London Confidence   1963 Ship details and list of Officer shipmates

Ship details

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London Confidence 1963 - 1964  as Chief Officer      Joined as Ch/Off at Milazzo ( Sicily) 18th Dec  1963                                     Left  at Flushing on 10th Aug  1964                    Order of ports only: No dates or distances recorded 1 Milazzo, 2 Novorossick, 3 Augusta, 4 Santiago, 5 Willemstad, 6 La Salina, 7 Antwerp 8 Tuapse, 9 Canal, 10 Djibouti,11 Chiba (Japan), 12 Hong Kong, 13 Mena, 14  Canal 15 Lavera, 16 Novorossick, 17 Ancona, 18 Novorossisk, 19 Acona, 20 Tuapse, 21 Canal 22 Chiba, 23 Bandar Mashur, 24 Canal, 25 Emden, 26 Flushing.

Officer shipmates

Captains                      D.M.Muir                                       A.Smith Chief Officer                Me and wife Valerie 2nd. Officer                  Kingston & wife                                       D.Parker 3rd. Officer                   Walshe & wife 4th. Officer                    Jacobs (ex "Valour") Apprentices                   Humphries & Marret Radio Officers               Thomas                                          Norrie Ch/Steward                     Forrester                                           Goble Ch/Engineers                   M. McGuire                                            F. Staincliffe 2nd. Engineer                   Blackshaw & wife                                            G. Emmerson & wife 3rd. Engineers                  S. Brookes                                             Hurdman 4th. Engineer                     Long Junior Engineers               Melville & Wigham Supernumery                     Zeppos

L.O.A.             =  664'  08 1/2"          Length B.P.   =  629'  11 1/4" Breadth(Mld)   =   87'  11 1/8"          Depth (Mld )   =   45'  05 1/4" Gross tonnage = 21,698.95               Net tonnage  =  12,975.54 Zone    Freeboard      Draught                  Deadweight                                                      at 1000 (F.W.)      1025 ( Salt ) T.F.       9'  10 1/2"      35'  10 1/8"       32,724              33,806 F.         10'  07"           35'  01 5/8"       31,765              32,821 T.         10'  07 3/4"      35' 00 7/8"        31,685              32,741 S.         11'  04 1/4       34'  04 3/8"       30,749              31,781 W.        12'  03 3/4"      33'  07 7/8"       29,827              30,836 W.N.A.  12'  07"           33'  01 5/8"       29,149              31,141 T.P.I.             =  113.2 tons                  F.W.A.     =  9 1/4" Anchors    3 Stockless bower anchors each   = 14,550 lbs Chains      2 x 2  13/16"  TAYCO    Total Length  =  330 Fathoms            Total Weight  = 64 tons    Bow Stoppers  Clark Chapman & Co.     IPS  & SB  lever stoppers

Propelling Machinery Main Engine   Single acting two stroke Schelde Sulzer                        Type 9 RD    9 Cylinder  Heavy Oils   Speed                   = 17 Knots Maximum Output  = 16,515 B.H.P. at  119 r.p.m. Normal Output      = 14,850 B.H.P. at   115 r.p.m. Aux Engine              4  Heenaf Alternators of 425 KW.  400 volt  A.C. driven by a        SULZER 4 stroke supercharged  engine with direct fuel injection        type 6 BCAH 29 of 800 B.H.P.  at 450 r.p.m. Cargo pumps          4 drysdale cargo oil pumps driven by Auxilliary Engine        Capacity  =  1,335 t.p.h.  ( Salt water )  Working Press = 165 p.s.i. (WE found a way to increase delivery rate to 1,500 t.p.h. ( Salt water) Stripping Pumps         3 Vertical Duplex Steam Driven Capacity  200 t.p.h. Working Pressure = 128 p.s.i. at  32.5 double strokes per minute. Bilge Ballast         1 Electric in For'd P.R.   Capacity  =  10 t.p.h. Boiler         3 single ended Scotch Boilers   heating Surface  = 4,000 sq ft.         Working P{ressure  =  150 p.s.i.    Steam production = 10 t.p.h. Propeller         Cunial  Bronze   Diam. 20'  08"           Pitch =  15'  08 3/4"

LONDON   CONFIDENCE Builder     N.V. Kon Mij De Schelde Vlissingen                         Call sign       =  GHSQ Keel laid    04 / 03/ 1960        Launched  10 /12 / 60     Delivered   16/ 06 / 62                                 Class   + 100A1 Carriage of petroleum in bulk

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London Confidence 1963 - 1964 Joined 12th Dec 1963  -  Left vessel 10th Aug 1964 Order of ports only: No dates or distances recorded 1 Milazzo, 2 Novorossick, 3 Augusta, 4 Santiago, 5 Willemstad, 6 La Salina, 7 Antwerp 8 Tuapse, 9 Canal, 10 Djibouti,11 Chiba (Japan), 12 Hong Kong, 13 Mena, 14  Canal 15 Lavera, 16 Novorossick, 17 Ancona, 18 Novorossisk, 19 Acona, 20 Tuapse, 21 Canal 22 Chiba, 23 Bandar Mashur, 24 Canal, 25 Emden, 26 Flushing.