La Hacienda and Other Stories
Alf Moran
I'd like you to meet Alfred (Alf) Moran, Alf is actually my Uncle and he too went away to sea, long before I ever did though. It was listening to some of Alf's tales of far away lands that helped me decide that I wanted to go and see for myself what he was talking about. In colaboration with Alf, I am going to list all the ships he served on during his time at sea. Alf never served with Buries Markes, but in a strange coincidence served on a vessel in 1946 called "Fort Spokane", which was later to become the 1951 - 1952 Buries owned "La Orilla". If anyone thinks that they might have sailed with Alf (He was an AB / Bosun) please let me know and I will put you in touch with him.
| Vessel | |
| MV. Fort Spokane | 1st Trip to sea with Cunard in 1946 |
| MV. Samaria | Staying with Cunard from 1946 - 1949 |
| MV. Balfe | Changing companies to Lamport & Holt in 1949 |
| MV. Cressington Court | With Court Line in 1949 |
| MV. Georgic | Back with Cunard from 1949 - 1950 |
| MV. Franconia | Staying with Cunard in 1950 |
| MV. Media | A Third Straight Trip with Cunard in 1951 |
| MV. Holmbury | With the Houlder Brothers Line in 1951 |
| MV. Suevic | With Shaw Saville in 1951 |
| MV. British Pioneer | First time with BP in 1951 - 1952 |
| MV. Fir Hill | With Counties Ship Management 1952 |
| MV. Karnak | With Moss Hutchinson in 1952 |
| MV. Empress of Scotland | With Canadian Pacific in 1952 |
| MV. Ledbury: | A 2nd stint with the Houlder Bros Line in 1953 |
| MV. Bothnia | Back with Cunard in 1953 |
| MV. Trelyon | With Hains of London in 1953 |
| MV. Agate | With Robertsons of Glasgow in 1953 |
| MV. Nova Scotia | With Furness Withy during 1953 - 1954 |
| MV. Athelknight | With Athel Line in 1954 |
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