This is a personal record of the time I spent with Blue Funnel and Glen Line from 1965 to 1970
as an Engineer.
I hope people will not mind me putting their images on this site. If you have any comments or want to
contact me, email me at kg44@lycos.com
Link to another Blue Funnel and Glen Line site
I first joined Alfred Holt & Co. in September 1965, and my first voyage was on the Melampus as 7th engineer in early 1966. It is mainly a photographic record, with some background information to the photos.
Thanks to Colin Busby, 2nd eng. Glengyle and Glenfalloch, for additional information.
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These are the ships I sailed to foreign lands on:-
Melampus Feb 66 - June 66 Glengyle Oct 66 - Feb 67 Glengyle Mar 67 - Jul 67 Menestheus Feb 68 - May 68 Glenfalloch Jan 69 - Apr 69 Glenfalloch May 69 - Aug 69 Pemprokeshire Oct 69 - Feb 70 Glenalmond Apr 70 - Aug 70 |
This is me (Kerry Garland) as a junior engineer on Glengyle |
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This photo was taken in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), when I was on Glengyle 1966/67. The 5 crew members are L to R, Electrician R.S.Whiteman (Rod?), Junior Eng. Jim Bateson, 4th engineer Bud Abbot, Radio Officer Dave Rodney, and frig eng. (or 2nd eng.?) Colin Busby. We were in winter uniform probably as a result of a shippers party invite. |
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| This photo was taken when we called at Manilla about 1967/68 on Glengyle (or was it Menestheus). I remember that we had an extra long stay in Manilla, about 12 days. Because of strained relations between China and the Phillipines at the time, we could not get clearance to go to Shanghai, our next port of call. Anyway, we made the most of our time there. We hired a couple of big cars with drivers to take us to Pagahjan, about 70 miles away in the hills, where we canoed up the rapids through a high narrow gorge. At the top there was a big pool where you could swim under a wonderful, huge waterfall. We then canoed back down the rapids. The photo shows me posing in hat and sunglasses with shipmate in front. |
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This was my mate Jerry, meeting up here in Singapore. He was serving on Centaur, the funnel of which you can just see in the background beyond the other blue flue ship. Where are you now Jerry, I seem to remember you married an Aussie girl? |
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| ------------ Going ashore, Glengyle in Manilla. The Chief Engineer on Glengyle was Paddy Magill -------------- |
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This is the sumptious wood-panelled officers lounge on the Glengyle, complete with grand piano. Originally this was the passengers lounge, when the ship used to carry up to 30 passengers. In the far corner on the settee is senior Electrician Ron Smith. His nickname was stocks and shares. It was his main interest in life and he sat in that position every night after dinner to get the stockmarket report from BBC overseas service. |
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Heading up the South China sea head on into a Force 11, the picture doesn't do it justice. In the engine room the engine controls had to be permanently manned, so that when the screws came out of the water, the engineer could throttle back the engines so that they would not race themselves to destruction. |
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| The two Glengyle electricians working on one of the winches. |
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Hong Kong harbour. A typical Hong Kong harbour scene, with mist/low cloud, but with another Glen Line ship bathed in sunlight. Junks/boats at the side of the ship waiting their turn for cargo to be off-loaded |
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| ------------ One of our Chinese stewards -------------- No need to name the ship here! |
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--------------------Shipmate, aboard Glengyle again, same spot ----------------------- |
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