Kevin Timms - Engineer with P&O Cruises

Kevin’s Memories

Here’s the memories of Kevin Timms, Assistant Electrical Officer on SS Oriana in 1975. Kevin also took Super 8 movies at the time and has produced a brilliant DVD of those movies. For the sake of space and bandwidth I’ve condensed the material to just the people in them and posted it here.

Above is Kevin Timms, a nicer bloke you’re never likely to meet. That’s Kevin photographing himself in the mirror. He was obviously on call that night as the phone’s plugged in.

The following photos have my comments underneath but if I don’t know anything about the shot I’ll just put the name of the photo as supplied by Kevin.

Mick - Dockyard

This is me on Antigua Beach and that’s Les Diffey sitting on the sand and next to him is the head of Dirty Harry I think.

This is Kevin on the left with Roy Arnold in Istanbul.

That looks like Bob Chambers under the Prop from the Queen Mary in Los Angeles.

Above is Kevin with a girlfriend and Andy Jackson stretched out enjoying the Sun on Waikiki Beach, Honolulu.

Same beach with the addition of Mick Everson on the right.

Great shot this …

L-R

Charlie Oxley, Bob Chambers, Mark Sawyer, Mick Everson and Geordie John Atkinson unpacking under Mark.

Mark’s looking very tired or slightly wounded on the left, Mick’s also got his eyes closed while Geordie’s trying to read the can I think.

A very young, fit and handsome Andy Jackson.

Mark Sawyer and Dave Oakes sampling the delights of the revered Allsopps, fondly known as ‘Slops’.

Mark’s got those tired eyes again and is that maybe a joint Oakesy’s smokin’?

That’s Dave Oakes standing to attention on the right with two Boiler Room Firemen.

L-R:

Geoff Groucho Heap, Dave Oakes and neither Kevin or I know the name of the guy on the right.

That’s Steve Musson laying under the Generator and Kevin with the headband.

Steve Musson again next to Abdul and again we’re not sure of the guy on the right.

Kevin with Abdul

Great shot of the Oriana Lecky’s 1975 …

L-R Back:

John McMullen, Mark Sawyer, Charles Oxley, Mick Everson.

Front:

Kevin Timms, John Atkinson, Roy Arnold, Andy Jackson.

I have this same photo posted in Oriana Groups

L-R Stood:

Bruce Waller, Toby Tompkins, Steve Borrill, Charles Oxley, Can’t make out, Bert McAughtrie, Glyn Dodson’s Eye, John Russell, John Milner, Jack Ormiston, John McMullen, Mike Jack, Dave Oakes, Sheldon Ainsworth.

Crouching:

Garry Stewart, Mark Sawyer.

Squatting:

John Atkinson, Roy Arnold, Brian Firth, Kevin Timms.

Sitting:

Jungle Jim

Entering a Fjord Between Hellesylt And Merok.

Further in.

It just get better doesn’t it.

Made it to Merok

Norway is just spectacular country.

That’s Kim ? standing next to the famous Mermaid on the Rock in Copenhagen.

This is a great shot of the lads, trust Dirty Harry to have the huge Vodka bottle, I reckon he’s one of the few people I’ve ever known who could have actually drunk that bottle in one session.

L-R:

Not sure, Toby Tompkins, Bob Chambers, Mick Everson John Atkinson, Bert McAughtrie, Harry Adamson, Garry Stewart, Mark Sawyer, Kevin Timms, Chris Hall.

Charlie Oxley & Mick Everson

L-R:

Dave Oakes, Mark Sawyer, ??, ??, John Atkinson, Andy Jackson, Alan Conlin, Andy Ball. No idea who Santa was.

Geordie always wanted to be a Chopper Pilot …

Now that’s a very dodgy group of Dying Swans …

L-R:

Mark Sawyer, Geoff Heap, Kevin Timms, Dave Whitehand, and I think the guy bowing at the front is Bunny Warren.

Wow, what a great pair of legs. All I know is her name was Shirley and she was a professional entertainer. I don’t recognise any of the other girls.

Kevin with a friend.

Kevin with another friend.

Most of you will recognise this scene … not from this particular trip but one very like it. A lifeboat trip to a deserted Island for a BBQ & Beer with a little sport thrown in.

I’m not even going to try and name this lot.

On the left is the beautiful Betty sitting with the bombshell Charlotte, both Jokers Seven girls.

L-R:

Mike Jack, Shirley, Mark Sawyer

Take Two. Not sure who the Blonde in the background is but she’s my kind of girl … sculling a VB with a fag in the other hand :)

That’s Geordie John Atkinson displaying a the finger in the bushes, Mike Jack’s back and I know the lovely lady in yellow but unfortunately can’t remember her name. I’m sure someone will.

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That’s me on the far left in the cut down Levis.

That’s Shirley on the left with Annette, is that Annette George by any chance?

Kevin enjoying the attention … who wouldn’t.

A couple of good mates sharing a towel who’re still in touch with each other regularly 30 years later. Mark Sawyer and Geordie John.

Panic sets in as the storm clouds are a brewin’ and we decide it’s time to bugout. The guy with the chef’s hat on is the brilliant human being Captain Philip Jackson.

Good to see Mark Sawyer rescuing the really important stuff … BEER!

Geordie obviously had a BIG day and doesn’t remember the trip home.

One other time that Geordie succumbed to the pleasures of the piss and suffered the obligatory Pass Out Pranks :)

This is the sort of thing that only Blackfoot would think up. Davie Whitehand is here fishing in the swimming pool in the pouring rain … mad as a cut snake!