London Pride    1952 to 1953
Ship details,Ports visited & Officer shipmates
My first ship- April 1952
LONDON PRIDE
GKTJ  -Call sign

Joined 15.4.1952             left  23.10.1953

Port of registry          London
Load linesTropical      6'10.1/2"
Summer                        7'  5.3/4"
Winter                            8' 6"
North Atlantic Allowance   5"
Fresh water Allowance      7.3/4"

Gross Tonnage    10,776       Nett  6277.27
Length B.P.         496'00           O'rall  525'00
Breadth        mld     67'6"
Draught        mld     36'5"
Built    Haverton on Hill   1950
Engine   5 cylinder  Doxford
N.H.P.   1114   I.H.P.  6500
Steering Gear  Mactaggarrt and Scutt
Gyro  Sperry Radar  Cossop
Barometer Sestral

Voluntary weather observing vessel   metal equipped
9 shackles  540'  port and starboard
4 lifeboards  motor 1 x 42     3 x 44 person   Samuel Taylor & Son
                                    
Captain                      D Muir  18/4/52 - 29/12/52
                                   Wilson  13/1/53 - 23/9/53

Chief Officer               Hepworth    15/4 - 6/5/52
                                   Cooper        15/7- 24/5/52
                                    J.Williams   25/5 - 29/12/52
                                    George Putt  13/1- 23/4/53

2nd Officer                   Paterson 15/4 - 25/5//52
                                    Stevens 25/5- 28/12/52
                                    Colquhoun13/123/9/53

3rd Officer                    N Evans  15/4 -29/12/52
                                    JAG Lewis 29/2 - 23/9/52

Sparks                          Mahoney , Kelly ,Gannon,  Macbride

Chief Steward              Lewis  Graham  Shewan  Davies
Chief Engineer             W Boyes   15/4 - 11/5/53
                                    F Staincliff 11/5 - 23/9/53

2nd Engineer               JJ Williams,   Harris , Patinson

3rd Engineer               Huggan,  Holton,  Dickie,  Wilson
                                                    (Sammy white rabbit)
4th Engineers               B Donaldson, Alf Brock ,Ron Fraser,
                                                                     M.Maton ,T. Hanlon

Junior                           Tony Heburn ,  Barlow

Electrician                    Chamberlin,  Brown,  Cummings,
                                      Lisle Broughton

Engineer Apprentice     Theo. Iltsopolis
(Greek )
LONDON PRIDE             Officers
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