Clan Matheson (5)

Photographs were taken by Cadet Graham White

Launch - 1957

Voyage to Australia - 1965

Clansman - October 1975

From ex Cadet Training Officer Tony White

There is an editorial error going back to the Review.

Under the Clan Matheson entry, a super picture of the ship, but the posting from the 1975 Review states this is the first mixed cadet unit. The first refers to A. Bloor, the first Engineer to be a Training Officer, and not to the cadets. I had the first mixed unit of 5 Deck and 6 Engineer Cadets on the Menzies, sailing from Birkenhead on 30th August 1969.

The crew list shows the deck and engineer split. I also note as an aside that this was Author John Guy's first trip.

It would have been interesting to know how that combination worked.

During my time, the engineer cadet's practical work in the engine room was directed by a combination of the Chief and Sen. 2nd. Engineers. Did Mr. Bloor find himself directing the overhaul of derricks sat aloft, or swinging around on the end of a bosun's chair?

I suspect the Chief or 2nd Officers were lumbered with additional workload?

Review - August 1967

Review - February 1969

Review - June1969

The 1974 intake

From left to right: Steve Harris, Mark Stevens, Colin Williams, Howard Jones Cadet Training Officer, Jim Sweetman, Ian Shillito, John Hosty and Pete Whittle.

Clansman - February 1976

From Clansman - April 1972

Inspite of attempts to research containerised shipping the company failed to grasp the significance. What a shame.

Clansman - April 1974

Clansman - April 1975

Clan Matheson Cadets - 1969

Clan Matheson Cadets - 1972

Voyage Notes - 1973

Clan Matheson Cadets - February 1975

Clan Matheson Cadets - 1976

Cadet Intakes

New Methods of Storing Ship

Left to Right: Eng ?, Eng ?. Cdt. Gary Watson-Wood, Cdt. Simon Alsop,

2/O T.Hazelton, T/O Ian Ferguson, Cdt. Steve Pink, Cdt. Andy Hill.

Left to Right: Cdt A. Papworth, Cdt. ?. T/O Ian Fergurson. Cdt. Deny Kalua.

Cdt. Pete Diggins. (behind Bar, Cdt ?). Cdt. Simon Alsop. Cdt. ?. Cdt Andy Hill

Left to Right: T/O Ian Ferguson. Cdt.?. Cdt. Gary Watson-Wood,

Cdt. Dany Kalua. Cdt. Simon Alsop.

Left to Right : 2/O T. Hazelton. Cdt. Alan Papworth. T/O Ian Ferguson.

A quiet evening with:- Left to Right: Peter Diggins, Gary Watson-Wood,

Simon Alsop, Francis Chilalika, Steve Pink, Al Papworth and Billy Maulana.

Simon Alsop and Pete Diggins, pre-dinner drinks!

Lifeboat drill in Durban, 1971.

Steve Pink in the clean boiler suit,

Back view of Ian Ferguson (TO), and Al Papworth holding onto the man-rope

Facebook discussion - April 2020

Tony White These are the pictorial stories that didn't arrive back in Head Office where one assumed life in the Cadet Units was one of sublime innocence. If only !!

Chris Isaac The only way one becomes older and wiser is by doing what one is not supposed to be doing.

Tony White Precisely, particularly as a T.O.; there were times to intervene and times to turn a blind eye and pretend one hasn't seen!! Amazing how young minds learn to cover up the mess that they've got themselves into, but today would H & S have intervened and destroyed the learning curve of life?

Chris Isaac By the time one gets to Chief Officer it is essential that one has learned to cover up one's own mess

Clan Matheson Cadets - 1967

Clan Matheson Cadets - 1971

Clan Matheson Cadets - 1974

Clan Matheson Cadets - August 1975

Clan Matheson Left Liverpool 7 January For Australia
Master	A Palethorpe-May
Chief Officer	W N Pritchard
Second Officer	P A Laurie
Third Officer	A McCutcheon
Cadets	G L White A M El Lami
Radio Officer	M MacDonald
Carpenter	J D Strachan
Chief Engineer	L Brown
Second Engineer	M McDougall
Jnr Second Engineer	J Little
Third Engineer	B Liebenburg
Fourth Engineer	L Lawson
Junior Engineer	J Young A Metcalf
Engineer Cadets	P Lonsdale D Brown
First Electrician	D Brown
Purser/Catering Officer	J J Waring

Clan Matheson Left Liverpool 14 March For S Africa & Mauritius
Master	J Smith
Chief Officer	R Cawdery
Cadet Training Officer	M Meyer
Second Officer	P MacArthur
Third Officer	A Stokes
Cadets	N Baldwin J Peake P O’Sullivan M Bedford D Petty R Crook A Holmes N Middlehurst P Masters A Mauger
Radio Officer	M Welbourne
Carpenter	H Elliott
Bosun	G Debnath
Chief Engineer	L Brown
Second Engineer	J Mackrell
Jnr Second Engineer	J McGuigan
Third Engineer	D Parlone
Fourth Engineer	R Rickman
Junior Engineer	W Tierney A Floyd
Electrician	D Graham
ERS	A Chakraborty
Purser/Catering Officer	J Waring
Asst PCO	J King

Clan Matheson Left Birkenhead 15 January For E Africa
Master	F Bonney
Chief Officer	R Simmons
Cadet Training Officer	P Rugg
Second Officer	R Webb
Third Officer	M Barrett
Cadets	R Stafford C Blake P Ashcroft P Lever B Midgley I Ward I Greig G Newnham N Donaldson R Menton E Kanijo J McIntosh
Radio Officer	K Watkins
Carpenter	R MacAskill
Bosun	N Das
Chief Engineer	L Brown
Second Engineer	J Eckford
Jnr Second Engineer	J Taylor
Third Engineer	F Clarke
Fourth Engineer	J Ingram
Junior Engineer	N Shah K Gill
Electrician	D Graham
ERS	A Chakraborty
Purser/Catering Officer	O Kelly
Chief Cook	Basoo
Second Steward	Sk Bhola

Clan Matheson Left Genoa 7 October For E Africa
Master	M Storrier
Chief Officer	J MacAuley
Cadet Training Officer	I Ferguson
Second Officer	T Hazelton
Third Officer	R Baxter
Cadets	M Madelin S Alsop A Papworth P Diggins A Neville G Watson-Wood B Maulana D Kalua F Chilalika S Pink M Line A Hill
Radio Officer	J Maxwell
Carpenter	T Tue
Bosun	H Nath
Chief Engineer	W Ogg
Second Engineer	J McCormac
Jnr Second Engineer	R Jones
Third Engineer	A McIntyre
Fourth Engineer	J Dunphy
Junior Engineer	A Mackay R Galbraith
Electrician	K Wylie
ERS	S Biswas
Purser/Catering Officer	J Orange
Asst PCO	D Sutton
Chief Cook	J Gomes
Second Steward	S Baboo

Clan Matheson Left London 26 January For E Africa
Master	M Storrier
Chief Officer	K Bennett
Cadet Training Officer	I Ferguson
Second Officer	T Hazelton
Third Officer	P Masters
Cadets	A Cushing T Edmunds J Harbord C Jones D MacDonald K Maltby S Milnes I Newton J Sweetman M Tallis I Warrington K White
Radio Officer	B Willcox
Carpenter	T Tue
Bosun	H Nath
Chief Engineer	W Ogg
Second Engineer	R McCulloch
Jnr Second Engineer	R Jones
Third Engineer	C Sibbering
Fourth Engineer	I Chapman
Junior Engineer	S Hobbs G Stephens
Electrician	K Wylie
ERS	S Miswas
Purser/Catering Officer	W Waldron
Asst PCO	I Protheroe
Chief Cook	J Gomes
Second Steward	S Baboo

Clan Matheson Left London 2 February For E Africa
Master	K Morton
Chief Officer	J Allan
Cadet Training Officer	H Jones
Second Officer	C Bagwell
Third Officer	M O’Neill
Cadets	R Mitcheson P Whittle S Harris I Shillito J Frosty D Williams M Stevens M Ashford J Sweetman R Ndala
Radio Officer	A Campbell
Carpenter	A McPherson
Bosun	Khairuzzaamon
Chief Engineer	W Ogg
Second Engineer	A Bloor
Jnr Second Engineer	V Hamilton
Third Engineer	J Dinsdale
Fourth Engineer	R Galbraith
Junior Engineer	J Baines T Chick
Electrician	R Mulvaney
ERS	A Jabber
Purser/Catering Officer	L White
Asst PCO	J Kirby
Chief Cook	Ramhari

Clan Matheson As at 28 February
Master	R M Bessant
Chief Officer	A S Hill
Cadet Training Officer	I Cuthbertson
Second Officer	L A Martin
Fourth Officer	C Cooke
Cadets	S A Fell A R Wilson C Goudie C Waters K D Lee I MacAnna S T Collins
Radio Officer	E C Stout
Carpenter	M A Coles
Bosun	Khairuzzaman
Chief Engineer	T E Mayers
Second Engineer	J H Groves
Jnr Second Engineer	V Hamilton
Third Engineer	J H Robinson
Fourth Engineer	N G Lang
Junior Engineer	T Bryceland C Miller
ERS	Abdul Jabbarx
Purser/Catering Officer	D M Duff
Asst PCO	M F Telford
Chief Cook	Ramhari

Clan Matheson At Port Elizabeth
Master	R Bessant
Chief Officer	D Sinclair
Cadet Training Officer	A Bloor
Second Officer	N Hughes
Fourth Officer	C Cooke
Cadets	A Potter K Ridgeway M Hull A Read G Stephen R Kenworthy
Radio Officer	E Stout
Carpenter	A MacPherson
Bosun	A Hoque
Chief Engineer	T Mayers
Second Engineer	J Groves
Jnr Second Engineer	S Moore
Third Engineer	J Robinson
Fourth Engineer	J Young
Junior Engineer	R Jones T Bryceland
Engineer Cadets	G Fisher A Sanderson M Hudson C Barden M Crowhurst R Beadell
Electrician	T Phipps
ERS	Aminullah
Purser Catering Officer	A Robertson
Chief Cook	Gora

Clan Matheson 23 March At Durban
Master	R Bessant
Chief Officer	D Sinclair
Cadet Training Officer	A Bloor
Second Officer	C Laycock
Third Officer	P Mbiriri
Cadets	R Daniels I Dearie P McLoughlin E Stout C Witherden
Carpenter	A MacPherson
Bosun	H Hoque
Chief Engineer	T Mayers
Second Engineer	J Groves
Jnr Second Engineer	T Castle
Third Engineer	D Pope
Fourth Engineer	T Young
Junior Engineer	W Bound R Jones
Engineer Cadets	J Bennett S Graham A Strand J Tarbett G Wait
Electrician	T Phipps
ERS	Aminullah
Purser Catering Officer	A Robertson
Asst PCO	J Law
Chief Cook	Gora

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