Glasgow And Ships Of The Clyde

Ship Event

Saturday, July 12, 1958 @ 1000
HAMINA ( 1954 - General cargo ship 304 feet long of Skibs A/S William Hansens Rederi 11, Norway) Own Page

HAMINA bunkers 150 tons of fuel oil from oiler SHELL MEX 5

Arrived in berth9 King George V Dock, Glasgow, head NorthPort of RegistryBergen (Norway)
Vessel bunkered150 tons of fuel oil from SHELL MEX 5Net Tonnage1,176
Gross Tonnage2,408
Deadweght Tonnage3,016

The oiler SHELL MEX 5 came alongside HAMINA and pumped 150 tons bunker fuel oil to HAMINA

Eric Kay writes : I served on the MS Hamina in 1965.
Position: Maskingut (oiler) but performed the duties of 4th Engineer.
Trip: Montreal Canada (Offloading nitrates) - Souris, Prince Edward Island (loading pulpwood) - Vlessing(Flushing) Holland.

I have some photos taken aboard ship and one long shot @ Souris.
I have also 2 photos at dockside by others.

I also have my papers and my payslips.

At 20yrs of age, in 1965 I wanted to travel (go walkabout) on a minimal budget.
I lived in Courtenay, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, CANADA.
I hitched truck rides and train from Vancouver across Canada to Montreal.
Stayed with a relative in Westmount, and I spent 2 weeks visiting the docks every morning, looking for a ship for England to be able to work my passage.
The MS Hamina was short 1 crewman, and was asked "can you change the oil in a car?" My answer was yes having worked in an automotive garage. I was signed on by the Captain after receiving a medical examination.
England(born in Keswick, Cumbria)
I would appreciate any photographs of the ship
and would appreciate any history.
DWT: 3,016t 304ft long 1954 Bergen Norway
Owner: SKIBS A/S

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