British cargo liner has stewardesses

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33413, 20 December 1973, Page 5

British cargo liner has stewardesses

Shaw Savill and Albion Is employing stewardesses aboard its I cargo liners. Women are often ’employed aboard Scandinavian. Russian or German vessels, but (British ships have lagged in this i respect. Aboard Shaw SaviU's re .frigerated cargo liner Limpsfield. now discharging 3864 tons of -Liverpool general cargo at Cashin Quay, there are three ;stewardesses. The master. Captain -I. A. Williams, says that this innovation is working well. 1.. S , of Upper Riccarton. and others who have long sought' job opportunities as steward esses, might be advised to get in touch with Shaw Savill. although, primarily. British ( women will be engaged At this stage, in answer to several female inquirers, there has been! no suggestion that the New Zealand Shipping Corporation will employ stewardesses aboard the Britannic Ito be renamed NZl'i or the Majestic <NZ2i The Limpsfield was formerly under Danish ownership, first as, the Olatt Rolf, then as the Cap Colville under German chatter She will load a full cargo of, butter and cheese at New Zealand ports for either the United States (Atlantic ports). or Britain. In days of sail, the Mayfield and Lindsfield were noted Shaw Savill vessels. Because another vessel had the latter name, the amended name Limps field was adopted for the present visitor to Lyttelton

The T2 class oil tankers. I familiar during the Second I World War and after, played a (major part in victory' and war's ’aftermath. They were easily . recognisable, and mass pro duced. The 14.251-ton igross) turbo-electric tanker Sea Lord, ‘which left Lyttelton for Dun edin yesterday morning to com-’ ’plete petroleum discharge, was a T2 built in the United States in 1943. Her after section, engines. deck housing. and bridge are original members ; Twelve years ago she was lengthened i“jumboised”) in Alabama and the entire remainder; of her hull was replaced Owned by American Bulk Carriers, of New York, she is Panamanian-, registered. Captain Darshan Kumar 1 Oberoi, master of the Sea Lord.; is 35. and lives in New Delhi. Aboard with him is Mrs Bins I Oberoi and a son, Kamal, aged 20 months, and a lively! Japanese- born puppy called ( Susie. A kindly mother-in-law isj minding another son. Arvind j (aged 5> and a daughter Rakhl! (7). in New Delhi. All the family I are seasoned voyagers.

; Although sailing under “a flag of convenience” with an Indian crew. Captain Oberoi speaks highly about the conditions, an opinion shared by' experienced observers. He forfherlv commanded vessels of the Shinning Corporation of India. whose shins are regular Lyttelton visitors. India has 400 merchant vessels and. next to Japan, has !<he second-largest merchant fleet lin Asia. >9 >5 ARRIVALS i Milburn Carrier, <8.17 a m.), 12579. Capt N. J. Reeves. OucIhunga (Sinclair Melbourne), j (Survey.) Holmlea. (4.20 p.m.). 1053, |Capt. D. Henigan, Wellington '(U.S.S.). Hamilton, (8.40 p.m.), 13.186. j Capt. E. M. C. Stevens. Marsden IPoint (U.S.S.). (Tanker.) Rangatira, (7.15 p.m.). 9387, iCapt J. D Cleaver, Wellington (U.S.S.L DEPARTURES Sea Lord. (11.40 am.). 11)53. Capt. Darshan Kumar Oberoi, ’Dunedin (U.S.S.). (Tanker.) Holmlea. (6.24 p.m.). 1053.; ’Capt. D. Henigan, Wellington l (U.S.S.). Rangatira, (9.55 p.m ), 9387,’ ICapt. R. E. Pugh-Williams. Wellington (U.S.S.L Ecuadorian Reefer. (10.48 p.m ), I 4981 Capt. F. Strickertsson, Nelson (U.S.S.L EXPECTED ARRIVALS Rangatira, Wellington, today. l ’Daylight.) ■Maheno, Auckland, today. U.S.C.G.C. Staten Island, Auckland, today. (Bunkering.,

Pinebank, Wellington, Decembe 11 21. Holmlea. Wellington. Dr. 2 , Athelviscount, Wellington. De cember 21. (Tanker • Roman Reefer, Wellington. De cember 22 Rangatira, Wellington, Decembe Rangatira, Wellington, Decembe Sooehow. Wellington, Decembei 23. Hawea, Melbourne, December 24 Rangatira. Wellington. Decembe ' 24. Dido. Auckland December 24 Madras Maru. Auckland, Decern her 25. .Rangatira Wellington. Det 2ft Sacha Kandratxev, Vladivostok December 26. (Rangatira. Wellington. Dec 2. Marama, Auckland. December 31 Delphic Miracle, Christmas l< land Januarx 1. -Bulk ' Hobart Star, Wellington, Januarx Wenchow. Wellington. Januarv 5 Bax einstein, Wellington, Januarx 6. Kotei Mani. Wellington. .Januar* Ngakuta. Adelaide. Januai x ' Japan Roble. Wellington, Januai \ Koraki. Dunedin. Januarx 8 Tacoma Maru, Wellington. Janu ary 8. Straat Cumberland, Wellington January 9. Piako. Wellington. Januan 0 Straat Luzon, Wellington. Jami ary 10.

Agano Maru. Nauru, Januarx 1 (bulk). (Timaru Star, Wellington, Januar ' 13. Westmorland, Napier, Januar 14. H.M.N.ZS. Inxerell, aea, Januar 14. Sinkiang, Wellington, Januarx r« .Canopic, South America, Januar’ 15. Medic, Napier. January 16 Townsville Star, Wellington Januarx 16 Luka Botic. Auckland. Januar ' 16. (Union New Zealand, Dunedin i Januarv 16. i Tasmania Star. Wellington. Janu ary 17 H.M.Y. Britannia. .Januarx 17 iR.F.A. Blue Rover, —, Januai 17. jVishva Mahima, Wellington January 18 (Turakina, Wellington, Januar I 19. Tama Maru, Wellington, Januai 19 Aftadelfos, Wellington, Januar 1 19. . Manapouri. Wellington. Jan 20 (Zeebrugge. Wellington. Jamia” ! 21

PROJECTED DEPARTURES U.S.C.G.C. Glacier, McMurdo Sound, today Rangatira, Wellington, todax Hamilton. Timaru, todax IPukeko, Dunedin, today. | Holmdale, Chathams, todax I Erato, Dunedin, todax . U.S.C.G.S. Staten Island. AbMurdo Sound, December 21 Holmlea. Wellington. Dec. 21. Pinebank, Bluff, December 21 Woosung. Napier, Decembei 21 Maheno, Wellington, December 21. j Athelviscount, Marsden Point, December 22. (Tanker.) Rangatira, Wellington, December 22 (daylight). Roman Reefer. , Dec 22 Rangatira. Wellington, December 23 (daylight). (Limpsfield, New Plymouth, December 24. 'Rangatira, Wellington, December 24. (Rangatira. Wellington. December 26. (Daylight.i Rangatira. Wellington, December 27. (Daylightj Hawea. Wellington. December 27. Dido. Tauranga, December 27 Sacha Kandratyev, Timaru, December 27. (Marama, Dunedin, December 31 'Madras Maru. Queensland. Jan. 3. (Sooehow. Tauranga, January 3 Delphic Miracle. Dunedin. Janu ary 4. Hobart Star, New Plymouth, January 5. Wenchow, Napier, January 9 Bayernstein. Timaru. Januarx 9 Koraki. Wellington. January 9 Kotei Maru. Australia. Januai' 9.

Japan Koble. Dunedin. January I 9 Straat (Timberland, Auckland, ( January 10. [Tacoma Maru, Dunedin, January Piako, Dunedin January 13. 11. ■ Ngakuta. Auckland, January 12. iAgano Maru, Napier, January 14. ITimaru Star, Bluff, January 15 Straat Luzon, Dunedin, January 15. Westmorland. Bermuda, January 16. Sinkiang. Tauranga. January 17 Luka Botic, Dunedin, January 18. .Medic, Dunedin, January 19 Canopic, Napier, January 19. Tama Maru. —. January N Aftadelfos, —. January 22. Tasmania Star, BlulT. Januars 22 'Vishva Mahina. Dunedin Januars 23. |Zeebrugge. Dunedin. January 24

VESSELS IN PORT jjwoosung. No. I Cashin Quay. > Limpsfield. No. 2 Cashin Quay. ;i Erato, G.P.E. iPukeko, No. 3 East. .'■Milburn Carrier, No. 4 We«t. j' (Survey.) Holmdale, No. 7 Went. Hamilton, Oil Wharf.