Postings from Ships Nostalgia

28 April 2011

Chris Isaac

Sad to say but I have heard that Capt Patrick Beadon passed away recently. He was Master of Windsor Castle on her last mail voyage.

A very popular master with all who sailed with him. I did not sail with him but those of you who did may wish to add your recollections.I will relay them to the Union Castle re-union being held in the middle of May.

Service Record

From

To

Cadet

1941


Roxburgh Castle

Cadet


1943

Torpedoed & sunk

Llanstephan Castle

3rd Officer

1949

1950

Llangibby Castle

2nd Officer

1951

1951

Llandovery Castle

2nd Officer

9/1951

3/1952

Roxburgh Castle

Chief Officer

3/1952

10/1952

Good Hope Castle

Chief Officer

11/1952

2/1953

Riebeeck Castle

Chief Officer

5/1953

2/1955

Carnarvon Castle

1st Officer

3/1955

6/1955

Kenilworth Castle

Chief Officer

7/1955

8/1955

Good Hope Castle

Chief Officer

8/1955

1/1956

Edinburgh Castle

1st Officer

2/1956

3/1957

Richmond Castle

Chief Officer

3/1957

3/1957

Pretoria Castle

1st Officer

4/1957

1/1958

Carnarvon Castle

1st Officer

2/1958

3/1958

Capetown Castle

1st Officer

4/1958

4/1961

Capetown Castle

Chief Officer

4/1961

1/1962

Kenya Castle

Chief Officer

4/1962

2/1964

Pretoria Castle

Staff Commander

10/1964

1/1965

Transvaal Castle

Staff Commander

2/1965

11/1965

Elizabeth Bowater

Master

1966

1967

Nicolas Bowater

Master

6/1967

5/1968

Rochester Castle

Master

12/1968

2/1969

Rothesay Castle

Master

10/1969

12/1969

Good Hope Castle

Master

5/1970

10/1970

Edinburgh Castle

Master

10/1970

6/1971

SA Vaal

Master

3/1972

4/1972

Pendennis Castle

Master

4/1972

6/1972

Windsor Castle

Master

7/1972

8/1972

Pendennis Castle

Master

9/1972

10/1972

SA Vaal

Master

12/1972

1/1973

Pendennis Castle

Master

2/1973

5/1975

Windsor Castle

Master

8/1975

9/1977

Table Bay

Master

11/1978

4/1979

Barcelona

Master

4/1979

7/1981

Retired

2/1982


Died

2011


17 May 2011

“Woodend”

Travelled as passenger on the Pendennis Castle in 1966 under the command of P.St.Q. in 1966.

An excellent passenger ship Master. RIP and condolences to family and friends.

26 July 2013

“Cajef”

Remember him well, he was a staff commander on passenger ships and did his first trip as a newly promoted Master on the Nicholas Bowater 1967/1968,

I was R/O with him for the whole 10 months of that voyage after which he went straight back onto passenger vessels as Master.

A gentleman and excellent master to sail with, friendly but one who you always respected for his position.

RIP

Retired - 1982

Obituary - 2011

Capt Patrick St.Q Beadon

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