Alan’s Memories of 26 Years at Sea
Alan MacKenzie has made a huge contributed to this site with over 200 photos and a 6378 word essay about his amazing 26 year career. Brilliant stuff, thanks Alan. To reduce the loading time I’ve split it all up into 9 separate pages listed under the ships that Alan sailed on.
All the narration with each photo is from Alan.
tev Canberra (1976-1985)
tev Canberra (1976-1985)
23.01.79
On deck, early morning after a 4-8 arrival in Acapulco. Pacific Princess in the background, entering harbour.
16.02.79
Oriana passing under Sydney Harbour Bridge, seen from Canberra at Circular Quay.
19.02.79
My 23rd Birthday Pourout before the girls arrived and it all got out of hand!
L-R Back:
John Marden 2/O, Richard Buckley Maint. E/O, Malcolm White 1/R/O, Ian Gibb D/Capt, Self J2/R/O.
Front:
Chris Lund 3/R/O, Roger Lee D/Cr/Dir, Steve Ayres DJ
02.04.79
Alongside in Tenerife.
L-R:
Tony Dyson 1/R/O, Self J2/R/O, Fred Woolley Commodore, Chris Lund J3/R/O, Paul Simpson S3/R/O, Paul Barry S2/R/O, Huw Williams C/R/O.
02.10.79
Norma William's (Huw’s wife) birthday. Quite a few pax but officers are;
L-R:
Huw Williams CRO, Fred Woolley Commodore, David King CEO, Self J2/R/O, Norma (with my arm round her), Tony Dyson 1/R/O, Freddie Lloyd S2/R/O, Steve Foster 3/R/O
27.02.80
Cabin party. Self with Carole, a regular Aussie passenger.
29.02.80
On deck after 4-8 arrival in Yokohama. Self and Chris, Deck Cadet. Must have been chilly - look at the woolly-pullies!
29.02.80
Self and Chris on a run ashore with two of the biggest apples you’ve ever seen!
06.03.80
On watch in the R/T bay at about 0500.
16.03.80
Open deck pub lunch in the Indian Ocean. Our cadets.
L-R:
Andy Tilbury, John Barr, Andy Hair, Chris ?, Andy ?, Alan Wilson.
16.03.80
General view of open deck pub lunch
22.03.80
Cabin pourout. Regular passenger Julie (centre) showing a lot of leg!
22.03.80
Julie again, doing something very strange to me whilst jammed in the doorway! Andy Hair and John Barr looking on!
09.11.84
Canberra returning to Southampton after refit in Bremerhaven, Germany. Photographed from Royal Princess.
09.11.84
Ditto
09.11.84
Ditto
12.09.85
Radio Office.
L-R Back:
‘Radio’ Ray Crossan S2/R/O, Graham Harding CRO, Becky Wright J3/R/O, Keith Harris S3/R/O,
Front:
Self, 1/R/O, Martin Hearle J2/R/O.
12.09.85
Self in S.R.E. Room.
07.10.85
Jon Tully A/E/O at sunset in Palma. Dressed for Decks!
19.10.85
Open deck Barbie in Port Said.
L-R:
Ray Crossan, Andy Kidd Eng Cadet, Jon Tully, Neil Swann Deck Cadet, Self.
19.10.85
Neil & Self playing silly-Bs on the pipes! Thanks to Don Cole who's come up with this information ... 'Looking through Alan MacKenzie's Canberra photos I spotted in the background of this one a rare sighting of Paul "Granny Green" 4EO (Back left with the beard) also back right (back to Camera) is Martin Ross (aka HY - Hitler Youth) AEO.
19.10.85
Cheers All! - Katie Easterling, WAP
19.10.85
Self, Katie & Ray Crossan
Nov. 85
Pump Room control console with John Eldon 3/E/O in W/T door.
Nov. 85
Port aft stabiliser gear
Nov. 85
Main E/R Console
Nov. 85
Console in close-up. Running mode - full away, four half-motors being supplied from port main set. How’s that for memory!
Nov. 85
Main Switchboard, TA Flat
Nov. 85
Quite historic this one - shows the starboard main TA set rotor withdrawn from the stator for “rewinding” of the stator. In practical terms, this meant replacing and brazing a large number of thick copper bars. Very interesting to see.
Nov. 85
Boiler Room looking to port.
11.12.85
In dry-dock, Bremerhaven. View forward from the top of the port funnel.
11.12 85
Top of the starboard funnel seen from the port.
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