| Also known as | RANELLA |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 5391387 |
| Call sign | G... |
| Construction number | 1574 |
| Tonnage | 31.320 ton |
| Beam | 30m |
| Length overall | 230m |
| Year of construction | 1960 |
| Year of renaming/broken up | 1976 |
| Service for Shell | 1960 to 1976 |
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| Manager | |
| Shipyard | |
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WILLIAM WHEELWRIGHT
Sailors
| Name | Job | Period | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Casement | electrician | 1959 to 1960 | not on board but i helped to built it in Harland and Wolffs as an electrician |
| Ron Dodsworth | 2nd officer | 1960 to 1962 | |
| Robert Henry Clark | chief engineer | 1960 | my father |
| Anonymous | 5th engineer, 4th engineer | 1961 to 1963 | |
| Brian Mc Garry | radio officer | 1965 to 1966 | |
| Barrie Constantine | 4th engineer | 1966 to 1968 | |
| John Mullins | efficient deckhand | 1966 to 1967 | |
| John Tomlinson | engineer | 1966 to 1968 | |
| Dave.warden | 3rd engineer | 1966 to 1967 | |
| Brian Montgomery | engineer cadet | 1968 to 1969 | |
| Michael Docherty | junior engineer | 1969 to 1970 | |
| Brent Davies | assistant steward | 1971 | |
| Joseph Maher | steward | 1971 to 1972 | |
| John Marsh | 3rd engineer | 1971 to 1976 | |
| Keith Wakefield | engineer cadet | 1971 | |
| Robert Lumb | junior engineer | 1972 | |
| Mick Bodill | junior engineer, 4th engineer | 1973 to 1975 | |
| Christopher Kane | able seaman | 1974 to 1976 |
Anecdotes
| Date | Visitor | Anecdote |
|---|---|---|
| 12/01/2015 - 13:48 | Marion Brown Ro... |
My brother Ronnie Fairless sailed on this ship He was sadly drowned while ship was in port in Newcastle Upon Tyne 6th June 1969 Would be so nice if anyone remembered him Thank You |
| 09/23/2015 - 17:33 | Brent Davies |
The cook's special was boiled beef and carrots, (which wasn't the nicest of dishes) plus he had a short fuse, and got VERY upset when anyone criticised his cooking. One day, said boiled beef was the main dish and the electrician told me to tell the cook "if he threw that over the side he would pollute the ocean" he was trying to be clever in front of the forth engineers young wife. I did as I was ordered and the next day when the sparks did his rounds he went through the galley and holy hell erupted. Of course we tried not to listen but we couldn't help it. The day after that I was punished by being moved from engineers steward to mates steward. I did explain that I was only carrying out a superior's crew members orders but to no avail. |
| 02/22/2015 - 17:13 | Barrie Constantine |
I have a scale model of the william wheelwright,from the plans from harland & wolff.original ship plans 1\8 = 1foot !!model size, 48" - 6.5" 1\16=1foot. |
| 01/06/2011 - 18:21 | Dave.warden |
Anyone out there reemember Port Seuz.Being docked there when they shut down the Canal and we went back into the gulf and didn't get back to Liverpool till September. |
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