Furness Bermuda Line: ships’ crew reunited

The crest of the Furness Bermuda Line,  as used on  the ships’ lifeboats.

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Ocean Monarch joining Queen of Bermuda in Hamilton harbour, Bermuda c. 1965.                  Photo: Allan Davidson

Photo: Allan Davidson.

Edition no. 21

Friday 12 Feb 2010

 

You may have missed from previous updates:

· Profiles of Joe Higgins, Andy Herdan and news about Sir Alan Duddle in Ships’ crew now

· Links to press coverage of the Grand Reunion in May under Media coverage

· A rare shot of Ocean Monarch off Pier Head in Liverpool in Archives

· Memories of Ron Gouldbourne, former bellboy on Ocean Monarch in Memories

· A Monarch of Bermuda passenger list from 1933, on loan from Des Kirkpatrick, former purser. Go to Archives.

· A ‘home movie’ of a former passenger’s great grandparents’ trip on Monarch of Bermuda in 1936.  To view, go to Archives

Welcome to the permanent location of ‘Furness Bermuda Line: ships’ crew reunited’. 

In this update:

1 Five new video clips of ships’ crew  introductions at the Grand Reunion  - click on May 2009 Grand Reunion and follow the links

2 New direct links to Archives and Memories

3 More photographs in Archives

4 Further remarkable pages from the 1933 Monarch of Bermuda passenger list in Archives

5 Fascinating response about Ted Pain from Michael Lawton, with whom he sailed  -  Click on Memories and scroll down the page

 

From the memorabilia room.

An extract from the 1933 Monarch of Bermuda passenger list announcing the ‘new’ Queen of Bermuda