John A. Caughey
Guestbook messages
| Date | Message |
|---|---|
| 01/06/2014 - 15:55 | A Harpa maiden voyager. Anyone from my time still out there? |
| 01/06/2014 - 15:43 | Stood by Harpa,first of the new 'H' Class Shell tankers built at Harland & Wolff's Belfast yard. Chief Engs. Mr Stephens & Mr Mayne. 2nd.Eng. Jeff Thalon (deceased). 3rd.Eng. J.Caughey. Relieved after a short time and sent as 2nd eng., to stand by Hemidonax building at Camell Laird. As the first of a new design Harpa had a lot of teething problems and had to return to Harlands after one week. She was later handed over to the Dutch Shell Group. |
Sailor
| Period | Tanker | Job | Details | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 to 1951 | TRIGONOSEMUS ex. TUOLUMNE MEADOWS | 5th engineer | ||
| 1951 | TRIBULUS (1) ex. STONES RIVER | 4th engineer | ||
| 1951 to 1952 | CAPRINUS | extra 4th engineer | ||
| 1952 | THALLEPUS ex. CHACO CANYON | 4th engineer, 3rd engineer | ||
| 1953 to 1954 | HEMIDONAX (1) | 2nd engineer | ||
| 1953 | HARPA (2) | 3rd engineer | ||
| 1953 to 1954 | HEMIDONAX (2) ex. SAN FLORENTINO | extra 2nd engineer | stand-by eng. building. 2nd.engineer . | |
| 1954 to 1955 | HEMIFUSUS | 2nd engineer |