Oriana Groups Pre 1970 Index
1966 Cary Grant with Senior Officers
1966 Death of the Orient Line Invitation to the Wake
1966 Orient Line Wake Crew List
1966 The Wake!
1966 Christmas
1966 Engine Room Curry
1967 Electrical Officers
1967 Engineer Officers
1967 Engineers Formal
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1966 Cary Grant with Senior Officers
Courtesy of Ernest French
Above is a photo of a group in the Captain's Cabin of ORIANA in Los Angeles in June 1966.
L-R:
Terry McCarthy (Chief Officer), David Blois (Staff Commander), Cary Grant, Captain Edgecombe, 'Miss Ocean Travel, Toni Mazonowicz (Chief Engineer), Ernest 'Froggie' French (Purser).
Cary Grant and his wife and daughter were embarking for passage to the UK with us. I don't know who Miss Ocean Travel was but it looks as the Chief Engineer is holding her hand.
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1966 Death of the Orient Line Invitation to the Wake
Courtesy of Ernest French
On 30 September 1966 a short lived company known as P&O-Orient Line ceased to exist and at sunset ships of the former Orient Line hauled down their house flag. The following morning the P&O house flag was hoisted. It was the end of an era.
On ORIANA after church on Sunday 2 October we held a 'wake'. Above is the invitation to that wake.
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1966 Orient Line Wake Crew List
Courtesy of Ernest French
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1966 The Wake!
Courtesy of Ernest French
A fine band of men (and a woman) mourning the demise of the P&O-Orient Line as of the 30 September 1966. This wake was on the ORIANA after church on Sunday 2 October.
I'm hoping that Ernest French is one of those gentlemen so I can add his photo to his section.
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1966 Christmas
Courtesy of Ian Smith
Ken Gurnett and Alex Jamison
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1966 Engine Room Curry
Courtesy of Ian Smith
Chris Baines and Jack Blades.
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1967 Electrical Officers
Courtesy of Ian Smith
L-R:
Ian Smith, ??, Bob Jenkins, Tom Dowther, Eric ?, 'Gentleman' Jack Cheetham, Alex Jamison, Barry Volves.
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1967 Engineer Officers
Courtesy of Ian Smith
L-R Standing:
Jack Cheetham, ??, Peter Guile, ??, Ken Gurnett, Bob Jenkins, ??, Stuart Waller, Peter Robinson, ??, ??, ??,
Crouching:
Jack Blades, Ian Smith, Mick Ramsey.
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1967 Engineers Formal
Courtesy of Ian Smith
L-R Back:
??, Chas Allen, Bob Jenkins, Alex Jamison, Peter Guile, Chris Baines, ??
Middle:
John James, Mick Baxter, Jack Blades.
Sitting:
Ian Smith, Stuart Waller, Dave Whitby, Ken Gurnett, ??, Alan Williams, Peter Stokes, ??
Dave Betts adds the following;
This pre dates me by one voyage but I can recognize Peter Stokes A/E front row sitting 2nd from right. He was also an ex JI Thornycroft (later Vosper) apprentice. He joined P&O in 1966, I joined in Feb 1967. I will think about some others shown who look familiar but names escape me just now. I think it is Mike Baxter (1st Refrig Engineer) middle row 2nd from left.
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