| IMO number | 1180810 |
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| Call sign | GLFD |
| Construction number | 1285 |
| Tonnage | 12.243 ton |
| Beam | 18m |
| Length overall | 147m |
| Year of construction | 1946 |
| Year of renaming/broken up | 1960 |
| Service for Shell | 1946 to 1960 |
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NEOTHYRIS
Sailors
| Name | Job | Period | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paddy Kenshole | apprentice | 1951 to 1952 | 1st trip |
| Albert Neale | fireman/greaser | 1953 | |
| William Brown | deck boy | 1953 to 1954 | 1st trip |
| Tony Watson | deck apprentice | 1954 to 1955 | |
| Keith Emery. | senior ordinary seaman | 1955 | |
| Frank Kneebone | deck apprentice | 1956 | |
| Mike Parkin | deck apprentice | 1958 to 1959 | |
| David Gareth Wh... | 1st mate | 1958 | |
| Russell Porter | fireman/greaser | 1959 to 1960 | assistant steward, fireman/greaser |
| Philip Ablett | chef kok | 1959 | |
| Jim Rippon | sparky | 1960 | |
| Richard Frank H... | acting 4th mate | 1960 |
Anecdotes
| Date | Visitor | Anecdote |
|---|---|---|
| 05/13/2009 - 15:11 | Jim Rippon |
I joined the Neothyris, in Rotterdam, on the 20th March 1960, as supernumery radio officer. We sailed to Hong Kong and signed off on the 25th May 1960, when the ship was handed over to the scrapyard. The officers then stayed in Hong Kong for a few days before sailing, as passengers, on the MS Asia, to Singapore. We there joined the MS Northia, on the 1st June 1960, and following a couple of trips to Calcutta and Manila, were given orders for Hong Kong. We signed off on the 14th July 1960, when again another Shell tanker was handed over to the scrapyard. We then spent a couple of weeks ashore in Hong Kong, before sailimg as passengers on the SS Carthage back to Singapore. Following a couple of days in Singapore, I then joined the SS Gouldia, on the 6th August 1960, for one trip to Pladju, where I joined the MS Bursa on the 12th August 1960. I then spent a very happy 9 months on the MS Bursa, as Sparky, mainly sailing between Singapore, Indonsia, Borneo and Malaysia. |
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