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Bob King
My name is Bob King
born in Kensington, Liverpool in 1932. I first went to sea in 1950 aged 17 as
a galley boy on the Arabia.
I then went on to serve on the Franconia, Empress of Australia, Ocean Monarch,
Queen of Bermuda, Asconia, Queen Mary, Empress of France, Empress of Scotland,
Edinburgh Castle and others.
If anyone wishes to contact me that would be great. I would particularly like
to hear from Gordon Southward who I have unsuccessfully been trying to trace
Queen of Bermuda Cooks Football Team at a charity match in Hamilton, Bermuda 1951.
(Back L to R): Bert Brown, Frank Rostock, Ted Gaul, Johnny Potts, Mick Smullen,
John Malcolm, John ? (Front L to R: Bob King, Alec Ross, Andy Johnstone, Ted Harwood,
Tony Cahill. Result - Waiters 12 Cooks 1.
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Saxonia Football Team taken in New York 1954/55. (Back L to R): Albert Brewer,
Bob King, ? Byron, Charlie Barlow, ??, ??, Charlie Hughes. (Front L to R): ??,
Mick Monaghan, Ricky Smithwick, Joe Latham, ??.
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A night ashore in New York 1951. (L to R): Eddie Flanagan (Mauritania), Tony Cahill
(Queen of Bermuda), Mick Smullen (Queen of Bermuda), Arthur Summers (Ocean Monarch),
Bob King (Queen of Bermuda), Tex Clinton (Mauritania).
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Reunion of Bob King, Bill Kelly and Peter Hall in Southport, England in mid 1990's.
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Bob King taken July 1950 the Franconia in background in dry dock in Levis opposite
Quebec, Canada.
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Gravesend Sea School October to November 1949. (Back Row) second from right -
Bob Cole, 4th from right - John Doolan, middle row: second from left - Bob King,
first from right - Frank Rendle?, Front Row: second from right - Taffy Davies.
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BILLYS
old BROWNIE SNAPS
I have been asking around for any of the lads�LADS�ok� anyone who is still with
us� if they had any pictures of the movie stars�and important people who sailed
with us during the fifties�the only guy who seemed to have any was Billy Harrison�if
you look through this site at the pictures you will know that Billy has more than
anyone�it seems that he was the chronicler of our youth through the fifties and
sixties�he gave me some that he could find out of the many hundreds he has� me�like
most of the lads never owned a camera�the couple of pictures I own from those
years�other lads took them�all five of them
Here are a dozen that Billy sent me�who knows. There may be one or two of still
around who will remember sailing with them�
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Mr and Mrs Rooney
holidaying down south I believe�when Gerry was on the Sylvania�look very smart
don't they�this should have gone in Rooney's Rambling�but the kid lost it..never
mind�better late than never�
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Football team on the
Reina del Pacifico�1955�it seems they couldn't afford a strip�back row�a.n.other�Billy
Harper�Albert Moorcroft�Tony Scoggins�Frankie Crane�and our lad Vinnie�front row�Joe
Ireland�Peter Caffrey�Terry O'Neil�Billy Peters�a.n.other
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Ye local Coffee House
in Valparaiso�
The Scandi Bar�I have lost the names of these guys�and can only remember Billy
Renshaw�sorry�but I am not to sure what I haf for breakfast�
anyway someone will tell me�and I will rectify my omission�
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