Ken Woodage

BEECHMORE ESSO_COVENTRY GEDDINGTON_COURT   1 Beechmore. On Lower Reaches of the Thames.Part of what was once Furness Withy Group. Did Great Lakes. Good ship and good crew. Funnel red with black top and bands. Derricks and posts buff. 2 Esso Coventry. Joined for Maiden Voyage at Trieste. Best feeder of all time for me. Did Persian Gulf trip 3 times. Paid off in Fawley. Southampton 3 Geddington Court. Court Line Ship. Nothing but trouble. Fire on board in Vera Cruz. Jocks fighting amongst themselves over cards. Fire in Stewards Mess due to Iron left switched on. Second Cook cracked his pelvis falling down ladder. Policeman on Gangwy duty got drunk and let everybody fire his pistol. Chippie got drunk in Vera Cruz, foiund a small pistol and let rip everywhere. HARBUROUGH HUNTSMORE LA_CHACRA   4 Harborough. Took coals to Newcastle frtom Baltimore USA. Paid off after one trip. Ship set sail for Germany where she hit a wreck and sank. All the crew were saved. 5 Huntsmore. Did Japan trip via America. Great ship. Great crew apart from Fireman Mad McDonald who was sent home from Japan. 6 La Chacra. Sailed Great Lakes. Bum feeder. Bum trip. LANGLEECLYDE SAINT_MARGARET     7 Langleeclyde. Did trip to Australia. Bum trip all round. Funnel colours black-orange-black. Black hull with white stripe. Superstructure white. 8 Saint Margaret. South American Saint Line. She served all ports down South America. Great ship. Great crew.

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