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Image courtesy of Julia & Bill Young |
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Image courtesy of Julia & Bill Young |
SUEVIC
BUILT BY HARLAND AND WOLFF IN BEFAST IN 1950.SHE WAS LAID UP IN 1969 FOR A TIME.
SHE WAS SCRAPPED IN KAOHSIUNG IN 1974.
SHE WAS THE SISTER SHIP TO PERSIC AND RUNIC.
THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS HER AT QUEENS WHARF, AUCKLAND IN 1970.
SUEVIC ALSO DID A COUPLE OF TRIPS CHARTERED TO THE CRUSADER SHIPPING LINE.
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Image courtesy of Tom McGrattan |
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PICTURE SHOWS SUEVIC AT PORT CHALMERS IN 1972
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THE ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS TOM MCGRATTAN, 2E/E AT THE MAIN SWITCHBOARD ONBOARD SUEVIC IN 1972.
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TOM McGRATTAN AND ROY "TAFF" WELSON, SUEVIC 1972 |
BRIAN ( BIGGLES ) GRAY, 3RD ENG AND JIMMY McDERMOTT, 4TH ENG - ONBOARD SUEVIC IN 1972 |
 BILL McINTYRE, 2/ENG AND NEVILLE COOK, 4TH ENG IN SUEVIC'S BAR IN 1972 |
A VIEW OF SUEVIC'S BRIDGE |
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| 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 |
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Images courtesy of Jim Wallwork |
JIM WALLWORK PICTURED IN SUEVICS 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.
BELOW ARE SOME PHOTOS OF THE OFFICERS FROM SUEVIC.
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THE ABOVE PHOTO WAS TAKEN AT PAEKAKARIKI, COLIN TAYLOR ENGINEER CADET ON THE LEFT,DEREK STANSFIELD 4/0 ON THE RIGHT AND ROBIN 5/E IN THE MIDDLE. |
ENGINEERS IN THE BAR, WITH THE MATE, FOURTH FROM LEFT. |
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THE CADETS BIRTHDAY PARTY, WITH SOME OF THE LADIES FROM NELSON. |
ANOTHER IMAGE OF THE BAR |
