IRON DAMPIER - IMO 5163493
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Photo Comments (8)
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Pete radio officer on Dec 20, 2012 05:43 (6 months ago) | |
| This was my first ship july 1967 to january 1968. I served as 2nd sparky. Chief sparky was Bill Dedman - a nice old guy who love a bottle of Johnny Walker often! |
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Tony Conroy on Aug 29, 2012 08:57 (9 months ago) | |
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Like you say Gordy, I was impressed by the amenities on the Dampier (own showers etc) I had just come off the old 'Iron Derby', the contrast certainly opened your eye's.
Regards Tony. |
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Gordy on Aug 28, 2012 23:40 (9 months ago) | |
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Yep, right on Tony. I can remember my dad talking about her saying she was very classy as ships go during that time, all the mods and cons...I can understand what he meant, I had been on a string of chieftain class ships back then and the accom wasnt flash, joined the Iron Flinders and thought wow, It felt like I was on a tropical cruise ship lol |
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Tony Conroy on Aug 28, 2012 19:26 (9 months ago) | |
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Hi Gordy, I see your family was familiar with this ship.
I joined her in Port Kembla and eventually paid off in Freemantle. Regards Tony |
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Tony Conroy on Aug 28, 2012 19:03 (9 months ago) | |
| Hello Phantom53, took this photo from the lifeboat, I guess you could call boat drill abseiling!! |
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Gordy on Aug 28, 2012 16:17 (9 months ago) | |
| My father was the first bosun on the Iron Dampier back in 1960. He picked her up new in Whyalla and stayed there for her initial voyages. My brother was on her also, I was on her sister the Iron Flinders the first built of the two explorer class vessels. |
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phantom53 on Aug 28, 2012 11:18 (9 months ago) | |
| Looks like they were using this ship for doing abseiling |
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