[BITList] more purnea

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tom

I sent this to you about a week ago wrt purnea

john beech - was he a big hulking gorilla type of guy, huge head and neck, dark hair? from somewhere on or near clydeside?

do you recall said person?

colin t






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Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 8:25 PM
Subject: purnea etc


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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