CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER.

Evening Post, Volume XCIV, Issue 127, 26 November 1917, Page 8

CAPTAIN AND FIRST OFFICER.

Captain Gerald S. Dooley, commander of the ill-fated Aparima. "was a Royal JNaval Reserve man, and has seen service in the British Navy. He is also well known in the Union Company's serviot, and at different times had charge of several of the company's vessels in the Islands and intercolonial trade. His wife resides at St. Kilda, Durtcdin. Mr. Daniel, chief officer of the' A'pXr'ima, was one of the best-known and most capable officers in the Union Company's service. When the Aparima was the training ship he was instructor "of .navigation to cadets. When Captain H'Donald died recently in England Mr. Daniel took charge of a new steamer for the .company and brought her out to New Zealand. He th/m rejoined the Aparima as chief offiegfi-w. He was married some months ago to a Sew Zealand lady, who is understood lo be now residing in Wellington. . • THE VJiSSBL. ; " On her initial voyage the Aparima proceeded from Dumbarton to Fiume on the Adriatic Sea, where she loaded-horses-for South Africa at-the time of the Boer War. , She then wont to . Delagoa Bay, where she loaded for Calcutta. At tjse Indian port she loaded Eastern merchandise, and while en route to New. Zealand a fire broke out amongst her cargo. Tjbe vessel put into Albany, where the fiVe was extinguished before any very serious damage had been done to the ship, j Since that lime she had been successfully ; employed in the Indian and over-seas ! trade. For several successive years the ! Aparima loaded wheat cargoe afc j Melbourne for various' European ports. I On one occasion she discharged at Venice' «nd' Ban, and on another occasion at Barcelona and Naples. It was usual after these trips for the Aparima to proceed to Calcutta and load Eastern merchandise for New Zealand ports. FoV some time since the outbreak of war she had been engaged on special service.,