint and Chupra. When on Chakdara we came down from Scotland having had the engine rebuilt in Glasgow in sixty six/seven etc via the north east coast and I know I never went north of Dover on the Bedivere, that sums up my time in BI ships besides Devonia, nineteen sixty five to mid seventy. On Purnea my Chief was the excellent, the late Dave Lassiter as previosly mentioned on the other site, Tag Wright was the second, he of the morning creme de menthe frappes, some ship and some trip. Oh yes, the whole experience made me the sad cynical bastard that I am today!
                                                  BR Fred


 


 

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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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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 
  o
n 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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