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COLLIERS TO CASTLES - From Colliers to Union-Castle Liners in the Merchant Navy (Merchant Navy Memoir)

COLLIERS TO CASTLES - From Colliers to Union-Castle Liners in the Merchant Navy (Merchant Navy Memoir)

Robert A. Wilson
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From Colliers to Union-Castle Liners in the Merchant Navy by Robert A. Wilson

At the age of 17, the author embarks on his first voyage as junior radio officer aboard an 18-year-old cargo liner on the Australian run. His first voyage is not exactly a pleasurable experience and in many ways, he regrets his decision to go to sea. Experiences on his second ship, a Houlder Brothers’ iron-ore carrier go a long way towards banishing any doubts. Subsequent voyages in two small British colliers provide interesting, if uncomfortable experiences, before he is once again appointed to a deep-sea vessel.

After a change of employer in 1965, he quickly finds himself adjusting to the culture shock of moving from a 21-year-old cargo ship into an almost new passenger liner. Starting at the bottom again as a junior, he gradually works his way up the promotion ladder to become senior radio officer in the magnificent Cape Mail liner RMS Good Hope Castle. Here he witnesses first-hand, the rapid and inevitable decline and extinction of the long-established, and highly respected, Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co.

Includes excellent photographs.

The sequel to this book, RMS St. Helena & The South Atlantic Islands, was published by Whittles, Caithness in 2006.
Language
English
Pages
150
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Moira Brown
Release
April 04, 2013

COLLIERS TO CASTLES - From Colliers to Union-Castle Liners in the Merchant Navy (Merchant Navy Memoir)

Robert A. Wilson
4/5 ( ratings)
Read Download
From Colliers to Union-Castle Liners in the Merchant Navy by Robert A. Wilson

At the age of 17, the author embarks on his first voyage as junior radio officer aboard an 18-year-old cargo liner on the Australian run. His first voyage is not exactly a pleasurable experience and in many ways, he regrets his decision to go to sea. Experiences on his second ship, a Houlder Brothers’ iron-ore carrier go a long way towards banishing any doubts. Subsequent voyages in two small British colliers provide interesting, if uncomfortable experiences, before he is once again appointed to a deep-sea vessel.

After a change of employer in 1965, he quickly finds himself adjusting to the culture shock of moving from a 21-year-old cargo ship into an almost new passenger liner. Starting at the bottom again as a junior, he gradually works his way up the promotion ladder to become senior radio officer in the magnificent Cape Mail liner RMS Good Hope Castle. Here he witnesses first-hand, the rapid and inevitable decline and extinction of the long-established, and highly respected, Union-Castle Mail Steamship Co.

Includes excellent photographs.

The sequel to this book, RMS St. Helena & The South Atlantic Islands, was published by Whittles, Caithness in 2006.
Language
English
Pages
150
Format
Kindle Edition
Publisher
Moira Brown
Release
April 04, 2013

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