SUEVIC
SHAW SAVILL & ALBION
THE RADIO ROOM ON BOARD SUEVIC - TAKEN IN JUNE 1974 ON THE SCRAP RUN TO TAIWAN - THE RADIO OFFICER IS IRISH, AND WOULD HAVE BEEN WORKING FOR MARCONI MARINE, BUT HIS NAME IS UN-KNOWN.FROM LEFT TO RIGHT ARE THE MERCURY & ELETTRA MAIN RECEIVERS, MARCONI AUTOMATIC WATCH KEEPING RECEIVER, AUTO KEYING DEVICE AND THE MAIN TRANSMITTER - AN OCEAN SPAN MARK 7.ON THE BULKHEAD LEFT TO RIGHT IS THE BATTERY CHARGING UNIT,THE MARCONI ALERT EMERGENCY RECEIVER AND ABOVE IT THE MARCONI AERIAL SWITCHING UNIT. IF ANYONE RECOGNISES THE R/O PLEASE LET ME KNOW. |
Images courtesy of Tom McGrattan |
JIM WALLWORK PICTURED IN SUEVIC'S RADIO ROOM.HE SAILED ON SUEVIC IN 1968 / 69.JIM WORKED AS A SEA GOING R/O BETWEEN 1966 - 1970 AND THEN WENT ON TO WORK ASHORE FOR MARCONI AT THE MANCHESTER DEPOT BETWEEN 1970 - 1980.