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Douglas M.C. Renton

Sailor

Period Tanker Job Details Action
1938 ORTINA SHELL passenger Son of o.i.c (aged 4yrs)
1950 DRUPA (1) apprentice
1950 to 1951 TAGELUS (1) apprentice
1951 to 1952 CAPSA (3) apprentice
1952 TRIGONOSEMUS apprentice
1952 NASSARIUS apprentice
1952 to 1953 NACELLA (1) apprentice
1953 NATICINA (1) apprentice
1953 to 1954 HEMIDONAX (1) apprentice
1954 VERENA cadet
1954 to 1955 THALAMUS 3rd mate
1956 DONACILLA (1) 3rd mate
1956 2nd mate
1956 DROMUS (1) 3rd mate
1956 to 1957 DAPHNELLA (1) 3rd mate
1957 to 1958 HEMIPLECTA 2nd mate
1958 to 1959 HAMINELLA 2nd mate
1959 PALLIUM 2nd mate
1959 LINGA (1) 2nd mate
1959 PALUDINA (2) extra 2nd mate
1960 to 1961 SAN GERARDO (2) 2nd mate
1961 to 1962 ZENATIA (1) 2nd mate
1962 to 1963 LOVELLIA 1st officer
1964 PALLIUM chief mate
1964 to 1965 HYGROMIA chief mate
1965 to 1966 PLATIDIA chief mate
1966 VITTA chief mate
1967 CAPISTERIA chief mate
1967 to 1968 ASPRELLA (1) chief mate
1969 MANGELIA chief mate On maiden voyage
1971 to 1972 AMASTRA (2) master
1971 TANEA (1) master
1972 HEMITROCHUS master
1972 to 1973 PLAGIOLA master
1974 HEMISINUS master
1974 to 1975 VITTA master
1975 to 1976 DONAX (3) master
1976 DONOVANIA (2) master
1976 to 1977 LINGA (2) master
1977 LABIOSA (2) master
1978 FICUS (2) master
1978 to 1979 GADINIA (2) master
1979 to 1983 GENOTA (3) master two trips
1980 to 1984 GASTRANA (2) master two trips
1980 to 1982 EBURNA (2) master four trips
1980 to 1981 ERVILIA master
1982 GOULDIA (2) master
1983 TENAGA SATU master
1984 to 1985 ISOCARDIA (2) master
1985 to 1987 TENAGA EMPAT master three trips
1987 TENAGA LIMA master Retired from here

Anecdotes

Tanker Anecdote Post date Action
HAMINELLA

The Haminella was the first fibreglass experimental ship.

 12/04/2008 - 12:48
SAN GERARDO (2)

It was only after I had sailed on her that I discovered my uncle, Les Renton, was on the San Gerardo (1) 4th engineer when she was torpedoed with the loss, I believe, of al

 12/04/2008 - 13:02
TANEA (1)

Unfortunately on this voyage, my first command, we knocked down number seven jetty, in Pulau Bukom, Singapore!

 02/07/2011 - 15:57