Date: 02 Jan 2012
776

Walter E Roberts still looking for my family
I live in Colorado now.
 

Date: 06 Jan 2012
777

Just spent the day down at Porth Ysgo and climbing the pimple at the listening station. Fantastic memories of great holidays at the farm at Porth Ysgo. sad to see it in disrepair :(
 

Date: 10 Jan 2012
778

Blwyddyn newydd dda i bawb om teulu a ffrindiau ym Mhen Lleyn.x
 

Date: 16 Jan 2012
779

Hi Tony,
Hope this finds you in good health.
Your website gets better and better every year. Guess you don't miss the dive vessels any more-I've been based in Singapore since the last time we met!
Regards Joe Macleod
 

Great to hear from you Joe. Best regards Tony

Date: 28 Jan 2012
780

Fascinataing site! My father was Captain John Owen Jones who joined Elder Dempster Lines in 1946 - dad was born in Treorchy in the Rhondda, but he grew up in Walwyn's Castle, Pembrokeshire. He served on some of the great names of post-war era including: Aureol, Freetown, Mampong (He became master in 1965 when he was only 36), Glenafric, Fourah Bay, Fulani, Eboe and Fourcados. Dad passed in 2004, but maintained his love for the years he spent with Elder Dempsters and Blue Funnel as the best of his seagoing career. He later worked with Captain Parri-Huws who was based in Hong Kong. Dad actually wrote a very interesting account of his life at sea - which we all treasure.

Date: 04 Feb 2012
781

Unrhyw wybodaeth am gychwyn Felin Penllech (tudweiliog)? Gwefan wych!

Date: 05 Feb 2012
782

Hi I´m an old Swedish sailor from the Johnson Line era, and the only ting I regret about Brazil is that I did not get any pictures in 1959/60 from Florida Bar in Rio!
Anyone who could help me?
Lasse Sandberg
Kalmar
Sweden

Date: 05 Feb 2012
783

Helo.
A oes llun iw gael o ty unos, Bryn Gwynt cyn iddo fod yn adfael.
Buom yn Rhiw dechrau Hydref yn tynnu lluniau beddau yn y fynwent, lle bendigedig.
Diolch
Ann

Date: 07 Feb 2012
784

Very enjoyable
my late father Captain Edward Stubbings was with Blue Funnel from 1935 until 1975 and the family still hold some memorabilia - he was midshipman gunlayer on the Chilean Reefer when it got sunk by the Gneisenau (rescued by HMS Rodney later) and served on many ships in the fleet, until tiring of the move to containers. We still have his logs
regards
C stubbings
 

Date: 08 Feb 2012
785

Hello Tony . I have come across a old wooden coat hanger with blue funnel line on it and can't think how it came to me. I read your web site with interest and the only connection I can possibly have is my step father who was a merchant navy man. Just wondering if you have come across a ships engineer called Jim Dalkin who has sadly passed away some years ago?
I would be interested to hear any information you may have. Thanks. Mark Barford
Mark(at)barfordbuilders.com

Date: 09 Feb 2012
786

Still looking in Tony; love the site!

Justin

Great to hear from you Justin, hope your keeping well.

Date: 18 Feb 2012
787

Came across your site and I was amazed to find a photo of my Grandfather (David Hughes, Carpenter, Nefyn) I left my home in Nefyn in 1955 but even though I am 62 now I is still think of Nefyn as home. It was always my intention to end my days in my family house,Uwch yr Ffynnon where David Hughes was brought up but sadly the house has now left the family. I have wonderful fond memories of the first 5 years of my life being brought up in both Nefyn and Morfa Nefyn. I came back regularly while my Grandmother was still alive in Rhandir Villa Morfa and my two aunts in Nefyn, Nelly Hughes & Kath Bently. Living in South Wales my Welsh is very poor now (as they speak a strange version of it here) but when a "Gog" visits my Centre then my Nefyn Welsh comes back along with the accent. Please keep this site going as I now will be a regular visitor. Phil Hughes Newport

Date: 16 Mar 2012
788

Lovely to see. My Dad, Harry Cowey, worked for this line, Second Engineer, he died in 1964

Susan Gifford, Oslo (British National)

Date: 16 Mar 2012
789

to Maldwyn Hughes,
You wrote on 9 May and 27 May 2011.
My name is Dawn Thompson used to be Wetherall. the people that you named are related to me, John Hughes was my mothers cousin, we used to visit the fruit shop when i was a child, my nain was ellen, and grew up at Gimla, my mother was Laura, i found it hard to understand all that you were writing, i hope that i haven't totally confused you.

Date: 19 Mar 2012
790

Maldwyn Hughes, in reply to your comments in May 2011.
My nain lived at Gimla also. i knew Humphra John, he was my mams cousin. my nain was ellen, and my mam was Laura, we used to visit the fruit shop in pwllheli,when we visited Rhiw.My name is Dawn,my e mail is dawnthompson58(at)gmail.com if you want to get in touch.

Date: 19 Mar 2012
791

Many interesting photos on your site! Found it through Glenn McIntosh's site on "Sound of Jura". I am running a site dedicated to the photographic documentation of whaling and would be thrilled if we could partner up and parallel post some of these photos on my site. Fully credited with links back to you of course. Get back to me at webmaster at paafeltet dot org if you are interested :)

Date: 21 Mar 2012
792

I would like to challenge the assumption that the SS Pyrrhus caught fire in the Gladstone Dock Nov 1964. I was on my way to join her at the time and am certain she was berthed on the west side further south of the Gladstone somewhere near the Canada or Langton Docks. Perhaps the Liverpool Echo or Post archives will clarify the location.
Regards James A Stuart (R794875)

Date: 31 Mar 2012
793

Diolch yn fawr i chwi am eich gwaith eithriadol o bwysig dros eich bro.Mae wedi fy ysbrydoli i wneud rhywbeth tebyg ond nid mor gynhwysfawr a'r hyn yr ydych wedi ei gyflawni am ardal fy ngeni sef Pentre Berw ym Mon.
Donald Glyn Pritchard

Siwr y cewch bleser mawr o wneud hynny. Mae'n eithradiol bwysig cofnodi hanes ein ardaloedd a'r cymeriadau o fewn ein cymunedau. Pob hwyl i chi efo'r gwaith a diolch o galon am eich sylwadau. Gwenllian


Date: 15 Apr 2012
794

Hello,

I have the same post card of the "Mauretania" - the one describing the "largest vessel afloat". I think the photo is actually the Lusitania because the air scoops that the Mauritania is famous for are not evident on the deck. Do you agree?

Bob B.

Date: 19 Apr 2012
795

Many thanks for the report of the sinking of "M. V. Athellaird" on your web site. my brother Laurie Youens was a petty oficer age 16 on this ship when she was torpedoed, and spent 10 days in the life boat before being picked up by a coaster, and landed in Trallee Ireland. He then spent 12months ashore and then joined the R A F as a pathfinder navigator on Mosquitoes. He was killed whilst crashing with a 4000 pounder aboard 23rd August 1944 just 3months before his 21st birthday. Thanks again from his brother now 90 this year. Ted Youens

Date: 23 Apr 2012
796

Llongyfarchiadau ar y wefan, lle braf i bori pan ymhell o 'adra'
Endaf Emlyn
 

Date: 02 May 2012
797

Mae hanes y Cyprian yn ddiddorol iawn