                      OVERSEAS   COURIER
Joined as 2nd Officer in Hamburg 20 June 1962
                              Left at Hamburg   16 July 1962

Captain                           McKenzie

Ch/Off                           A. Johnson + Wife

2nd/Off                            myself

3rd/Off                          A. Tucker

Apprentices                G. Boucher
                                       McLeod

Radio Officer               M. Barbert

Ch/Stwd.                        T. McCann

Ch/Eng.                          M.T. Horrigan

2nd/Eng.                         K.T. Ridley

3rd/Eng                          K. Simpson

4th/Eng.                         J. Jose + Wife

( extra 4th Eng.)            T. McAlpine

Junior Enginers           B. Gray
                                        B. Clay
                                        A. Miller

Electrical Engineer         A. Beech

Bridge Equipment
Tachometer Siemens       Helm Indicators   Siemens      Radar   Decca 808

Clear View Screens   ATLAS (2) German         Phone Phillips ( 10 Internal)

Gyro          Sperry with "Iron Mike", and wing repeaters

Fire Detectors Kidde - Riche

TYFON        Kockums Sweden Variable Time Box

Echometer Marconi   Seagraph MK3

Log             Walkers Commodore
                   SAL Swedish Electric Log

D.F.             Marconi Lodestone MK4

Aldis            Long range + alround Morse lamp
                    and 2 Morse searchlight Shutter type

Radiators      Atlas ( German ) e.g. 4 In wheelhouse and 3 in Chartroom
                    1 per cabin,Bathroom,and also in THE PUMPROOM !

Barometer     SUNDO

Clocks           Various including 2 in wheel house and chartroom
                     which struck e.g. 8 BELLS

Chronometer   Thomas Mercer

Compass        Kelvin Hughes   MK5 projector type

Deck Gear
                       Automatic Electrical Winches and Poopwinch
                       set at 4 to 12 tons when mooring / working cargo ! ! !

Hatches
                       9 Slab hinge at middle with Kingpost between hatches
                       2 raised at the same time.
                       Permanently rigged for lifting to separate winches

Tonnage
          Gross =   20,205.53      Net     = 13,718.60

Length
            B.P.   = 598' 04"        Overall   = 636' 09"

Breadth = 79' 08 11/16"      Depth     = 49' 04 1/2"

SUMMER Draught 34' 07 7/16"
    "         Displacement    =   36,795 tons
    "         Deadweight       =   27,814   "
               Empty Vessel     =     8,981   "

F.W.A.   = 9 "         T.P.I, = 98.8 tons

Tropical Freboard     = 14' 02 3/4"
Summer   "                = 14' 11 1/2"
Winter      "                = 15' 08 1/4"

Anchors    3 x 6,120 kgs      Cable 2 3/4"

Registered to carry   65 crew
1 pilot   2 Owners 1 Master

Lifeboat
    2 x 76 person Aft
    2 x 10m person R.F.D. Inflatable type
     amidships.
    1 Wooden dingy

               Propelling Machinery
Engine
      7 cylinder single acting two stroke
       marine diesel with supercharger
     Type Original "MAN" can run on heavy fuel.
        Consumption 29 tons per day

Boiler
          1 Scotch Boiler ( Starb Side)
Pumproom
   2 x 160 gallion per min. electric turbines
   1 stripping "      "     "        "          "

                           OVERSEAS   COURIER
Built                 Rhienstahi Nordseewerk Emden   Germany

Call sign      =   GHBW               Port of Registry       LONDON
Type            =   Bulk carrier
Owners        London and Overseas Freighters Bulk carriers Ltd.
                                              (HAMILTON, BERMUDA)