VOLUME 5 No. 6JAN./FEB.

1968

M .V. “ Irish Ash ”

leaving Capetown.

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THE NEWSLETTER MAGAZINE OF IRISH SHIPPING LTD

Officers Ashore CongratulationsMasters: T. Byrne, T . A. Hughes, F. W.

Kirk, M. McMahon, I. A. Shiel.Chief Officers: P. V. Buckley, M. Doyle,

W. G. Garvey, F. B. Kelly, M. Kelly, M. Willoughby.

Second Officers : D. Daly, P. V. Flynn, G. M. Kyne, T. A. O’Brien, J. P. O’Byrne, J. P. O’Leary, B. Kehoe.

Third Officers : M. J. Brophy, D. E. Collins, Kevin Geoghegan, D. P. Bell, J. A. Desmond, M. J. Doyle, F. W. Kirk, F. Perrott, T. J. Rickard, J. P. Shelton, B. Stockdale.

Fourth Officers: E. Coleman, P. B. Etim, P. D. Kelly, C. O’Connell, J. J. Whyte.

Deck Cadets: J. Daly, P. A. Cowman, A. Keane, W. Twomey, J. J. Cody, E. R. J. Con- nellan, J. P. McKenna, R. McGrath, D. O’Brien, J. Ryder, G. J. Waldron.

Chief Stewards : J. Bennet, J. Doran, B. Dorgan, T. Forde, R. Heapes.

Chief Engineers: G. Cunningham, J. Moy- nihan, M. Dillon, P. Otter, G. Rowe, J. J. Reed, R. Tennent.

Second Engineers : T. J. Carroll, W. Cleary, J. Corrigan, J. Doyle, T . Flynn, R. Murdock, T. O’Driscoll, N. I. O’Neill, J. P. Ward.

Third Engineers: R. Broderick, P. Cullen, C. Dorgan, J. J. Gaul, A. Hall, J. S. Little, J'. J. McArdle, P. Shortall.

Fourth Engineers : C. A. Currivan, E. Curri- van, G. R. A. Faulkener, D. Harrington, J. Hamilton, J. Healy, L. O’Brien, J. A. Prior, M. Punch, J. P. Murphy, P. T . Walsh.

Junior Engineers : J. P. Barry, K. A. Barry, A. F. Bolster, J. Connolly, J. A. Daly, J. P. Doyle, P. Kirby, S. A. McGuiness, W. D. O’Mahoney.

Engineer Cadets : J. Brady, H. P. Briody,E. Burke, A. Byrne, J. T. Carroll, F. B. Cron­in, F. P. J. Fenlon, T . J. Hanrahan, J. J. Mooney, T . J. O’Keefe, M. A. O’Sullivan, T. A. Ryan, R. N. A. Lett, W. Sheringham.

Electrical Engineers : J. Barrett, E. F. Griffin, M. O’Regan.

To Mr. P. Keane crjatmc. : SecondOfficer on the m.v "Insr

To Mr. D. Daly oo o in a H g h e Master’s Foreign-going Cerrir..--;

To Mr. P. Donoghue on o taH M g his Mas­ter’s Foreign-going Certificate.

To Mr. A. Byrne on obcaaoi^ hts Second Mate’s Foreign-going Certificate and on his appointment as Third Officer an the m.v. “Irish Larch” .

To Mr. P. Gordon on obtaining r> Second Mate’s Foreign-going Certificate and on his appointment as Third Officer on the m.v. “Irish Rose”.

To Mr. D. C. Burke on his promotion to Chief Engineer on the m.v. “Irish Sycamore.

To Mr. J. Kelly, Junior Electrical Engineer, on his promotion to Electrical Engineer on the s.s. “Irish Poplar” .

To Mr. D. Knott, Fourth Engineer, on his appointment as Third Engineer on the m.v. “ Irish Maple” .

To Mr. S. McGarry, Third Engineer, on obtaining his Second Class Steam Certificate.

To Mr. L. Wills, Fourth Engineer on hispromotion to Third Engineer m.v. “ IrishPlane”.

To Mr. P. Carroll, Junior Engineer, on his promotion to Fourth Engineer m.v. “ IrishMaple” .

To Mr. M. Duggan, Junior Engineer, on his promotion to Fourth Engineer m.v. “ IrishPlane” .

To Mr. J. P. Kellegher, Junior Engineer, on his promotion to Fourth Engineer m v “ Irish Larch” .

To Mr. S. O’Sullivan, Junior Engineer on his promotion to Fourth Engineer m.v “ Irish Sycamore” .

Good WishesWe send our best wishes to Mr. P. V. Flynn,

Second Officer, who left the “Irish Sycamore” at Montreal last October due to illness. We hope he will be soon fit and well again.

We are glad to report that Mr. B. Dorgan, Chief Steward, Mr. J. J. Reid, Chief Engineer and Mr. M. Murphy, Third Engineer, all of whom had been on the sick list are now fully recovered again.

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PhotographicCompetition

We wish to announce that we are holding a photographic com­petition open to all staff members ashore and afloat.

Colour and Black and White prints showing our ships in foreign ports are especially welcome and it is essential that the name of the ship should be clearly shown in the photograph. It is also important that the background should be representative of the port involved e.g. the New York skyline for photographs of vessels loading or discharging cargo at N ew York.

W hile photographs of our vessels in foreign settings are most welcome any unusual shots of I.S .L . ships may be submitted.

An award of £3 will be made for each photograph retained and a further award of £10 will be made to the staff member whose entry is considered to be the best photograph submitted.

It is a condition of entry that Irish Shipping Limited will have the right to use, for whatever purpose they wish, all photographs for which awards have been made.

The closing date for receipt of entries will be M ay 31st 1968, and all photographs submitted should be accompanied by the name and address of the entrant, the name of the port or place at which the photograph was taken and the approximate date of the photograph.

Entries should be sent to:T H E ED ITO R ,“S IG N A L ”,19/21 A S T O N Q U A Y , D U B L IN 2.

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SAILORTO\V> - a m.«>k«rIII I l i t I I I II. I II \ \ K YOU!

I don’t know if Jimmy Walsh is still Captain of the “Irish Alder” or how the Radio Officer of the “Poplar” (was his name Clarke?) got on after his spell in a Genoa hospital, it must be almost two years ago, but I do know that these and all the other friends and acquain­tances I have made among seafaring personnel of Irish Shipping, and the many I have not known but who have dropped into the Stella Maris clubs in Buenos Aires, Vancouver, Fre­mantle, Liverpool, London and so many other ports over the world will be glad to hear that the Apostleship of the Sea has just opened another club, this time in Tilbury.

M O N SIG N O R F. S. FR A Y N EThe distinguished author of this article is

International Executive Secretary of the Apos­tleship of the Sea stationed in Rome. Prev­iously he had been National Director for Eng­land and Port Chaplain in Liverpool. We are very grateful to Mgr. Frayne for his interesting contribution to ‘Signal’.

The new Stella Maris on Dock Road, Til­bury cost, at bargain price, about £25,000 all told and is the twenty-second new Apostleship of the Sea club to have been opened since the war. This is an average of over one a year and brings the total since the Apostleship of the Sea was founded in 1920 to nearly ninety, making an overall average of almost two a year.

I ’ve just been reading a book called “ Sailor- town” by Stan Hugill (recently published by Routledge & Keegan Paul Ltd. at 56s.). I t’s a sorry document, but it is a document and it tells a story of brothels, crimps and drunken orgies which characterised the port areas from Aberdeen to Alaska and from Cobh to Curacao as recently as the turn of the century. Now all this is changed and there is no nostalgia for the “old times”. Let no cynic sneer; it has changed, even though a dissolute seafarer, like any of his unfortunate brothers ashore, can still find his way, if he wants to, into the ragged remnants of those old ghettoes of vice. As the author makes his sordid “voyage” around the “sailortowns” of those days, he attempts some­thing of an apologia for the way of life of the sailors which created the sores that, in turn, destroyed them. But all this belongs to the past. Let the dead bury their dead. Now things have changed.

All sorts of factors have contributed to the change; socially conscious legislation, the com­ing of steam with its shorter voyages and better living conditions, compulsory education and the need for better-skilled men to man the modem ships but, like the unsung hero, per­haps John Ashley was one of the most impor­tant and effective factors— John Ashley, Bris­tol Channel based, mid-Victorian founder of the Missions to Seamen just a hundred years ago. It took him a long time to get his voice heard and an even longer time to get “under way” but by the end of the century his child had grown into a man; and it was just then that the tide began to turn. It was at that time, too, when that life began to stir which was to give birth, at the end of the First World War, to the Apostleship of the Sea. Like its Church of England sister, this new Catholic “mission to seamen” was bom on a great river —the Clyde. Since then, both organisations have sailed parallel courses and, with other

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THE NEW

STELLA MARIS

CLU E AT

TILBURY

organisations, notably the British Sailors’ Soc­iety, have found a place in the lives of seafarers which can truly be described as second only to their own homes and families.

PARADISE STREETStan Hugill quotes, or to my mind mis­

quotes, a famous shanty which went, according to him:

Oh, as 1 was a-rollin’ down Paradise Street, Way, hay, blow the man down,A Liverpool scuffer I chanct fer ter meet, Oh, gimme some time ter blow the man

down!but, according to my memory of it, for it was sung when I was a child in Liverpool,

A I was a'walking down Paradise Street, Way, hey, blow the man down,A pretty young damsel I chanced for to

meet,Give me some time to blow the man down!

Now, if you walk down Paradise Street, you might easily take a look in at the Gordon Smith Seafarers’ Club or go on apiece to Kingston House, run by The Mersey Mission to Seamen, or walk up the hill a little to per­haps the most famous of all seafarers’ clubs, Atlantic House.

Silvertown and Canning Town never be­came the stinking vice-ridden areas that Poplar and Limehouse had been and this is because the big docks only came to Silvertown towards the turn of the century, when the change began. Now the chances are that most sea­farers tying up in the Royal Docks, if they

can’t take a taxi home, will wend their way up to Anchor House which, as a £400,000 landmark on Barking Road, is the finest Apos- tleship of the Sea club in the world.

But the “who” and the “how” ? I wonder how many seafarers ask themselves how it comes about that they can have their wife and family down to join them in a tasteful family suite at the Apostleship of the Sea clubs in Liverpool, London, Hull, Manchester and else­where; how come that they are visited by in­telligent and friendly young ladies from the Apostleship of the Sea when they land up in hospital in Montreal, Auckland, Melbourne or Montevideo; that they can be taken for a tour of London, Wellington or the country round Savona in an Apostleship of the Sea coach or minibus; that football games are arranged for them by the Apostleship of the Sea in Rotter­dam, Ghent, Palermo or Hong Kong? How is it that Mass will be said for them on board their ship in New Orleans, Birkenhead, Kobe or Toronto; that they can have a meal, take a drink, play games, read newspapers and books in their own language, call a doctor, a dentist or a lawyer, have shoes, watches and cameras repaired, watch films or television, make trans­ocean phone-calls, have a dance with good, decent and attractive partners, or just while away a pleasant hour or two in a “place of their own” in Belfast, Tyneside, now Tilbury and almost every major, and many minor, seaports in the world as guests, or even better as mem­bers of the family, of the Apostleship of the Sea? (Contd. on page 6)

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The Chapel at Stella Maris Club, Tilbury.

THE ANSWERI suppose many do ask themselves and many

find the answer. The short answer is that it was the pennies of the poor and the coppers of the church-goers, for the most part, that raised the something like £3,000,000 which it took to build the Apostleship’s “Atlantic Houses”, “Anchor Houses” and “Stella Maris Clubs” and it was and is the dedication of hundreds of Apostleship of the Sea priests and thousands of generous, honest, understanding and non-patronising young church-going men and women of the Apostleship which has given life to the timber, thatch, bricks, steel, glass and concrete of the clubs. In this age of cynicism and unbelief, maybe this is just another reason why a sailor should “doff” his cap when he passes a Church!

I wish to express our thanks on behalf of my family and myself to Directors, Management and Staff of the Company in extend­ing their sympathy on the recent death of our brother, Captain James Devine.

To Captain Hughes , the Offic­ers and men of “Irish Cedar"' and to the Masters, Deck and Efigin- eering Officers who attended the funeral', for wreaths and mass cards received, our sincere thanks.

M . J. D E V IN E.

NEW CORK AIRPORT OFFICES OPENED

At the official opening of the Casein Air Transport new offices at Cork Airport were (from left) Mr. P. J. Crowley, Manager, I.S.L. Cork, Mr. P. J. O ’Grady, Cork Airport Manager, Aid. P. Wyse, T.D., Lord Mayor of Cork, Mr. W . Miley, Sales Manager, (Ireland) Aer Lingus, Mr. J. J. Kelly, Collector, Customs & Excise, and Mr. S. McCool, Managing Director, Cassin Air Transport.

(Photo by courtesy Cork Examiner).

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Over 6,000 School Children Now'‘FOLLOW- THE- FLEET v

Twelve months ago we told readers about “Follow-The-Fleet” a new scheme which enabled school children throughout the country to follow the voyages of our ships around the world. Each school in the scheme was given a special map of the world on which the pupils plot the weekly position of the fleet from a posi­tions list issued by Head Office every Monday. We also supplied a marker for each ship, so that the children could tell at a glance the disposition of the vessels. A year ago the number of pupils participating was about 3,000. Since then the scheme has gradually grown , and continues to grow , 50 that we now have more than 6.000 school children “following the fleet” .

In Kinsale, Sneem, Moville, Kingscourt, Ballyhaunis, Arklow, Westport and many other centres, interest in the ships which carry the Irish flag into the ports of the world has been aroused with the advent of “Follow-The- Fleet” . A great number of children choose Irish Shipping as the subject of their special study of national industries. In this connec­tion, particular interest has been shown in Irish exports to North America but easily the most sought after information relates to the ships and the men who sail in them.

New Year’s GreetingsThe pupils of Garranbone National School,

Dungarvan, Co. Waterford sent us a very nice Christmas card carrying good wishes “To the Masters, Officers and Men who man the ships of the ‘Follow-The-Fleet’ scheme”. A request from the Holy Faith Convent, Celbridge, Co. Kildare for a photograph of the Master of one of our ships was duly met and we are pleased to say that the picture supplied was very well received and now graces the classroom wall. More recently we received several letters from pupils of Monkstown National School, Co. Cork to be forwarded to different vessels and we would ask the Masters and men concerned to answer the letters if at all possible.

We know very well that letter writing can be time consuming and the majority of people

do not relish the prospect of answering any but the most vital correspondence, nevertheless we hope that since letters from overseas mean so much to the children, at least one person will be found on board each ship who will oblige by answering letters received from school children participating in “Follow-The-Fleet” .

Far Away PlacesTo supplement the weekly positions list

which gives details of cargoes and ports of call we also issue regular information bulletins. Each of these features one of our ships which happens to be on a particularly interesting voyage. In the relatively short time that “ Follow-The-Fleet” has been in existence our ships have forged links between the participa­ting schools and such places as the Hudson Bay, and its association with the famous quest for the North West Passage; Iceland and the unique natural source of Reykjavik’s central heating system: the man-made wonders of the Panama Canal and the navigational hazards encountered off the coast of Peru. As many of the teachers have told us this type of aid to the teaching of World Geography has made the subject live and interesting for the children while at the same time highlighting the role which Irish Shipping plays not only in the national economy but in the wider sphere of world trade.

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S T A F F D I N N E R D A N C E

The Annual Staff Dinner/Dance was held in the Royal Starlight Hotel, Bray on December 20th A very large attendance of shore and sea-going staff members were present for a very enjoyable evening s enter­tainment.

Balladeers F. Cheevers and S. O ’Reilly provided ex­cellent entertainment at the annual staff Dinner

Dance.

Mr. D. Mills, Mr. E. Shaw and Miss F. Corrigan.

Left to Right: Mr. C. Doyle, Miss M. Corrigan, Miss B. O ’Kelly and Mr. T. Delaney.

Mr. E. Shine and Miss J.

Stommel.

Mr. and Mrs. T. Mannion and Mr. P. Crowe.

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O FFICE NEW S

Miss S. Tobin and Mr. N. Long, Head Office, whose engagement has been announced. Mr. Long is shortly leaving Head Office to take up a position with the British Milk Marketing Board and we wish him every

success in his future career.

TWENTY-ONE

We have been asked to publish greetings to Miss Eilish Morrissey of Head Office on reach­ing her majority on February 10th. Congratu­lations come from all her friends at Aston Quay.

Cupid would appear to be working overtime in our Dublin and Cork Offices over the past few months and with considerable success it can be said. Apart from Misses E. Lawless and N. O’Brien and Mr. N. Long whose photographs adorn this issue, our congratula­tions are also extended to Miss Sheila Murphy on her engagement to Mr. Gordon Begley; Mr. E. Shaw engaged to Miss Frances Corri­gan; Mr. Sean Glancy engaged to Miss An­toinette Ronan and Mr. Martin Donnelly en­gaged to Miss Maura Lambe.

Down Cork way, Mr. P. O’Connor’s engage­ment to Miss Celia McSwiney has been announced recently and the wedding will take place on July 27th, 1968. Miss Eithne Reid, of our Cork Airport office, has announced her engagement to Mr. P. J. Duffy and we under­stand they plan to marry next year. Assistant Manager in Cork, Mr. P. A. Boland, will wed Miss Collette Barrett on June 17th next.

CONGRATULATIONSOur best wishes also to Miss Margaret Con-

lan who became Mrs. Joseph Scott last month

WELCOMETo Mr. H. A. Matson, who joined our

Cork Office staff on February 5th, and to Mr. T. Whelan who joined the Cork Dock staff on February 12th.

Miss E. engaged

of

Seen about to cut the cake are Mr. and Mrs. Vincent McMahon of Cork whose wedding took place on October 24th last. Mr. McMahon is a popular mem­

ber of the Cork Office Traffic Department.

Lawless recently to Mr. I. Gaul Wexford.

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F L E E T N E W S

Mr. D. I. Smith, “ Irish Rowan” whose birthday was on February 11th is sent love and best wishes for a very happy 20th birthday from Dad, Mum and Billy, all of whom are looking forward to seeing

you soon.

“IRISH ROWAN”This vessel is on Time Charter to Teseo

Steamship Corporation of New York and she is at present on her way from Le Havre to Lourenco Marques with a full cargo of grain. The ship also called to Rouen before going on to Le Havre. She is due at Lourenco M ar­ques on February 27th.

“IRISH CEDAR”This vessel which is on voyage charter to

Gouldings Fertilizers Limited until next June is at present loading in Casablanca for Dublin.

Captain J. A. Gleeson took over from Cap­tain T . R. Hughes on the present voyage.

RECORD EXPORT CARGO ON “SPRUCE

When the “Irish Spruce” sailed from Dublin at the end of December she had on board the biggest cargo of Irish exports to the U.S. to date. As well as 2,500 tons of Sugar, the ship carried 800 tons of Frozen Beef, 211 tons of Nuts and Bolts and 300 tons General cargo. The general cargo included Whiskey, Stout, Jute Yarn and Glassware. This first sailing in the New Year promises well for Irish exports to North America in 1968.

The “ Spruce” called at New York, Wilming­ton, Del., Philadelphia, Baltimore, Jacksonville, Savannah, Charleston, Wilmington, N.C., and Norfolk. She is due at Belfast on February 14th and will complete discharge of her east- bound cargo at Manchester.

A very sad feature of the outward voyage was the death, on board, of Mr. Terence Keegan, Deck Department, when the vessel was five days off New York. To the late Mr. Keegan’s widow and family we extend our sincere sympathy on their loss.

“IRISH SYCAMORE” DRYDOCKSAfter making one voyage from Casablanca

with Phosphate for Dublin and Cork, the “ Sycamore” went into drydock at Barclay Curie’s Yard at Elderslie, Glasgow on January 19th. On leaving the drydock the ship will go to an Italian port of delivery where she will commence her Time Charter to Messrs. Lauro of Naples for one South Pacific round voyage.

The vessel will be under the command of Captain M. O’Dwyer for the trip from Glas­gow to Italy and at her Italian port CaptainF. Kirk will take over from Captain O’Dwyer.

“IRISH PLANE”This vessel is now at Norfolk, Va., where

she is loading a cargo of grain for Bilbao in Spain. She will be due in Bilbao on February 20th.

On Time Charter to Vigo Steamship Cor­poration the “Irish Plane” arrived in Norfolk from Baltimore and prior to that she made a voyage from Immingham near Hull with a cargo of steel for Wilmington, Del.

The Master of the “Irish Plane” is Captain J. Caird and Mr. T . Loughran is Chief Engineer.

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The navigating bridge of the m.v. “ Irish Elm”.

“IRISH FIR” ON WAY HOMEAfter completing a number of voyages from

St. John N.B. to Ilo, Peru, the “Irish F ir” is now on her way from New York to a West Coast U.K. port with a cargo of Linerboard. After discharge of her cargo she will then go into drydock. The Master of the “Irish Fir” is captain M. G. O’Connell and Mr. M. O’Connell is Chief Engineer.

“IRISH LARCH” FOR PERSIAN GULFThe “Larch” has just completed discharge

of her cargo of Maize and Soyabean Meal at Dublin and Cork, having loaded at Norfolk, Va., in mid-January. The vessel now goes to Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg and Liverpool before sailing for the Persian Gulf with a general cargo.

The ship is on Time Charter to Kuwait Shipping Company with Captain J. S. Kerr as Master and Chief Engineer Mr. R. Murray.

MAIDEN VOYAGE OF “IRISH ELM”The new vessel was delivered by Verolme

at Rotterdam on January 19th and sailed on her maiden voyage on January 23rd. Dense fog off the coast caused the “Elm” to anchor off the Hook of Holland before finally getting under way for Pepel, Sierra Leone where she arrived on February 1st. She loaded a full cargo of Iron Ore at Pepel and sailed on February 3rd for Rotterdam.

On her second voyage the “Irish Elm” is fixed to sail for the U.S. Gulf where she will load a full cargo of Grain for discharge at either Rotterdam or Amsterdam.

Captain B. Reilly is Master of the vessel and the Chief Engineer is Mr. N. Whitfield.

“IRISH ROSE” AND “IRISH W ILLOW ’ IN DRYDOCKThe sister ships, “Irish Rose” and “Irish

Willow” have been in Jarrow-on-Tyne Dry­dock from the beginning of February and both vessels are again on Time Charter to Matthew Shipping Company Limited, when they com­plete their drydocking. The “Willow” goes to St. John N.B. where she will load a cargo of Ammonium Nitrate for Ilo, Peru. Before drydocking the “Rose” discharged a cargo of Phosphates at Le Treport in Northern France, where she arrived from Sfax. The “Irish Willow” had discharged a cargo of grain at London from Amsterdam.IRISH WOLFHOUNDS ON “POPLAR ’

Off to Philadelphia went eighteen Irish Wolfhounds on board the “Irish Poplar” when she sailed from Dublin on December 14th last. Special accommodation for the Wolfhounds was provided aboard the vessel and an atten­dant travelled with them to look after them on the voyage. The hounds were from a farm in Ashford, Co. Wicklow and they were being sent to Berry Brown Farm near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania where they will be used for breeding purposes. Also loaded aboard the “Irish Poplar” at Dublin was a cargo of 500 tons of frozen beef as well as Chocolate Crumb, Confectionery, Sugar and electrical goods for the United States. The vessel has since com­pleted the return trip and she is at present loading at Manchester. She will complete her westbound cargo at Dublin, where she is due tc arrive on February 11th.

Capt. J. H. Onions at the wrong end of one of the eighteen Irish Wolfhounds before the dogs were put aboard the “ Irish Poplar”. Also included are Mr. C . P. Kinsella, standing well aft; Mr. B. W . Lynch, slightly to port, with Mr. M. J. Fitzsimons

more or less amidships.

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“IRISH ASH” IN JAPANThe “Irish Ash” has just completed loading

a cargo of steel and motor cars at Tobata and and Nagoya for discharge at Newark and New Orleans. The vessel called at Singapore on her way from Calcutta where she completed discharge of her grain cargo last December. She also called at Chiba and Moji before going to Tobata.

The “Irish Ash” can now load to her new loadline, which gives her a 950 tons increase in capacity.

“IRISH ALDER” IN SOUTH AFRICAThe “Irish Alder” is at present on her way

from Le Havre to Capetown where the vessel is due to arrive on 19th February, with a general cargo. The “Irish Alder” is on Time Charter to our good friends South African Marine Corporation and while the vessel was loading at Continental ports Captain Chisholm of Safmarine was in attendance. The ship visited Antwerp, Bremen, Hamburg and Rott­erdam before completing at Le Havre.

Included on her South African itinerary are Port Elizabeth, East London, and Durban.

“IRISH MAPLE”This vessel has completed discharge of a

cargo of Flour and animal feeding stuffs from Destrehan at the Danish ports of Aarhus, Aalborg and Esbjerg and she is due in Middles- borough on 13th February where she will load a cargo of bagged Fertilizer for U.S. ports.

There will be a change of crew at Middles- borough and after a sojourn which included Far Eastern ports as well as a number of calls to the East Coast of the U.S.A. no doubt her present crew members will be glad to get home.

This vessel is on Time Charter to World Wide Carriers Limited.

Greetings from CapetownMrs. B. G. Kileen of Capetown, who, with

her husband, regularly visits I.S.L. vessels calling to the port, has written to us and asks us to convey their kind regards to the personnel they met on board the “Alder” and “Ash” last year.

Mrs. Kileen is a sister of Mr. Ken McKen­zie, Second Officer, s.s. “Irish Spruce” to whom she sends best wishes.

BIRTHDAY GREETINGSTo Michael Brennan, Deck Dept. ‘Irish Spruce’—Greetings and best wishes from Mammy, Maeve, John, Mona, Tommy, Kath­leen, Winnie, Bridgie, Judy and Aunty Maggie. To Gerard McGee, Catering Dept. ‘Irish Plane’—Love and best wishes for a very happy birthday on February 28th from Mam, Dad, Sisters, Brothers and Baby Dermot.To Hugh O’Farrell, Deck Dept. ‘Irish Rowan’ —Wishing you a very happy birthday on Feb­ruary 11th from your loving wife Kitty.To Dermot McLoughlin, Catering Depart­ment, m.v. “Irish Elm” . Greetings and best wishes on your 17th birthday, March 15th, from Mammy, Seamus, Patricia, Jerry and Paul.

To. Mr. P. D. Gordon, Third Officer, m.v. “ Irish Rose”, greetings and best wisher for your 22nd birthday from Mam and Dad.

Mr. James Gaul, Third Engineer, whose engagement to Miss E. Lawless of Head Office was announced

recently.

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N E W A G R E E M E N T B E T W E E N SH IP O W N E R S ’ A SSO C IA TIO N

A N D SE A M E N ’S U N IO NNegotiations which have taken place, under

the auspices of the Labour Court, over the past three months between the Irish Ship­owners’ Association and the Seamen’s Union of Ireland were concluded recently when both parties signed a new agreement covering the manning and operation of Irish-owned ships. The formal ratification of the agreement was carried out at the Labour Court.

According to the agreement, the Union undertakes that manning scales negotiated for vessels operated by Association members, will not be higher than those for vessels of similar types operated by comparable near-European companies, i.e. U.K., Scandanavian, German, French, Dutch and Belgian.

GENERAL PURPOSE CREWSThe manning operation and day to day main­

tenance of vessels owned by members of the Association will in future be agreed without regard to traditional practices or divisions of labour, subject always to the current regula­tions of the Department of Transport & Power, to which Department the Union will have the right to make representations and recommendations. Arising out of the agree­ment, a general purpose crew has been agreed on. The general purpose concept provides for interchangeability between Deck and Engin- Room Ratings, thus eliminating much tradi­tional demarcation and departmentalisation. The first vessel to be operated with a G.P. crew is the new m.v. “Irish Elm”, which sailed on her maiden voyage from Rotterdam on January 20th.

MORE JOBSIn view of the Union’s acceptance of these

provisions and in recognition of the benefits arising therefrom, the Association has agreed to pay the Union a sum of £12,000, phased over a three year period.

The new manning and general purpose crews’ agreement will result in reduced operat­ing costs, thus enabling Irish Shipowners to compete more effectively with foreign owners. The Union and the Association are confident that this agreement, together with the shipping investment grants recently announced by the Taoiseach will lead to an expansion of the Irish Mercantile Marine, greater job security for

seamen and, in the long term, more job oppor­tunities on board Irish registered ships. Mem­bers of the Irish Shipowners’ Association are Limerick Steamship Company, Wexford Steamship Company, Palgrave Murphy Limit­ed and Irish Shipping Limited.

‘SPRUCE IN SEA RESCUE’The following letter was received last month

from Rev. J. E. Sutton of the Blessed Sacra­ment Chuch, Norfolk, Virginia.Dear Sir,

By 12.30 a.m. in the early morning of Nov­ember 22nd, my two companions and I had been drifting helplessly in our boat, the Lotus, in the main channel of the Chesapeake Bay for ten hours. One of your great ships, the Irish Spruce, came alongside and rescued us. Ques­tions for dur welfare came first and then the United States Coast Guard were called. The families of the two men with me were also called, to assure them of our safety. The Spruce stood by us until she saw that we were safely in tow by the Coast Guard.

It is with sincere gratitude that we wish, from the bottom of our hearts, to compliment you for having such alert and courteous men in your employ, and to thank them for showing these same attributes. In a very real sense, we fee) that we owe our lives to the man who spotted us, and caused your ship to stand by us. Please convey to him and the captain our heart-felt thanks and assurance of prayers to God for him.

In the name of my two companions, and with deepest thanks, I remain,

Sincerely yours in Christ, FATHER J. E. SU TTO N

Thank YouWe have been asked by our accountant, Mr. T. E. Flynn, to convey his thanks to all sea-going personnel for their kind co-operation in facilitating the change from weekly to fortnightly payment of

allotments.

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CADETAT PLYMOUTH

At the end of the Christmas term Cadet B. Stockdale won the Merrifield Trophy and was promoted Chief Cadet Captain of the College, in which there are two hundred and sixty Cad­ets under training. He also came first in his class. Also on the Release Course with Cadet Stockdale are Cadets J. P. McKenna, J. Ryder.G. J. Waldron and D. O’Brien. Having com­pleted their Shore Training, Cadets F. E. Healy, J. M. Kennedy, J. A. Murphy, J. A. Cotter and J. P. N. O’Dowd are now back at sea. Cadet Healy was first in his class.

In the Pre-Sea Cadets Course, Cadets J. Robinson and J. D ’Arcy headed their respec­tive classes whilst Cadet M. Lydon and Cadet I. Connellan were third in their classes.

New Cadets on the Pre-Sea Courses are J. Daly and R. McGrath.

The Cadets at Plymouth have already start­ed sailing from the new Seamanship Centre but so far the weather has been unsuitable for field games.

AT CRAWFORD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE

The Spring term commenced on January 8th and the Cadets at Crawford are once again getting down to work. A number of Cadets were able to visit the m.v. “Irish Elm” before she sailed from Rushbrooke and were shown around the ship by the ship’s Engineers. A visit was also made to the m.v. “ Irish Syca­more” when she was in Cork.

A Committee has been established to arrange sporting events during the coming term and they hope to be able to arrange some sailing in April.

CONGRATULATIONSOur congratulations to Cadets M. Byrne, P.

Gordon, F. Perrott and C. O’Connell who recently passed their Second Mate’s Certifi­cates. Also our congratulations to Cadets P. Etim, C. Okoro and P. Malone, who have been promoted to Acting 4th Officers. Cadet P. Cowman, J. Desmond, J. Whyte, P. Kelly and M. Brophy have recently completed their sea­time.

CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AWARDDuring the Annual Dinner Dance a

presentation was made to Mr. M ichael Kennedy, 4th Engineer, “Irish Elm’' by Mr. S. P. Roche, Head of the En­gineering Department. This was a Shield awarded by the Cork Junior Chamber of Commerce for the best Student of 1964 attending schools con­trolled by the Cork Vocational Educa­tion Committee.

In addition to this particular award, Mr. Kennedy also obtained the follow­ing prizes. First Prize and Silver M edal for Advanced Applied M echan­ics; First Prize and Silver Medal for Advanced Machinery Construction and Design; First Prize and Silver Medal for Advanced Heat Engines; First Prize and Silver M edal for Advanced Mathematics, and First Prize for Heat Engines and Applied Mechanics (Motor Section). As well as the fore­going list of academic achievements, Mr. Kennedy also had the distinction of obtaining the highest awards ever by a student in this country.

Mr. Michael Kennedy receiving his award from Mr. S. P. Roche

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NEWS

Mr. E. Urell with some of the Phase II students.

FIR ST ANNUAL DINNER DANCEThe outstanding event of the last

term was the end of term Dinner Dance arranged by the Cadets themselves and held on December 18th at the Inter­continental Hotel, Cork. In addition to a very good dinner, a ballad group and a number of volunteers from amongst the Cadets and their guests helped to entertain the attendance of about 110 people. Among those pre­sent at the function were Mr. S. P. Roche, Head of the Engineering D e­partment, Mr. E. Urell, Mr. M cSwi- ney, all of whom sang while Mr. T. Layton’s exhibition of the “W atusi” had to be seen to be believed, we un­derstand. The attendance also includ­ed Fr. Leo Lennon, O.P., Port Chap­lain at Cork, Fr. Donal Lenihan, Captain B. Reilly, Master “Irish Elm ”, Mr. N . Whitfield, Chief Engineer, “Irish Elm”, Mr. W. Fleming, 2nd Engineer, “Irish Elm”, Captain M. D. Langran, Head Office and Mr. P. J. Crowley, Cork Office, also Mr. and Mrs. V. McMahon.

From left: Mr. P. J. Crowley, Fr, D. Lenihan and Capt. M. D. Langran.

A happy group of students and frierds at the Dinner Dance in Cork.

*>Miss N. O ’Brien, Head *Office, whose engagement to Dr. J. Drumm was announced on December

8th. ..

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FLEET PERSONNELDeck and Engineer Officers in Order of Rank

“ IRISH P O PLA R” : Captain J . O nions, Deck O fficers: M. C a rey , J. A . Byrne, R . Gordon. Cadets: M. J . La rk in , B. R . Coburn, F . E . H ealy , C . Stockdale . Engineer O ffice rs : J . Johnson, J . J. Fahey, S. M cGarry, E . Byrne, A . F. Bo lste r, W . R . M atthews, J. Shelly . Engineer Cadets: M . J . Cahalan. E lectrica l Engineer: J . K e lly . C h ie f Stew ard : B . Dorgan.Radio O ffice r: P . C la rk e . Deck D e p t.: L . K e lly , A . Byrne, W . C usack, L . Verm eu len , J. Appleby, O . Grace, C . M aguire, R . Saunders, T . O ’Donovan, P. W alsh , R . O ’ R e illy , M . Power. Engine D e p t.:M . T u llie r , P . Monaghan, E . Brennan , L. Brennan , E . Kavanagh. Catering D e p t.: L . Kennedy, E .Seberry, C . Cunningham, J. Burtenshaw , T . W he lan , L . Byrne.

“ IRISH SPR U CE” : Captain P . F . O ’Shea. Deck O fficers: P. K e lly , K . M cKenzie, F. P e rro tt , P . J . O . M alone. Cadets: J. A . M urphy, D . P . H opkins, R . Donohue. Engineer O fficers: M. J. Byrne, D . Falvey, J . F . M cGonnell, J . G . N o lan , D . Graham , G . Egan, D . M cGrath. Engineer Cadets: W . Bor- mann. E lectrica l Fng ineer: E . M ullen. Ch ief Stew ard : T . Forde. Radio O fficers: J . R e illy , J . R io rdan . Deck D epart­m ent: J . Heaney, J . F a rre ll, M. O ’Co nne ll, D . Rogan, P. G ran t, M. O ’ Regan, P. Co yle , P. M urphy, M. Brennan , P. H a rr is . Engine D e p t.: J . Ryan, T . N olan , J. W h ite , J . Keogh, B. Coogan. Catering D e p t.: P. Colgan, T . Byrne, J . Greene, R . Byrne, J . W ild e , B. H iggins.

“ IR ISH LA R C H ” : Captain J . S. K e r r . Deck O ffice rs : H . B. F id le r , L . M cLougnlin , M. A . Byrne. Cadets: T . A . Conno lly , T . Brennan. Engineer O ffice rs : R . U . N . M urray , I . Nangle, M. I. M urphy, D . P. Kellegher, I. Leahy, T . M. Byrne , M. M ulligan. Engineer Cadets: F. O ’ Be irne . E lectrica l Engin­eer: T . Torpey. C h ie f Stew ard : E . F r ick e r . Radio O fficer: B . Foley. Deck D epartm ent: M. Leonard, D . Scanlon, T . G ranne l, D . O ’Su llivan , C . Cham berlain , M. Lennon, D . M cLoughlin , J . Beausang, N . Fu rre ls , D . Nyhan, F . Cooney, B. M uldoon. Engine D e n t.: G . N o lan , D . Lynch, M. M cGrath, P. O ’ B rien . Catering D e p t.: E . M urnhv, V . M ayland, W . C ro ft , P. F a rre lly , D . Meagher, M. G r if f in .

“ IRiSH F IR ” : Captain M. O ’Co nne ll. Deck O fficers: F. G . R a fte ry , N . Hearne. D . K ir k . Engineer O ffice rs: M.O ’Co nne ll, W . D . M cCarthy, T . I. W re n , T . S. N o lan . Radio O ffice r: T . M cCorm ack. Deck D e n t.: M. A lle n , J . Scanlon, I. H un ter. D . H ealy , P. R ice . T . Keaney. Engine D e p t.: P. Moore. Catering D e p t.: M. O ’ M eara, P. Behan, H . Gaffney.

“ IRISH A L D FR ” Captain I. Poole. Deck O fficers: E .G reevv, P. I. T y r re ll, I. A . O ’ Mahoney. Cadets: A . Coghlan, D. Sm ith , L . A . K in se lla . Engineer O fficers: W . Parslow . J. J. Sco tt, M. N . Haves, P. Bardon, M- J- M urnhv, J . J . Kenny. I. A . O ’ N e ill . Engineer Cadet: Declan O ’ B rien . E lectrica l F "? in e e r : H . P. Stears. Ch ie f Stew ard : J . D iHon. Radio O ffice r: John Looby. Deck Departm ent: Gerald Stoneham. lames R vder, N . Beg£s B. Bvrne , G . Derham . S. Sm vth. P. M orrison . P . Rvm p. P . Hammond, D . Todd. I. M cGran. Fnpine D *n t .: E . K inney , R . P rocto r, T . K in se lla . I. Rocsiter. Catering D e n t.: M. Moody, J . Sm ith , E . Byrne, J. Reddy, A . Ennis, H . Geraghty.

“ IRISH A SH ” : Captain J. Lee. Deck O fficers : ) . G . S t. John,H . C ourtnev , D . Bruncard i. Cadets: T . A . O ’Connor, A . E. Essien . S. A . Jebutu. Engineer O ffice rs : J. T . Morgan, J . A . Lee, D . O ’Co nne ll, M. Kearnev , D . Co rrigan , P . Casey, D . M cLonohlin. Engineer C adet: I. Prym e. E lectrica l Engineer: P. O ’Too le . C h ie f Stew ard : J . M urphy. Radio O ffice r: A . Davy. Deck D epartm ent: M. M aterson, G . Fo ley , I. Doyle, E . lameson, W . Boon. M. D oyle , M. Casev, M. O ’ Rourke, T . Hussev, N . Good. Enpine D e p t.: A . Vaughey. T . Finnegan,I. Hannah. P. O ’ B rien . Catering D e p t.: U . Maher, P. Boyle, P. Fanning, K . Edw ards, J . H anlon , B . Donovan.

CAR FERRY SERVICE STARTS M A Y 18TH

Due to early delivery of the “m.v. Leopard” the Ferry Service will begin on May 18th.Extra sailings are: —From Le Havre:

May 18th Depart 12.00 hours

“ IRISH C ED A R ” : Captain T . Byrne. Deck O fficers: M.Devine, F . Henderson, F. K ir k . Cadets: J . A . M oynihan, W . Twom ey. Engineer O fficers: S. Jo lle y , T . M urphy, K .Edw ards, W . F. O ’Too le , E . Lynch. Engineer Cadets: E.Sweeney, W . Le ttis , T . J . Kenny J . A . M cGrath , T . P.Redmond. E lectrica l Engineer: T . D . N o lan . C h ie f Stew ard :J. C lin to n . Radio O ffice r: J . Murphy. Deck D e p t.: W . Byrne , P. D uffy , E . Hensey, W . O ’Co nne ll, M. Lunch, J. Buck ley, M. Bougioukas, P. Johnson, J . Byrne , Brian Polley, W . M artin . Engine D ept.: P . W a lsh , W m . B row n. Catering D e p t.: M. Pum phrey, B . B row n, L . B rad ley, E . R usse ll, J. R ou rke , J . M cCarthy, N . Browne.

“ IR ISH P LA N E” : Captain J . A . C a ird . Deck O ffice rs: F . H . Leigh W . A . K irw a n , P. Noonan. Cadets: J . J . N e il l , B.F a rre ll, G . M acCrum . Engineer O fficers: T . Loughran, A .O ’Too le , L . J . W il ls , M. Duggan, L . Robinson, J . C u rtin ,J . M cCann. Engineer Cadet: M. Byrne. E lectrica l Engineer: W . Cadogan. Ch ief Stew ard : H . Bond. Radio O ffice r: A .W oods. Deck D e p t.: E . Swan, J . H a ll, M* Kavanagh, P.Furlong, J . D onnelly , M. H urley , T . O ’ Mahoney, J . O ’ D risco ll,J . Fergus, W . M cDerm ott, T . Dovle . Engine D e p t.: P.Leonard , W . French, J . Byrne P . T ie rney . Catering D ept.: M . Fox, J . M cCann, P. K e ily , R . W heelan , G . McGee, J. F a rre ll.

“ IRISH R O W A N ” : Captain E . C . G . H orne . Deck O fficers:J . J. M artin , N . Fo ley , D . Murphy P. J . Fennell. Cadets: B . D aly , E . Cowm an. Engineer O fficers: M W hoo ley , A .Bolger, J. W a te rs , J . E . Maher, P . M cDonnell, K . P. H ealy , E . J. Mason. Engineer Cadets: P . A . C o llin s , K . J . Branagan. E lectrica l Engineer: P . Morgan. Ch ief Stew ard : J . Movnihan. Radio O ffice r: D . O ’Donoghue. Deck D ept.: W . McCann,H . O ’ F a rre ll, I. C a h ill, M. Donoghue, M. Russe ll. V . M urphy, P. Beggs, B. W a rre n , J . M urphy, P . Bo land, E . Fram pton, M. Bo lla rd . Engine D e n t.: C . Kavanagh, J . Ryan, P . Freem an, J. Gaffney . Catering D e p t.: G . M olloy, W . B u rnett, D . M urphy, B . Byrne , P. O range, A . D utton .

“ IRISH SYCA M O RE” : Captain M. G . O ’ D w yer. DeckO ffice rs: J. S. M itche ll, P . Keane, J . I. Gould ing. Cadets:I. P. N . O ’ Dowd, J. J . R e illy , A . V . Q uashie. Engineer 1O fficers: D . C . B u rke , J . J . Hennessy, T . O ’Su llivan , J. S. M asterson, S. O ’Su llivan , G . M cArd le , E . M cGlynn, C . W alsh . Engineer Cadets: J . A . O ’Too le , O . P runty . E lectrica lEngineers: H . Rams-ev, A . M urphy. Ch ief Stew ard : I.Ropan. Radio O ffice r: H . O ’Su llivan . Deck D epartm ent: P. M cDonnell, K . Maher, N . M urphy, D . W hee le r, P. C ra ine , W . W eldon , H . Johnson, C . N o lan , P. O ’G rady , N . McCov, M . lones, C . Fox . Engine D e n t.: S. M cCarthy. J H arfo M . P. R ossiter. K . O ’ M alley. Catering D e p t.: J . Byrne , R .Dunne, T . M aterson, M. D uffy , V . H a rr is , J. O ’ D risco ll.

“ IR ISH ELM ” : Captain B. R e illy . Deck O fficers: J. F. K e lly , T . P. M cKenna, M. Colem an. Cadets: J. M. Kennedy. En- oineer O fficers: C . M. D evlin , P . J. W a lk e r , N . W h itfie ld , W . F . Flem ing, L . J. O ’Too le , M. J. Kennedy, C . P . K e lly , W m . P. Q uig ley, T . G . Duff. E lectrica l Engineer: J . Dunn. C h ie f Stew ard : C . O ’ Donovan. Deck D epartm ent: P . Ba i­rn aine, M. M urphy, M. Cogan, O . M urphy, N . Fynes, D. Ahearne , J . Sm ith , D . O ’ N e il l , L . H itchcock , T . Coombes, R . Dornan. Catering D e n t.: T . Mason. R . Eoan, W . Russe ll,J . C u llen , L . M cCarthy, P. K e lly , D . M cLoughlin .

“ IRISH W IL L O W ” : Captain J . J . W alsh . Deck O ffice rs : P. A . Murphy, M. J . D oyle , T . R ickard . Engineer O ffice rs : M. Mooney, N . T . O ’ N e il l , J. J . G au l, J . Gallagher. Radio O ffice r: D . lohnson. Deck D e p t.: P . H a rr is . P. C a rr , W m . S to rr ie , R . Pender, R . C a rr ic k , D . K e lly . Engine Dept. M. McCabe. Catering D e tp t.: P atrick M urphy, P . O ’ R e illy , M. Curedale , J . Edwards.

May 25 Depart 12.00 hours. October 5th Depart 12.00 hours

From Rosslare:May 19th Depart 12.00 hours.May 26th Depart 12.00 hours. October 6th Depart 12.00 hours.

To avoid disappointment, staff members wishing to travel on the ferry are advised to avail themselves of the extra sailings.

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