< Previous page| You are on page 2 of 10 |Next page > Stories categorised in 'Merchant Navy'. These stories may contain references to other themes. Recommended storiesDuring the war the carrying of molasses was largely replaced by cargoes of oil and petroleum.In my diary... We were sailing independent of convoy having lost the other accompanying ships in thick fog off Greenland... For instance, when German fighters attacked our fishing boats in the North Sea — legitimate enough, I... Captain Spears was the only Captain of a Belgian ship who contributed directly to putting a U-Boat at the... My father was an engineer in the Merchant Navy during the war — I often feel that the Merchant Navy... As we went into the Prince Street Shipping Office, Captain Hillier said "just the two men I need for... A cruiser called HMS Curacao met us 200 miles off the coast to escort us into Greenock. I estimate that... D-Day+2 They sailed from the south coast and arrived on the beaches on D-Day+2. Grandad was told by the... What a splendid opportunity for my fellow travellers - some of their families must have enjoyed a rare... We were sailing from Sydney to Wellington, in the Tasman Sea, when attacked by a German converted Merchant... You can imagine my father's feelings at sitting on top of 9,000 tons of aviation fuel, and involved in... It was at this point Jim saw a glint from a spotters field glasses high in a church tower overlooking the... Having crossed the Mediterranean via Malta to Alexandria, the ship was taken over by shore personnel from... Early in 1940, when I was about 7-1/2 yrs old, my parents decided to send me to USA to stay with one... | 
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