Sorry to hear of Bob Bentlys sudden passing. I sailed with him on the Cape Sable back in about 1968.

2009-12-18 08:45:29 - Hong Kong

Started as a eng cadet 1972 -1983 was sailing 2nd when took redundancy as moved to adelaide australia, still have 2 SSM tea shirt that dont fit [ must have shrunk in wash]
Did 20 years with Mobil at an oil refinery, now work Offshore oil and gas in Bass strait,still think of the times mostly good apart from medium speed engines.
richard.

2009-12-15 04:32:17 - Melbourne Australia

GOOD TO HAVE FOUND THIS WEB SITE, BRINGS BACK A LOT OF OLD MEMORIES FROM 72 ONWARDS

2009-12-14 04:53:05 - NOTHERN IRELAND

Joined Dec ` 73 as cadet and left `78.I seved on Ardrossan/Dunmore/Belhaven/Horn and the Napier/

2009-12-07 12:34:47 - Inverness

Forgot to mention that I also sailed on the Ardrosson, 24/9/74 – 10/4/75. Best accommodation ever. I flew out to Sydney with Captain Baker; what a gent. Then had a taxi to join her in Port Pirie.
I remember the names of John Saunders, John Thomson, John Young, all from somewhere in Scotland. Bob Strachan from Goole, somebody must remember him; he was on his second discharge book going on his third. Nobby Clarke was the bosun, and of course, Taffy.
Sorry to anyone you whose name I cannot remember, if you was on her I will remember you, so please get in touch.

2009-11-04 18:36:42 - Mansfield

Peter - can you tell me more about "Benters" please? We were good mates at Conway and it is sad to discover he has crossed the bar at such a young age.

2009-11-02 12:37:27 -

Hi. Was cadet with SSM from 77 to 81 and left in 83 as 4th Engineer. Have now been ashore for 10 years working for a ship management in Cyprus.
Sorry to say that Bob Bentley passed away suddenly on 1st November 2009

2009-11-02 02:30:54 - Cyprus

I sailed on the Baron Mac Clay in 1967. I joined the ship in Canada then Japan, Australia and home to the UK

2009-10-28 11:22:22 - Canada

I was with the company from March '76-June '77 and sailed on Cape Rodney(maiden voyage),Cape Horn and briefly on Baron Renfrew. My first two trips were very memorable indeed and a great bunch of lads to sail with. Ended my deepsea career in Dec '98 after 21 years on the boxboats and currently have been on local ferries since. James Meechan...correct me if i'm wrong but were we at T.S.Dolphin together Aug-Dec 1975?

2009-10-20 17:53:51 - kirkwall,orkney

I was Temple Bar 3/12/73 - 26/8/74. Paid off in Amsterdam where she had an engine refit. I can honestly say she was, thanks to Dougie Maguire, the best ship I ever sailed on. He would tell different jokes and quips every night and day. We had a great cook from Grimsby, (name slips my memory like most names) But evey one from the Skipper down was brill. One thing about the "Bar" is that we could never launch the life boats, they were fast in the davits all the time I was on her, and according to the 2nd mate they were like that when she was first built. If anybody remember's me please get in touch.
Cheers
Kevin Barry

2009-10-18 09:33:56 - Mansfield

MV Anatolia ex Cape Finisterre attacked by pirates

2009-10-17 09:03:59 -

i was with ssm from 1976-1978 on the cape york- baron dunmore as cat-boy am now with cal-mac

2009-09-30 07:33:43 - isle of bute

Hi Ewen
You would have served your cadetship same time as me, Bob Abercrombie, Pete Brennan, Tom Sloan, Dougie Braham, Nigel McKenzie and about another 6 of us!
We all went to GCNS for 12 months pre-sea training in 1969.
I stayed with SSM until end of 1978.
Are you coming along to the Annual Reunion this year?
Best regards
David

2009-09-07 07:16:58 - Glasgow

i was on the maiden voyage aboard the Cape York. Anybody else on that run?

2009-09-05 18:33:38 - Acharacle - West Highlands

hello folks Ewen Henderson here. Some of you may know me as "oonie". Was with SSM 69 - 75. sailed on cape york, horn, sable, baron mclay, baron dunmore, cape rodney. Deck cadet on to third officer. I would love to see if anyone has pictures of the crew of any of those boats from that era, i miss those days!

ewen.

2009-09-05 18:30:32 - Acharacle - West Highlands