World Ship Society - Bristol Branch

Jim Charnock from the Manchester branch will be presenting a programme of slides taken by the late Captain Askew during his voyages with Manchester Liners.

Our Chairman will be continuing his journey to shows us ships and ports on the West Coast.

After arriving at Avonmouth on 5 December last year, the tug Svitzer Hawk (PAN, 439gt/08) has undergone overhaul and upgrading in order to meet stringent British requirements. Once the work was completed she transferred to the UK flag. She has had a varied career thus far, having worked in Dubai, at the Petroterminal de Panama near Puerto Armuelles and also in Peru. She began work locally when she assisted with the departure of the vehicle carrier Morning Peace on the evening of 5 February.

Richard Clammer will be visiting us again with a presentation concerning the history of the ships and coming right up to date with the ‘Kingswear Castle’

Roland Whaite was our January speaker. He described in detail two projects he had investigated recently. The first one started in 2011 when he saw photos and a diary of a 1926 cruise to Greece and Turkey to visit WW1 war graves. The ship involved was found to be STAR D’ITALIA owned by Cosulich of Trieste. After the break Roland’s research into a luxury motor yacht, DONA AMELIA of 1929, photographed in Falmouth in 2007 gave us a fascinating glimpse into the lives of wealthy individuals who had owned it. With a wide emphasis on the human stories behind both vessels it was an enjoyable start to the New Year.

A miscellany of pictures and stories of various ships researched over the years, presented by Roland Whaite.