[BITList] purnea etc
realm33 at msn.com
realm33 at msn.com
Wed Oct 15 02:25:48 BST 2008
that's very interesting tom
amazing that you would come to pass the house you were born in in saltend when you were on durenda
you were about 9 years before me on purnea - it must have been almost new when you were aboard.
I don't know any of the names you mention on purnea.................
john beech - was he a big hulking gorilla type of guy huge head and neck, dark hair? from somewhere on or near clydeside?
yes, I read about gymie earlier on - most interesting.
keep up the good work
colin t
----- Original Message -----
From: Tom Gardiner<mailto:tm.gardiner at skymesh.net.au>
To: bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com<mailto:bitlist at lists.bcn.mythic-beasts.com>
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [BITList] Tom in Gympie
Hi Colin t . et al
I did not expect my big posting to turn out that way .
Must be something to do with senior moments or the like .
I had intended to comment about how moving around as a child carried
over into adulthood .
Whatever !! It seemed a nice read .
I chatted about Gympie in vol 3 22 vol 3 23 on 22 23 Sept 08
Maybe you have them in downloads or trash ( never in Junk ) <grin>
I can email them directly if you so desire or repost them here .
Salt end . I had the experience of sailing past the house I was born in
when on Durenda arriving and departing from Hull . GF was manager of the
petroleum depot when I was born .
Purnea was May to Dec 1954 .Flown out from London with John Oswald . We
created some noteriety in the office because we refused to fly without
our personal effects . That cost more than our air fares .
Purnea staff I can never remember the first chiefs name . replaced by
John Wood
The third was Ken Farmer to be replaced by John Beech .
4th was John Vietch . Panch was Ray Kelly replaced by a Chinese fitter .
On the deck side , Captain was Ben Rogers , mate Harold Pinter , 2O
Nobby Clarke 30 John Fulbrook , cadet Ric Carter . It was a friendly ship .
The first chief was a bit of an old woman but never interfered with day
to day ER work and wore clean whites every day . On arrival in Calcutta
he dressed one morning in a very stained boiler suit and fussed around
the ER doorway as the super came aboard . I must have had a peculiar
expression on my face as the super whispered to me " relax we know him ".
We had an incident , as they say these days , the bottom fell off the
lub oil cooler .
We had been in inner dock in Calcutta and the water was weird stuff .
I doubt that any reader will believe me , but when the incident occurred
and after things settled down I picked up the piece of cover and my
fingers gouged grooves . When it dried out it was once again cast iron
but retained my finger marks .
OK say "take more water with it " but it is truth .
After the incident happened , John Beech and I were looking for a plate
to bolt over the end .
Dear chief appeared and grabbed several crew and told them to remove
manhole covers .
Fortunately I noticed and stopped them . When I pointed out to chief
that on the other side of the manholes was thousands of gallons of oil ,
he left the ER .
We effected a repair with a plate which supported spare compressor
valves and included the pressure test ring for the cooler , held in
place with threaded rod replacing the studs .
Normal operation resumed and continued to NZ .
We were carrying three passengers . They had donned life jackets when
the ship stopped and were cluttering up the bridge . They were amazed to
see the arc of water coming out of the ship side glowing with
fleurescent sea life . I used the big pump to remove the water , it was
almost level with the floor plates .
It is good to read each others potted histories . We share a lot from
our BI days but we also have spent many more years doing other things .
These things are what has made us what we are today .
OK OK , I'll cease the philosophy !!
TTFN
Tom in Gympie
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