Part One - Life on a Cargo Ship in 1958 - mv Tyrone

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Part One - Life on a Cargo Ship in 1958 - mv Tyrone

Built 1937 as KAIKOURA for New Zealand Shipping Co. Ltd. (Trinder Anderson & Co Mngrs), by Alexander Stephen & Sons Ltd, Linthouse yard, Glasgow. grt 5,852, dwt 9,544, spd 13 knots, Refrig/General Cargo.
1952 Accommodation rebuilt by Grayston Rollo & Clover Dks Ltd, Liverpool.
1954 Sold Avenue Shipping Co Ltd, (Trinder Anderson & Co Mngrs) renamed TYRONE, (was going to be WICKLOW).
15-9-1963 Arrived Hong Kong for demolition.

I was asked by a friend if I could edit and upload to my You Tube channel the video which had been copied from a 8mm cine film of the mv Tyrone which was taken by 2nd Engineer Sid Le Quesne. The silent video wasn't in very good condition and I have improved it as best I can and also added sound effects. I have split the video into 2 Parts. This is the first part and the 2nd will follow in the next week or so.

From notes passed to me the details of the video and when they appear as as follows:
00..00 - 01.08
1 Sept 1958 – Cornerbrook Newfoundland – The Bowater Paper Mill and loading Newsprint. The ship used to carry a lot of paper from Eastern Canada to Australia and New Zealand.

01.08 – 01.18
22 Jan 1958 – taken from previous trip – Queen Elizabeth arriving New York as we were departing.

01.18 – 01.25
Heading to Savannah.

01.25 - 01.56
2 Oct 1958 - Savannah
The Caterpillar Tractor Company is located in Peoria Illinois, a long way from Savannah. On completion of the St. Lawrence Seaway in 1959 these probably would have been shipped out of Chicago.

01.56 - 02.33
Loading Caterpillar machinery onto the ship.

02.33 - 02.57
Pilot Boat arriving and taking on the River Pilot from the Tyrone.
The River Pilots attire is kind of scruffy compared to the Auckland Pilot shown in Part Two of this video.

02.57 – 03.13
Wake of the Tyrone

03.13 – 06.29
Arrival and transit Panama Canal

10-31 Oct 1958
Long haul across the Pacific Ocean.

06.29 – 06.52
Engine Room

06.52 – 06.58
Looking Aft towards the Funnel

06.58 – 07.11
View of the Bow of Tyrone from the Bridge

07.11 – 07.22
Taking Noon sight 2nd and 3rd Mates.
Clock faced instrument on handrail is a log.

07.22 – 07.26
A torpedo shaped propeller pulled through the water rotates a cable connected to the instrument to record the distance in miles.

07.26 - 07.47
Officer of the watch checking his charts in the Chartroom on the Bridge

07.47 - 07.58
Current Course being taken

07.58 - 08.30
Helmsman and Steering gear responding to movements of the wheel.

08.30 - 08.43
Radio Officer in the Radio Room at work.

08.43 – 09.06
Ongoing battle against the efforts of salt water requires ongoing maintenance on the deck.

09.06 – 09.13
Looking aft from Bow of the Tyrone

09.13 – 09.40
Clerical Duties. Checking firemans overtime sheets. Using the phone

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