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Born 26 th June 1936 my parents then lived in a house in Hill Lane, Southampton. My father was Captain C.S.G. Keen, marine superintendent for the Union-Castle Line at Southampton. My mother was born Ruth Morris in George, Cape Province South Africa. School at Birkdale Formby School, (Miss Milton) Jan. 1945 - July 1947 Prep. School, Berkhamsted. (Mr. J. Chinneck) Sep. 1947 - June 1949 Junior School, Incents, Berkhamsted. (Mr. Campbell) Sep. 1949 - July 1953 King Edward VI Grammar School, Southampton.
Details of sea service from Discharge Book No. 596018 issued Southampton 3rd Sept. 1953
24-09-53 - 15-10-53 " Kenilworth Castle" Cadet Home Trade Capt. A.C.M. Black OBE 19-10-53 - 31-01-54 " Kenilworth Castle" Cadet Foreign Going " 16-02-54 - 04-03-54 " Kenilworth Castle" " Home Trade " 10-03-54 - 27-07-54 " Kenilworth Castle" " Foreign Going " 16-08-54 - 02-12-54 " Tantallon Castle" " Foreign Going Capt. N.M. Lloyd. 11-12-54 - 20-12-54 " Tantallon Castle" " Home Trade " 11-01-55 - 18-02-55 " Kenilworth Castle" " Home Trade Capt. J. James. 25-02-55 - 07-07-55 " Kenilworth Castle" " Foreign Going Capt. J. Aplin. 03-08-55 - 07-10-55 " Roxburgh Castle" " " Capt. D.W. Sowden. 27-10-55 - 24-12-55 " Roxburgh Castle" " " Capt. A.J. Underdown. 18-01-56 - 19-03-56 " Roxburgh Castle" " " 02-06-56 - 22-07-56 " Richmond Castle" " " Capt. W.C. Swift 30-07-56 - 26-08-56 " Richmond Castle" " " Capt. J.M. Lycett. 10-10-56 - 18-10-56 " Richmond Castle" " " Capt. J.M. Lycett. Paid off Las Palmas sick 08-03-57 - 12-03-57 " Roxburgh Castle" " " Capt. T.W. Armstrong. Paid off when father taken to hospital with heart attack. 23-04-57 - 05-05-57 " Riebeeck Castle" " " Capt. G. Stephenson. 16-05-57 - 08-07-57 " Rochester Castle" " " Capt. N. Fowler. 26-07-57 - 21-07-57 " Richmond Castle" " " Capt. J.M. Lycett. 11-10-57 - 16-12-57 " Richmond Castle" " " Capt. W.C. Swift. 17-12-57 - 30-12-57 " Richmond Castle" " " Capt. W. Anson. 13-01-58 - 10-03-58 " Roxburgh Castle" " "
King Edward VII College, London. 08-07-58 Passed Second Mates Certificate. (No.82591 (F))
11-08-58 - 26-09-58 " Winchester Castle" Jun.4th Offr. Cape Mail Capt. J.W. Lloyd. 08-10-58 - 21-11-58 " Winchester Castle" " “ Capt. J.W. Lloyd. 04-12-58 - 16-01-59 " Winchester Castle" " “ Capt. J.W. Lloyd. 29-01-59 - 26-02-59 " Winchester Castle" Extra 4th.Offr. “ Capt. J.W. Lloyd. 26-02-59 - 16-03-59 " Rochester Castle" 3rd Offr. Reefer Capt. C.E. Lorains 17-03-59 - 09-05-59 " Rochester Castle" " “ Capt. R.M. Wright. 19-05-59 - 10-06-59 " Rochester castle" " “ Capt. R.M. Wright. 11-06-59 - 13-06-59 " Capetown Castle" Supy. 4th Offr. Cape Mail Capt. J. Traynor. 13-06-59 - 03-07-59 " Winchester Castle" 4th Offr. " Capt. A. Cambridge. 08-07-59 - 21-08-59 " Edinburgh Castle" " " Capt. J.W. Lloyd. 02-09-59 - 16-10-59 " Edinburgh Castle" " " Capt. H.A. Deller. 31-10-59 - 11-01-60 " Durban Castle" " Intermediate Capt. N.M. Lloyd. 20-01-60 - 04-03-60 " Pretoria Castle" " Cape Mail Capt. J.D.B. Fisher. 16-03-60 - 29-04-60 " Pretoria Castle" " " Capt. J.D.B. Fisher.
Sir John Cass College, London. Passed First Mates Certificate.
28-07-60 - 03-10-60 " Roxburgh Castle" 3rd Offr. Reefer Capt. A.C.M. Black OBE. 31-10-60 - 02-12-60 " Roslin Castle" 2nd Offr. " Capt. A.J. Underdown. Paid off Cape Town sick. 12-12-60 - 30-12-60 " Athlone Castle" 3rd Offr. Cape Mail Capt. A.G. Patey. 02-02-61 - 08-04-61 " Rowallan Castle" " Reefer Capt. R.M. Wright. 09-04-61 - 24-06-61 " Rowallan Castle" " " Capt. R.W. Pape. 18-07-61 - 12-09-61 " Roxburgh Castle" " " Capt. A.C.M. Black OBE. 29-09-61 - 05-04-62 " Roxburgh Castle" " " Capt. A.C.M. Black OBE. 11-01-62 Promoted to 2nd Offr. 27-04-62 Wedding to Lynette St. George's Cathedral, Cape Town. R.A.F. Hedley Court, Epsom. 02-08-62 - 27-08-62 " Edinburgh Castle" Jun.2nd Offr. Cape Mail Capt. J.W. Lloyd. 28-08-62 - 28-10-62 " Rustenburg Castle" 2nd Offr. Reefer Capt. J. Fowler. 28-11-62 - 11-01-63 " Stirling Castle" Jun.2nd Offr. Cape Mail Capt. D.W. Sowden. 07-02-63 - 21-03-63 " Riebeeck Castle" 2nd Offr. Reefer Capt. J.M. Lycett. 22-03-63 - 20-05-63 " Riebeeck Castle" " " Capt. J.M. Lycett. 05-06-63 - 16-07-63 " Transvaal Castle" Jun.2nd Offr. Cape Mail Capt. N.M. Lloyd. 26-07-63 - 17-08-63 " Rochester Castle" 2nd Offr. Reefer Capt. R.M. Wright. 02-10-63 - 15-11-63 " Capetown Castle" Jun.2nd Offr. Cape Mail Capt. W. Byles. 27-11-63 - 10-01-64 " Capetown Castle" " " Capt. A.J. Hort. Sir John Cass College, London 08-04-64 Passed Master Foreign Going Certificate 10-04-64 Resigned from Union-Castle Mail Steamship Coy. Temporary Officer with African Coaster's Pty., Durban. 14-05-64 - 30-07-64 "Frontier" Chief Officer Foreign Going Capt. Viskimeister.
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01-08-64 South African Harbour Service, Durban. Tug "J.D. Wight” Mate Bucket dredger "Silurus" Mate Port Office Assist. to Captain Nesbit, Assistant to Port Captain, Durban. Tug "T. Erikson" Mate Tug "J.R. More" Mate Hopper "Wildebeest" Master Grab dredger "Foremost" Master 01-04-69 Tug "John Dock" Master Transferred to Walvis Bay. Tug "R.B. Waterston" Master 01-05-71 Promoted to Pilot, Walvis Bay. 01-05-74 Transferred as Pilot to Table Bay Harbour. ( Cape Town) 28-03-78 Open Licence. 31-08-79 Open Licence, Saldanha Bay. 14-08-83 - 31-12-84 Spinal fusion and off duty sick. 31-12-84 Retired from South African Harbour Service as a Senior Pilot, Cape Town.
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28-06-85 - 06-86 Pilot, al Jubail, Saudi Arabia.
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C.I. Shipping, (Cayzer Irvine) London 14-08-89 - 09-10-89 "Meltem" Supy.2nd Offr Reefer, 12-10-89 - 18-02-90 "Mistral" Supy.2nd Offr " 18-02-90 - 15-06-90 "Mistral" 2nd Offr. "
Details from Discharge Book R596018, Re issued 6th July 1990
Great White Fleet (E&F, Southampton) 03-08-90 - 18-10-90 "Barrydale" Chief Officer Reefer Capt. C. Paul. Kappa, (Wallem’s, Isle of Man.) 22-11-90 - 27-02-91 "Capricorn" Chief Officer Reefer Emerald Shipping, Dublin. 12-03-91 - 30-04-91 "Emerald Aspen" Chief Officer Reefer Capt. C. Newport. 30-04-91 - 14-06-91 "Emerald Aspen" Chief Officer Reefer Capt. C. Newport. Great White Fleet ( Columbia Shipmanagement, Cyprus) 24-08-91 - 02-03-92 " Frances L" Chief Officer Reefer container Capt. E. Bruce. Capt. C. Campbell. 07-07-92 - 29-12-92 "Chiquita Baru" Master Reefer Caribbean / Bremerhaven 15-02-93 - 07-07-93 "Chiquita Burica" Master Reefer Panama / Antwerp-Bremerhaven 15-10-93 - 12-04-94 "Chiquita Baru" Master Reefer Panama / Gothenburg 06-07-94 - 03-08-94 "Chiquita Burica" Master Reefer Panama / Gothenburg Paid off sick ( Swansea - vl in drydock) 27-10-94 - 13-06-95 "Chiquita Burica" Master Reefer Guayaquil, Ecuador / Long Beach 14-10-95 - 12-03-96 "Chiquita Jean" Master Reefer Zeebrugge / Auckland, N.Z. 03-06-96 - 12-08-96 "Chiquita Scandanvia" Master Reefer Caribbean / Antwerp Crescent Shipping, Rochester. 07-09-96 - 29-09-96 "Boisterence" Master Coaster North Sea - Channel ports Columbia Shipmanagement, Cyprus. 10-12-96 - 16-12-96 "Lasbek" Chief Officer Products Tanker Fawley / Algeciras Crescent Shipping, Rochester. 02-05-97 - 30-05-97 "Crescence" Master Coaster North Sea - Channel ports Columbia Ship Management, Cyprus 11-06-97 - 06-07-97 "Summer Flower" Master Reefer Bremen / Montevideo P&O Ferries. 01-08-97 - 19-08-97 "European Freeway" 2nd Offr. P & O Ferries Felixstowe / Europort Crescent Shipping, Rochester 12-09-97 - 27-09-97 "Tarquence" Master Coaster Gdynia / N. Sea / Channel Columbia Shipmanagement, Cyprus 15-06-98 - 29-10-98 "Cape Vincente" Master Reefer Antwerp / Brazil 29-10-98 - 09-11-98 "Cape Vincente" Master Reefer Newport, Wales / Jamaica 10-03-98 - 07-09-99 "Cape Finisterre" Master Reefer Newport, Wales / Jamaica 15-11-99 - 07-12-99 " Cape Bonavista" Master Container Durban, S.A. / Port Said Paid off sick ( Suez Canal) 04.02.00 – 30.03.00 “Neptunia” Senior Master ferry. Folkestone – Boulogne. 02.05.00 – 22.06.00 “Cape Bonavista” Master Container. Caribbean & S. America 17.07.00 – 12.09.00 “Cape Vincente” Master Reefer. Gulf Port U.S.A. – Caribbean. 18.01.01 – 18.03.01 "Cape Vincente” Master Reefer Cape Canaveral – Osaka – Napier. 01.06.01 – 16.06.01 “Cape Horn” Master Container. Arabian Gulf. 2004-2006 Teaching English to CSM Latvian, Ukranian & Russian seamen.
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