London Majesty  1953 to 1955

Ship details, Ports visited & Officer shipmates
Captain         D.M.Muir 22/11/53 - 14/7/54        
                        F. Osler 14/7/54   -   9/2/55

Chief Officer         G Fox24/12/53 -   6/3/54
                      CED Brierly   6/ 3/54   -   9/2/55

2nd Officer        N Evans 24/11/53 - 9/1/54
                             E St.Roas 9/ 1/54   - 9/2/55

3rd Officer     R  MJ Rowley24/11/53 - 6/3/54
                         K Wearmouth 9/3/54   - 9/2/55

Sparks           Watson ,Robertson, Robinson

Chief Steward         Maughn, I. Forrester,
                                    MillsTowell

Chief Engineer             Hesketh, Nicolidis

Supernumary              Thomas (Green); Panaretos
2nd Engineer                Kelly ; Emmerson
                                        Greek:Golfinos
3rd Engineer                 S Wilson
4th Engineer                  Driever,Milne, Fraser,Maton,
                                                   Hepburn, J Lee
Junior Engineer           Jim Sinclair , Black, N. Jackson

Electrician                      F Maine, G Galloway
Eng. Apprentices         Greek: Stalia Mesianes, Theo Antipas
                                                     Theo Rouveus
Officer Shipmates
LONDON MAJESTY    G P F T

Joined  23/11/53 Left 9/2/55
Port of Registry :- London
Built 1952
Class 100A1 Lloyds carriage of Petroleum in bulk
Deadweight tonnage
18070 (s) draught  30' 05.3/4"   TPI 74.42
  17512  w               29'10.1/4       TPI  74.12

Light ship draught          12'03f16'01aft
Length  BP 525'0    Beam Mld  71'0"     Depth Mld   39'03
            OA 553'6             Evt   71.4"
Reg Dimensions  533.0 x 71.35 x 39.1
Suez canal tonnage   Gross  12382.89    Net   9561.63
Panama                    Gross  12337.77    Net   8827.13

Heights Light Draught
Foremast  84'07   Mainmast  102'04       Funnel  58'07
Speed       loaded  12.1/2 knots  light  13.1/2 knots

Anchors Byres stockless weight
100 cwt 2qr  2lb port
100       0     14 starboard
85        0      0  spare
37         2     14 stream
Cable port and starts each 165 fathoms  2.3/8" Tayco
Steam windlass   Clark Chapman  12" diam x 14" stroke
Winches    Steam, extended warping ends
Ford 1 x 8" x 12"   Aft  1 x 8" x 12"    Poop  1 x 8" x 14"
Compass  magnetic stand  aft  docking bridge
Mk II reflector binnacle (monkey island)
Gyro  Sperry (Mk XIV - lease lend)
D.F    Marconi lodeston     Echo sounder  Marconi seagraph
Radio  Marconi mercury electra ocean span
Auto Alarms  Marconi vigilan
Patent log     WalkersTtrident electric
Sounding machine  Kelvin Bollomly and Baird type- hand
propelling machinery
Markers:-  North Eastern Marine - Single acking, 6 cylinder Doxford
670m/m   2320 m/m  BHP 6800  Av revs  119
Propeller  Solid bronze 4 x 17'8" blades  13.43 mean pitch
102.4 sq ft expanded surface Linislip
Boilers 2 scotch 18'6" ext. diam x 12; long  total heating surface
60.3 sq. ft working pressure 150lbs
Installed by Richardson Westgarth - Hartlepool
Pumping installation  4 cargo pumps horizontal duplex steam pumps 
400tph each by Howard Taylor
Suction pipes  12; x 1  12" suction in each tank
Discharge       12" amid ship   10" stern discharge
Drain pump      10" x 7" x 12"  Thomas Lamont
Ballast FW Pump   9/.12/" x 11" x 18" forcastle pump room
Oil fuel pump 9.1/2 x 11 x 18"
Derricks       Forward 1 length  54'7" swl  5 tons
                                        2            27'6"       5
                                 Aft  2            27'6"       5
                             fidley  1           39'6"        4
London Majesty 1962

Port                            Arrived           Left                 Speed            Distance
Gibraltar                  3rd Aug 62
Valetta (Malta)         6th  Aug          10th Aug              13.98                984
Odessa (Russia)       15th Aug          17th Aug              13.52             1,034
Ceuta                      24th Aug          24th Aug               12.99             1,987
Santiago (Cuba)       7th Sept          12th Sept             12.98             3,836
Casilda                  13th Sept           15th Sept             12.61                280
Ceuta                     28th Sept           29th Sept            13.41             1,104
Skaramanga            4th Oct            29th Oct              13.76             1,506
Novorossisk             1st Nov              2nd Nov              13.01
Ceuta
Kiel Canal             15th Nov             16th Nov
Naantali (Finland)  18th Nov             21st Nov              12.84             4,182
Kiel Canal             22nd Nov            23rd Nov
Odessa                     6th Dec              7th Dec              13.02             4,103
Ceuta                     14th Dec             15th Dec              12.76             1,989
Santiago                27th Dec             29th Dec              13.22             3,872
Ceuta                    27th  Jan 63

                                                          Total  28,442 miles