Jim’s Memories

Jim was an engineer with P&O and sailed on Cathay, Orsova, Uganda and Canberra between about 1969 to 1975 to my knowledge and this is Jim's memories of that time.

1969 ss Cathay. 

My first P&O ship. 

L-R:

Dawn Hamer (aka Colombo), Hazel ? (aka Hong Kong), Barry ? (JEng), Jim Brady (JEng).

1969 ss Cathay

Dawn Hamer on the right with unknown passenger and myself.

1972 Canberra

Ah! .. well!.. sometimes I got lucky! 

1972 Cricketer's Tavern

1972 Canberra

Crossing the line

1972 Canberra

Crossing the Line

1972 Canberra

Right on the Equator.

1972 Canberra

Crossing the Line.

1972 Canberra

Crossing the Line, No quarter given.

1972 Canberra

Crossing the Line, after the ducking. Fortunately I'd been well anasthetized with crew rum.

1973 Chris Curran

Canberra Smokin' 

1973 Orsova

L-R:

Jim Brady (3EO), ?? (JEng), Lyn Webster, ?? (JEng), James McIntosh (4O). 

Lyn and James were married in 1974 but sadly, James died in a car crash in 1977 or 1978.

1974 Uganda

1974 Uganda

L-R:

Dai Thomas (Lecky), Jim Brady (J2EO), Roger Marshall (2EO), John Barclay (4EO), ?? (Cadet).

1974 Uganda.

Andy Browne (RO) and Jim.

1974 Uganda.

Casino night.

Jim with some punters.

1974 Uganda. 

Me and my table.

1975 Uganda ... officers' bar [as I recall, it wasn't called the Wardroom]. 

L-R:

Bernie Warner, PE girl, Dick Tyzack, PE girl, ?? (Cadet), ?? (Banker), Jim Brady, Louise ? (WAP), Andre ?.

1975 Uganda

L-R: 

Ron Dunford, Barbara ? (Ass Mat), Jim Brady, ?? (Ass Mat), Andre ? (Ch Off), ?? (Purser)

Lunch ashore in Cape Town

There's just nothing you can say about this photo.

Great photos Jim, to contact Jim go back to his seadog listing here.

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