A personal collection of ship photographs, crew lists and fleet news of the 70s

        
Tankers  
Anco Champion,Anco Duchess, Anco Duke, Anco Empress, Anco Princess, Anco Sceptre, Anco Sovereign, Anco Stane, Anco Templar, Athel King, Athel Monarch, Athel Queen, British Enterprise, Bunga Kesumba, Bunga Sepang, Bunga Selasih, Latia, Naticina, Pass of Balmaha, Pass of Brander, Pass of Cairnwell, Pass of Chisholm, Pass of Dirriemorre, Pass of Drumochter, Pass of Glenclunie, Post Challenger, Post Champion, Post Charger, Post Chaser, Post Endeavour, Post Enterprise, Post Ranger, Post Runner
        
Cargo  
Cardiff City, Devon City, Eastern City, Fresno City, New Westminster City, Orient City, Port Alberni City, Prince Rupert City, Tacoma City, Vancouver City, Victoria City, Welsh City, Amparo, Elena, Atlantic, Maria Elisa, Sara Lupe, Gela
        
1950s Passenger  
America Star, Aurelia, Baralga, Himalaya, Maloja, Silvia Onorator, Townsville Star
        
Crewlists for Panocean Anco and Reardon Smith - 1975 to 1979  
Anco Champion, Anco Duchess,  Anco Duke, Anco Empress, Anco Princess, Anco Sceptre, Anco Sovereign, Anco Stane, Anco Templar, Athel King, Athel Monarch, Athel Queen, Bunga Kesumba, Bunga Sepang, Bunga Selasih, Pass of Balmaha ......etc........
Cardiff City, Devon City, Eastern City, Fresno City, New Westminster City, Orient City, Port Alberni City, Prince Rupert City, Tacoma City, Vancouver City, Victoria City, Welsh City, Amparo, Elena, Atlantic, Maria Elisa, Sara Lupe, Gela
        
Radio Commercials  
Vancouver, SanFransisco, New Orleans (USA commercial radio stations), Springbok Radio (South Africa)
        
Odds and Ends  
Panocean Anco Company News, Redifon R/O list, St.Helena, Chemical Cargo, WW2, RN 1960s, Royal Rhodesia Regiment.
 


 Links:
   Merchant Navy Day - September 3rd 2008 
   British Merchant Navy  
   Queen Mary drydock 1960 
   RTE Podcast (Irish R/Os recalling experiences)
   Narrowboat Balmaha Blog 
 Recommended reading:
 First Trip Apprentice by Myles Richard [ISBN 1-84394-073-6]  107 pages, "Myles Richard was born in Cardiff in 1935 and educated at  Clarence Road Secondary School, later studying at Smith's Nautical College and UWIC Nautical Section, Cardiff"
 Acknowledgements
  Anco Champion and most Anco Princess photographs property of RS  
  Passenger (B&W) ship photographs property of SA  
  1960s Royal Navy photographs property of MB  
  The Royal Rhodesia Regiment photographs property of ME 

  In the future - Tacoma City, Athel Line, Wrens 1941/42.
  Last updated 15th October 2008 - Dilwara, Korean Rescue (newspaper cutting), WW2. 



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