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Topic: Sailing Southampton Water..

PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 10-29-2005 02:13 PM

..in August 1949; can you name her? Taken by my mother on a trip from the Isle of Wight.

Pam

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Maasdam
First Class Passenger
Member # 3858

posted 10-29-2005 03:00 PM

Pam i believe it's Shaw Savill Line:

RMS Dominion Monarch 1938/1962.

Simplon post cards.

Greetings Ben.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 10-29-2005 03:29 PM

Indeed Ben, on the same day as this vessel; I am sure you can name her:-

Pam

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Linerrich
First Class Passenger
Member # 4864

posted 10-29-2005 03:48 PM

That would be the CARONIA, during her first year of service!

Rich

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 10-29-2005 04:25 PM

Yup, Southampton was busy in those days.. also in port we have QE & I don't know....?

Pam

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Linerrich
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posted 10-29-2005 04:43 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:
Yup, Southampton was busy in those days.. also in port we have QE & I don't know....?
Pam

That looks like the Bibby Liner DEVONSHIRE of 1939. She served many years as a troop carrier. In 1962 she was sold to British India Line, renamed DEVONIA, and converted to a student ship, before being sold for scrap in late 1967.

Rich

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 10-29-2005 04:54 PM

Here is another view of QE

and to finish off the trip, for those of you who also enjoy the ferries, name this one:-

Certainly a great 'harbour tour'. Hard to believe this was 56 years ago.

Pam

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PeterUK
First Class Passenger
Member # 1898

posted 10-29-2005 05:29 PM

The ferry looks as though its either Isle of Jersey or Isle of Guernsey which sailed from Southampton to the Channel Isles with their younger sister Isle of Sark.

Interesting that the QE 1 is on the berth opposite the Ocean Terminal (43/44) which looks as though some building work was being done or QE1 was having here mid season overhaul which used to happen each summer for a week in those days.

The picture of the Devonshire with the QE in the background also picks up the Red Funnel tug tender Calshot which I think is still just afloat somewhere in Southampton docks and is still a restoration project.

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 10-29-2005 05:42 PM

Thanks Rich... I am not sure if Devonshire's funnel is too tall? Some one has suggested Dilwara to me, and I found a postcard at Merchant Navy Officers:-

These all look very similar to me!

and Dunera

Pam

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Onno
First Class Passenger
Member # 3071

posted 10-29-2005 05:43 PM

Very nice pictures Pam, a real treat for a bl/w photography fan!
Do you know what sort of camera was used? The lens has an interesting effect of making the edges a little blurry/ un sharp. Probably not an intentional effect but nevertheless I like it.

Onno

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PamM
First Class Passenger
Member # 2127

posted 10-29-2005 05:48 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PeterUK:
Interesting that the QE 1 is on the berth opposite the Ocean Terminal (43/44) which looks as though some building work was being done or QE1 was having here mid season overhaul which used to happen each summer for a week in those days.

Yes, it is the Isle of Jersey [all nicely labelled on the back or I wouldn't have known which one]. This was the last week in August, but don't know the exact day, so perhaps it was her overhaul?

Pam

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PamM
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posted 10-29-2005 05:54 PM

I will ask Mum Onno, being something of a hoarder, she probably still even has the camera

All the photos are blurry around the edges, I was going to ask her why when we next speak. She does pull out some gems from the stacked boxes from time to time. After discovering that her old photos look so much better once scanned and all on a DVD for the TV, she is giving them to me bit by bit for doing. It is time consuming, but worthwhile when I come across some interesting ones.

Pam

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PeterUK
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Member # 1898

posted 10-29-2005 06:07 PM

It looks like the Dunera as she has open rails on the Promenade deck whereas the Dilwara appears to be plated to rail level.

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Waynaro
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Member # 3484

posted 10-29-2005 06:11 PM

quote:
Originally posted by PamM:

These all look very similar to me!
and Dunera
Pam

Great pictures Pam. In the two pictures above, do I see covered bridge wings?!

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