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T.T. Naess Endeavour

Sovereign Shipping Co.

Turbine tanker · 52,741 tons deadweight · built 1960 · Nederlandsche Dok en Scheepsbouw, Amsterdam

His ship above all others. David served in her four separate times between 1964 and 1971, more than half of all the entries in this logbook. She ran the Gulf to Europe, the Gulf to Thailand, and once broke down off Brixham and was towed into Falmouth.

A turbine tanker of 52,741 tons deadweight, built at Amsterdam in 1960 and four years old when David first joined her. She was renamed Burmah Cameo in 1974. (Shipspotting (IMO 5245356))

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1 of 119 passages

31st March 1964 — 5th April 1964

Rotterdam → Gibraltar

1,465 miles · 5 days at sea

BOUND

SAILED ROTTERDAM 5 pm 31st MAR BOUND RAS LANUF

Every passage he logged in her. Press play to follow her through, or tap a port to see every time he called there.

Log entries
275
Ports
50
Nautical miles
356,869
Days at sea
987

Her longest passage in the log ran from Baltimore to Ras Tanura — 9,099 miles, 34 days at sea.

The log

David served in her five separate times, going back to her after a spell ashore or in another ship.

First spell aboard

March – December 1964

68 entries · 64,714 miles

March 1964

  1. 29 Mar 1964
    4pm

    Signed on Rotterdam

    SIGNED ON ROTTERDAM 4 pm 29th MAR

  2. 31 Mar 1964
    5pm

    Sailed Rotterdam — bound Ras Lanuf

    BOUND

    SAILED ROTTERDAM 5 pm 31st MAR BOUND RAS LANUF

April 1964

  1. 5 Apr 1964
    5pm

    Arrived Gibraltar

    LAND TWO ENGINEERS

    ARRIVED GIBRALTAR 5 pm 5th APRIL LAND TWO ENGINEERS

  2. 8 Apr 1964
    7am

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    DOCKED 4 pm 9th

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 7 am 8th APRIL DOCKED 4 pm 9th

  3. 10 Apr 1964
    4pm

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound Bougie

    BOUND

    SAILED RAS LANUF 4 pm 10th APRIL BOUND BOUGIE

  4. 12 Apr 1964
    1pm

    Arrived Bougie

    TO LOAD

    ARRIVED BOUGIE 1 pm 12th APRIL TO LOAD

  5. 13 Apr 1964
    2pm

    Sailed Bougie — bound Europoort

    BOUND

    SAILED BOUGIE 2 pm 13th APRIL BOUND EUROPOORT

  6. 18 Apr 1964
    6pm

    Arrived Europoort

    TO DISCHARGE

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 6 pm 18th APRIL TO DISCHARGE

  7. 20 Apr 1964
    5am

    Sailed Europoort — bound Bougie

    BOUND

    SAILED EUROPOORT 5 am 20th APRIL BOUND BOUGIE

  8. 24 Apr 1964
    10am

    Arrived Gibraltar

    TO LAND 3rd MATE

    ARRIVED GIBRALTAR 10 am 24th APRIL TO LAND 3rd MATE

  9. 26 Apr 1964
    11pm

    Arrived Gibraltar

    TO EMBARK 3rd MATE

    ARRIVED GIBRALTAR 11 pm 26th APRIL TO EMBARK 3rd MATE

  10. 28 Apr 1964
    noon

    Arrived Bougie

    ARRIVED BOUGIE noon 28th APRIL BERTHED 2am 29th

  11. 30 Apr 1964

    Sailed — bound Ras Lanuf

    SAILED BOUGIE 5am 30th APRIL BOUND RAS LANUF

May 1964

  1. 2 May 1964

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 10am 2nd MAY BERTHED 7am 5th

  2. 5 May 1964

    Sailed — bound Europoort

    SAILED RAS LANUF 8pm 5th MAY BOUND EUROPOORT

  3. 13 May 1964

    Arrived Europoort

    to discharge

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 7am 13th MAY TO DISCHARGE

  4. 14 May 1964

    Sailed — bound La Skhirra

    SAILED EUROPOORT 9am 14th MAY BOUND LA SKHIRRA

  5. 20 May 1964

    Arrived La Skhirra

    to load

    ARRIVED LA SKHIRRA 3pm 20th MAY TO LOAD

  6. 21 May 1964

    Sailed — bound Ras Lanuf

    SAILED LA SKHIRRA 8am 21st MAY BOUND RAS LANUF

  7. 22 May 1964

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 3pm 22nd MAY BERTHED 9am 23rd

  8. 23 May 1964

    Sailed — bound Europoort

    SAILED RAS LANUF 10pm 23rd MAY BOUND EUROPOORT

  9. 31 May 1964

    Arrived Europoort

    to discharge

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 5am 31st MAY TO DISCHARGE A.R. on board

June 1964

  1. 1 Jun 1964

    Sailed — bound Ras Lanuf

    SAILED EUROPOORT 7am 1st JUNE BOUND RAS LANUF

  2. 4 Jun 1964

    Arrived Gibraltar

    to disembark Capt White

    ARRIVED GIBRALTAR 8pm 4th JUNE TO DISEMBARK CAPT WHITE

  3. 8 Jun 1964

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 10am 8th JUNE BERTHED 1pm 8th

  4. 9 Jun 1964

    Sailed — bound La Skhirra

    SAILED RAS LANUF 4pm 9th JUNE BOUND LA SKHIRRA

  5. 10 Jun 1964
    11pm

    Arrived La Skhirra

    to load

    ARRIVED LA SKHIRRA 11pm 10th JUNE TO LOAD

  6. 11 Jun 1964
    9am

    Sailed — bound Europoort

    SAILED LA SKHIRRA 9am 11th JUNE BOUND EUROPOORT

  7. 17 Jun 1964
    9pm

    Arrived Europoort

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 9pm 17th JUNE BERTHED 5am 18th A.R. Pope

  8. 20 Jun 1964
    7am

    Sailed — bound Ras Lanuf

    SAILED EUROPOORT 7am 20th JUNE BOUND RAS LANUF

  9. 27 Jun 1964
    8am

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 8am 27th June BERTHED 7pm 27th

  10. 28 Jun 1964
    9am

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound La Skhirra

    SAILED RAS LANUF 9am 28th June BOUND LA SKHIRRA

  11. 29 Jun 1964
    4pm

    Arrived La Skhirra

    ARRIVED LA SKHIRRA 4pm 29th June BERTHED 8am 30th June

  12. 30 Jun 1964
    5pm

    Sailed La Skhirra — bound Europoort

    SAILED LA SKHIRRA 5pm 30th June BOUND EUROPOORT

July 1964

  1. 7 Jul 1964
    4am

    Arrived Europoort

    TO DISCHARGE

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 4am 7th July TO DISCHARGE

  2. 8 Jul 1964
    7am

    Sailed Europoort — bound Ras Lanuf

    SAILED EUROPOORT 7am 8th July BOUND RAS LANUF

  3. 15 Jul 1964
    7am

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    TO LOAD

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 7am 15th July TO LOAD

  4. 16 Jul 1964
    5am

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound La Skhirra

    SAILED RAS LANUF 5am 16th July BOUND LA SKHIRRA

  5. 17 Jul 1964
    1pm

    Arrived La Skhirra

    TO LOAD

    ARRIVED LA SKHIRRA 1pm 17th July TO LOAD

  6. 17 Jul 1964
    8pm

    Sailed La Skhirra — bound Europoort

    SAILED LA SKHIRRA 8pm 17th July BOUND EUROPOORT

  7. 24 Jul 1964
    7am

    Arrived Europoort

    TO DISCHARGE

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 7am 24th July TO DISCHARGE

  8. 25 Jul 1964
    9am

    Sailed Europoort — bound The Persian Gulf

    SAILED EUROPOORT 9am 25th July BOUND PERSIAN GULF

August 1964

  1. 1 Aug 1964
    10am

    Diverted Ras Lanuf

    DIVERTED TO RAS LANUF 10am 1st Aug

  2. 2 Aug 1964
    6am

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    TO LOAD

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 6am 2nd Aug TO LOAD

  3. 3 Aug 1964
    10am

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound Europoort

    SAILED RAS LANUF 10am 3rd Aug BOUND EUROPOORT

  4. 10 Aug 1964
    9am

    Arrived Europoort

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 9am 10th Aug BERTHED 5pm 10th

  5. 11 Aug 1964
    9pm

    Sailed Europoort — bound The Persian Gulf

    SAILED EUROPOORT 9pm 11th Aug BOUND PERSIAN GULF

  6. 19 Aug 1964
    1pm

    Diverted La Skhirra

    DIVERTED TO LA SKHIRRA 1pm 19th Aug

  7. 21 Aug 1964
    5pm

    Arrived La Skhirra

    TO LOAD

    ARRIVED LA SKHIRRA 5pm 21st Aug TO LOAD

  8. 22 Aug 1964
    5pm

    Sailed La Skhirra — bound Philadelphia

    SAILED LA SKHIRRA 5pm 22nd AUG BOUND PHILADELPHIA

  9. 25 Aug 1964
    1pm

    Arrived Gibraltar

    Bunker

    ARRIVED GIBRALTAR 1pm 25th AUG. TO BUNKER

  10. 25 Aug 1964
    6pm

    Sailed Gibraltar

    SAILED GIBRALTAR 6pm 25th AUG.

September 1964

  1. 3 Sep 1964
    8pm

    Arrived Philadelphia via Eagle Point

    ARRIVED PHILADELPHIA 8pm 3rd SEPT (EAGLE POINT)

  2. 5 Sep 1964
    1am

    Sailed Philadelphia — bound Valletta

    SAILED PHILADELPHIA 1am 5th SEPT BOUND MALTA

  3. 17 Sep 1964
    8am

    Arrived Valletta

    For drydock

    ARRIVED VALETTA 8am 17th SEPT FOR DRYDOCK

  4. 30 Sep 1964
    10am

    Sailed Valletta — bound Bandar Mashur

    SAILED VALETTA 10am 30th SEPT BOUND BANDAR MASHUR

October 1964

  1. 3 Oct 1964

    Canal transit

    CANAL TRANSIT 10am 3rd OCT – 6am 4th OCT.

  2. 12 Oct 1964
    8pm

    Arrived Bandar Mashur

    ARRIVED BANDAR MASHUR 8pm 12th OCT BERTHED 3pm 14th

  3. 15 Oct 1964
    1pm

    Sailed Bandar Mashur — bound Europoort

    SAILED BANDAR MASHUR 1pm 15th OCT BOUND EUROPOORT

  4. 25 Oct 1964

    Canal transit

    CANAL TRANSIT 8am – 10pm 25th OCT

November 1964

  1. 3 Nov 1964
    6am

    Arrived Europoort

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 6am 3rd NOV BERTHED 10am 4th

  2. 5 Nov 1964
    noon

    Sailed Europoort — bound Port Said

    SAILED EUROPOORT 12 noon 5th NOV BOUND PORT SAID

  3. 12 Nov 1964
    2pm

    Arrived Ras Lanuf via Gibraltar

    To load

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 2pm 12th NOV TO LOAD VIA GIBRALTAR

  4. 13 Nov 1964
    8am

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound Europoort

    SAILED RAS LANUF 8am 13th NOV BOUND EUROPOORT

  5. 20 Nov 1964
    3pm

    Arrived Europoort

    ARRIVED EUROPOORT 3pm 20th NOV BERTHED 2pm 21st

  6. 22 Nov 1964
    4pm

    Sailed Europoort — bound The Persian Gulf

    SAILED EUROPOORT 4pm 22nd NOV BOUND PERSIAN GULF

December 1964

  1. 1 Dec 1964
    5am

    Arrived Sidon

    To load

    ARRIVED SIDON 5am 1st DEC TO LOAD

  2. 1 Dec 1964
    7pm

    Sailed Sidon — bound Europoort

    SAILED SIDON 7pm 1st DEC BOUND EUROPOORT

Second spell aboard

December 1965 – June 1966

41 entries · 54,368 miles

December 1965

  1. 10 Dec 1965
    8pm

    Arrived Europoort

    BERTHED 4pm 11th

  2. 12 Dec 1965
    1pm

    Sailed Europoort — bound Sidon

  3. 21 Dec 1965
    NOON

    Arrived Sidon

    TO LOAD

  4. 22 Dec 1965
    5am

    Sailed Sidon — bound Pembroke

  5. 30 Dec 1965
    8am

    Arrived Pembroke

    TO DISCHARGE

  6. 31 Dec 1965
    1pm

    Sailed Pembroke — bound Ras Tanura

January 1966

  1. 3 Jan 1966
    10pm

    Arrived Gibraltar

    TO LAND 3 ENGINEERS

  2. 8 Jan 1966
    9pm

    Canal transit

    3am 10th Jan

  3. 18 Jan 1966
    8am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    BERTHED 7pm

  4. 19 Jan 1966
    7pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Europoort

  5. 27 Jan 1966
    9am

    Canal transit

    6pm 29th Jan

February 1966

  1. 7 Feb 1966
    5am

    Arrived Europoort

    TO DISCHARGE

  2. 8 Feb 1966
    10am

    Sailed Europoort — bound Ras Lanuf

  3. 15 Feb 1966
    NOON

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    TO LOAD

  4. 16 Feb 1966
    6am

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound Europoort

  5. 23 Feb 1966
    7pm

    Arrived Europoort

    TO DISCHARGE

  6. 24 Feb 1966
    9am

    Sailed Europoort — bound Ras Lanuf

March 1966

  1. 1 Mar 1966
    8am

    Arrived Gibraltar

    FOR BOILER SURVEY

  2. 1 Mar 1966
    1pm

    Sailed Gibraltar

  3. 5 Mar 1966
    7pm

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    ARRIVED RAS LANUF 7pm 5th Mar BERTHED 5pm 6th Mar

  4. 7 Mar 1966
    11am

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound Europoort

    SAILED RAS LANUF 11am 7th Mar BOUND EUROPOORT

  5. 11 Mar 1966
    6pm

    Arrived Gibraltar

    TO EMBARK BOBER MAN

    ARRIVED GIBRALTAR 6pm 11th Mar TO EMBARK BOBER MAN

  6. 11 Mar 1966
    7pm

    Sailed Gibraltar — bound Europoort

    SAILED GIBRALTAR 7pm 11th Mar BOUND EUROPOORT

  7. 16 Mar 1966
    4am

    Arrived Rotterdam

    TO DISCHARGE

    ARRIVED ROTTERDAM 4am 16th Mar TO DISCHARGE

  8. 17 Mar 1966
    4am

    Sailed Rotterdam — bound Ras Tanura

    SAILED ROTTERDAM 4am 17th Mar BOUND RAS TANURA

  9. 26 Mar 1966

    Canal transit

    CANAL TRANSIT 3am 26th Mar - 7am 27th Mar

April 1966

  1. 4 Apr 1966
    2pm

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    BERTHED 6pm

    ARRIVED RAS TANURA 2pm 4th Apr BERTHED 6pm

  2. 5 Apr 1966
    10am

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Botany Bay

    SAILED RAS TANURA 10am 5th Apr BOUND BOTANY BAY

  3. 25 Apr 1966
    7am

    Arrived Botany Bay

    TO DISCHARGE

    ARRIVED BOTANY BAY 7am 25th Apr TO DISCHARGE

  4. 27 Apr 1966
    10am

    Sailed Botany Bay — bound Dumai via The Great Barrier Reef

    SAILED BOTANY BAY 10am 27th Apr BOUND DUMAI VIA REEF

May 1966

  1. 1 May 1966
    10pm

    Noted Thursday Island

    Event type not specified

    THURSDAY ISLAND 10pm 1st May

  2. 8 May 1966
    2pm

    Arrived Dumai

    TO LOAD

    ARRIVED DUMAI 2pm 8th May TO LOAD BERTHED 4pm 9th

  3. 9 May 1966
    10pm

    Sailed Dumai — bound Batangas

    SAILED DUMAI 10pm 9th May BOUND BATANGAS

  4. 13 May 1966
    9pm

    Arrived Batangas

    TO DISCHARGE

    ARRIVED BATANGAS 9pm 13th May TO DISCHARGE

  5. 15 May 1966
    3pm

    Sailed Batangas — bound Dumai

    SAILED BATANGAS 3pm 15th May BOUND DUMAI

  6. 19 May 1966
    noon

    Arrived Dumai

    TO LOAD

    ARRIVED DUMAI Noon 19th May TO LOAD

  7. 20 May 1966
    8am

    Sailed Dumai — bound Botany Bay

    SAILED DUMAI 8am 20th May BOUND BOTANY BAY

June 1966

  1. 4 Jun 1966
    6am

    Arrived Botany Bay

    TO WOLLONGONG 2 days

    ARRIVED BOTANY BAY 6am 4th June TO WOLLONGONG 2 days

  2. 8 Jun 1966
    9am

    Sailed Botany Bay — bound Ras Tanura

    SAILED Botany Bay 9am 8th June BOUND Ras Tanura

  3. 21 Jun 1966
    1am

    Arrived Singapore — bound Bunker

    ARRIVED Singapore 1am 21st June to Bunker

  4. 22 Jun 1966
    2pm

    Arrived Glasgow

    ARRIVED Glasgow 22nd June 2pm

Third spell aboard

November 1966 – September 1967

51 entries · 73,539 miles

November 1966

  1. 2 Nov 1966
    5pm

    Signed on Wilhelmshaven

    SIGNED ON 2nd November Wilhelmshaven 5pm

  2. 4 Nov 1966
    1pm

    Sailed Wilhelmshaven — bound The Persian Gulf

    SAILED Wilhelmshaven 1pm 4th Nov BOUND Persian Gulf

  3. 13 Nov 1966
    5pm

    Canal transit

    CANAL TRANSIT 5pm 13th Nov to 1am 15th Nov

  4. 23 Nov 1966
    2pm

    Arrived Mena al Ahmadi

    to load

    ARRIVED Mena-al-Ahmadi 2pm 23rd Nov to load

  5. 24 Nov 1966
    7pm

    Sailed Mena al Ahmadi — bound Suez

    SAILED Mena-al-Ahmadi 7pm 24th Nov BOUND Suez Bay

December 1966

  1. 3 Dec 1966
    1am

    Arrived Suez

    ARRIVED Suez Bay 1am 3rd Dec

  2. 6 Dec 1966
    12noon

    Sailed Suez — bound The Persian Gulf

    SAILED Suez Bay 12noon 6th Dec BOUND Persian Gulf

  3. 14 Dec 1966
    7pm

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    for bunkers

    ARRIVED Ras Tanura 7pm 14th Dec for bunkers

  4. 15 Dec 1966
    10am

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Khor al Amaya

    SAILED Ras Tanura 10am 15th Dec BOUND Khor al Amaya

  5. 15 Dec 1966
    11pm

    Arrived Khor al Amaya

    berthed 3am 16th Dec

    ARRIVED Khor al Amaya 11pm 15th Dec berthed 3am 16th Dec

  6. 16 Dec 1966
    6pm

    Sailed Khor al Amaya — bound Mersin

    SAILED Khor al Amaya 6pm 16th Dec BOUND Mersin

  7. 24 Dec 1966
    11pm

    Canal transit

    CANAL TRANSIT 11pm 24th Dec - 1am 26th Dec

  8. 26 Dec 1966
    10pm

    Arrived Mersin

    berthed 10am 28th Dec

    ARRIVED Mersin 10pm 26th Dec berthed 10am 28th Dec

  9. 30 Dec 1966
    9am

    Sailed Mersin — bound The Persian Gulf

    SAILED Mersin 9am 30th Dec BOUND Persian Gulf

  10. 31 Dec 1966
    7am

    Canal transit

    CANAL TRANSIT 7am 31st Dec - 12pm 2nd Jan 1967

January 1967

  1. 11 Jan 1967
    4pm

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    TO LOAD

  2. 12 Jan 1967
    7pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Naples

    BOUND

  3. 20 Jan 1967
    1pm - 2pm

    Canal transit

  4. 24 Jan 1967
    7pm

    Arrived Naples

    BERTHED 9am 25th

  5. 27 Jan 1967
    7am

    Sailed Naples — bound The Persian Gulf

    BOUND

  6. 30 Jan 1967
    7am - 9pm

    Canal transit

February 1967

  1. 9 Feb 1967
    2am

    Arrived Kharg Island

    TO LOAD

  2. 9 Feb 1967
    10pm

    Sailed Kharg Island — bound Antwerp

    BOUND

  3. 18 Feb 1967
    3am - 7pm

    Canal transit

March 1967

  1. 1 Mar 1967
    8am

    Arrived Antwerp

    TO DISCHARGE

  2. 2 Mar 1967
    2pm

    Sailed Antwerp — bound Augusta

    BOUND

  3. 6 Mar 1967
    6am

    Arrived Augusta

    TO BUNKER

  4. 9 Mar 1967
    2pm

    Sailed Augusta — bound Ras Lanuf

    BOUND

  5. 10 Mar 1967
    6pm

    Arrived Ras Lanuf

    7am 11th BERTHED

  6. 12 Mar 1967
    2am

    Sailed Ras Lanuf — bound Genoa

    BOUND

  7. 14 Mar 1967
    5pm

    Arrived Genoa

    TO DISCHARGE

  8. 17 Mar 1967
    7pm

    Sailed Genoa

    UNDER TOW TUG VORTICE

  9. 20 Mar 1967
    8pm

    Arrived Palermo

    DRYDOCK

April 1967

  1. 19 Apr 1967
    4am

    Sailed Palermo — bound Baie Comeau

    BOUND

  2. 21 Apr 1967
    3pm

    Arrived Gibraltar

    To load drums gas oil

  3. 22 Apr 1967
    6am

    Sailed Gibraltar

May 1967

  1. 6 May 1967
    2pm

    Arrived Baie Comeau

    To load grain

  2. 13 May 1967
    5pm

    Sailed Baie Comeau — bound Madras

    Bound

  3. 21 May 1967
    5pm

    Arrived St Vincent

    To bunker

  4. 23 May 1967
    2am

    Sailed St Vincent

June 1967

  1. 16 Jun 1967
    9pm

    Arrived Madras

    Docked

July 1967

  1. 4 Jul 1967
    4pm

    Sailed Madras — bound The Persian Gulf

    Bound

  2. 13 Jul 1967
    4am

    Arrived Bahrain

    For repairs & orders

  3. 16 Jul 1967
    7pm

    Sailed Bahrain — bound Bandar Mashur

    Bound

  4. 18 Jul 1967
    10am

    Arrived Kharg Island

    To load

  5. 20 Jul 1967
    11am

    Sailed Kharg Island — bound Pembroke

    Bound

August 1967

  1. 15 Aug 1967
    2pm

    Arrived St Vincent

    To bunker

  2. 16 Aug 1967
    11am

    Sailed St Vincent

  3. 23 Aug 1967
    4pm

    Arrived Pembroke

  4. 25 Aug 1967
    4am

    Sailed Pembroke — bound Cadiz

    Bound

September 1967

  1. 2 Sep 1967
    8am

    Arrived Cadiz

    Dry-dock

Fourth spell aboard

May 1968 – August 1969

68 entries · 93,105 miles

May 1968

  1. 21 May 1968

    Joined New York

    Stapleton L'Age

  2. 24 May 1968
    3am

    Sailed New York — bound Punta Palmas

    Bound

  3. 29 May 1968
    noon

    Arrived Punta Palmas

    To load

  4. 30 May 1968
    11pm

    Sailed Punta Palmas — bound Trinidad

    Bound

June 1968

  1. 2 Jun 1968
    1am

    Arrived Pointe-à-Pierre

    To discharge & load F.O.

  2. 4 Jun 1968
    4pm

    Sailed Pointe-à-Pierre — bound Philadelphia

    Bound

  3. 10 Jun 1968
    9am

    Arrived Philadelphia

    To discharge & Pensauken

  4. 15 Jun 1968
    4pm

    Sailed Philadelphia — bound Amuay Bay

    Bound

  5. 21 Jun 1968
    1am

    Arrived La Estacada

    To load

  6. 22 Jun 1968
    1am

    Sailed La Estacada — bound Trinidad

    Bound

  7. 24 Jun 1968
    5am

    Arrived Pointe-à-Pierre

    To discharge & load F.O.

  8. 27 Jun 1968
    5am

    Sailed Pointe-à-Pierre — bound New York

    Bound

July 1968

  1. 4 Jul 1968
    3am

    Arrived Boston

    To discharge

  2. 6 Jul 1968
    2pm

    Sailed Boston — bound New York

    Bound

  3. 8 Jul 1968
    7am

    Arrived New York

    To discharge

  4. 22 Jul 1968
    9pm

    Sailed New York — bound Baltimore

    Bound

  5. 29 Jul 1968
    10am

    Arrived Baltimore

    For drydock

September 1968

  1. 10 Sep 1968
    5pm

    Sailed Baltimore — bound Ras Tanura

    Bound

October 1968

  1. 14 Oct 1968
    4am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    to load

  2. 15 Oct 1968
    2am

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Sriracha

    bound Sriracha

  3. 27 Oct 1968
    7pm

    Arrived Sriracha

    to discharge

  4. 30 Oct 1968
    10am

    Sailed Sriracha — bound P.B.

    bound P.B.

November 1968

  1. 11 Nov 1968
    1am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    to load

  2. 11 Nov 1968
    4pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Sriracha

    bound Sriracha

  3. 24 Nov 1968
    1pm

    Arrived Sriracha

    to discharge

  4. 27 Nov 1968
    7am

    Sailed Sriracha — bound The Persian Gulf

    bound Persian Gulf

December 1968

  1. 9 Dec 1968
    8am

    Arrived Lawan Island

    to load

  2. 9 Dec 1968
    6pm

    Sailed Lawan Island — bound Ras Tanura

    bound Ras Tanura

  3. 10 Dec 1968
    6am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    to load

  4. 10 Dec 1968
    8pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Sriracha

    bound Sriracha

  5. 23 Dec 1968
    7pm

    Arrived Sriracha

    to discharge

  6. 29 Dec 1968
    8pm

    Sailed Sriracha — bound Singapore

    bound Singapore

  7. 31 Dec 1968
    10pm

    Arrived Singapore

    to store

January 1969

  1. 1 Jan 1969
    5am

    Sailed Singapore — bound The Persian Gulf

    bound P.G.

  2. 10 Jan 1969
    7pm

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    to bunker

  3. 11 Jan 1969
    3am

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Cyrus Terminal

    bound Cyrus Terminal

  4. 11 Jan 1969
    2pm

    Arrived Cyrus Terminal

    to load

  5. 13 Jan 1969
    9am

    Sailed Cyrus Terminal

    BOUND LANAN

  6. 13 Jan 1969
    7/8pm

    Arrived Bahrain

    PAID OFF

  7. 14 Jan 1969
    7pm

    Arrived HOME

March 1969

  1. 17 Mar 1969
    3pm

    Signed on Mina Abdulla

  2. 18 Mar 1969
    8am

    Sailed Mina Abdulla

    BOUND KHOR AL AMAYA

  3. 18 Mar 1969
    1pm

    Arrived Khor al Amaya

    TO LOAD

  4. 19 Mar 1969
    4am

    Sailed Khor al Amaya

    BOUND SRI RACHA

April 1969

  1. 1 Apr 1969
    10am

    Arrived Sriracha

    TO DISCHARGE

  2. 4 Apr 1969
    8am

    Sailed Sriracha

    BOUND P.G.

  3. 16 Apr 1969
    5pm

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    TO BUNKER

  4. 16 Apr 1969
    5pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura

    BOUND CYRUS

  5. 17 Apr 1969
    4am

    Arrived Cyrus Terminal

    TO LOAD

  6. 21 Apr 1969
    1pm

    Sailed Cyrus Terminal

    BOUND KHOR AL AMAYA

  7. 21 Apr 1969
    5pm

    Arrived Khor al Amaya

    TO LOAD

  8. 22 Apr 1969
    1pm

    Sailed Khor al Amaya

    BOUND SRI RACHA

May 1969

  1. 5 May 1969
    8pm

    Arrived Sriracha

    TO DISCHARGE

  2. 9 May 1969
    8pm

    Sailed Sriracha

    BOUND SINGAPORE

  3. 12 May 1969
    11pm

    Arrived Singapore

    TO STORE

  4. 13 May 1969
    7am

    Sailed Singapore via The Persian Gulf

    SAILED SINGAPORE 7AM 13th MAY BOUND P.G.

  5. 23 May 1969
    7am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    Bunker

    ARRIVED RAS TANURA 7AM 23rd MAY TO BUNKER

  6. 23 May 1969
    5pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Khor al Amaya

    SAILED RAS TANURA 5PM 23rd MAY BOUND KHOR AL AMAYA

  7. 24 May 1969
    7am

    Arrived Khor al Amaya

    Load

    ARRIVED KHOR AL AMAYA 7AM 24th MAY TO LOAD

  8. 25 May 1969
    1am

    Sailed Khor al Amaya — bound Sriracha

    SAILED KHOR AL AMAYA 1AM 25th MAY BOUND SRIRACHA

June 1969

  1. 7 Jun 1969
    5am

    Arrived Sriracha

    Discharge

    ARRIVED SRIRACHA 5AM 7th JUNE TO DISCHARGE

  2. 11 Jun 1969
    7am

    Sailed Sriracha via The Persian Gulf

    SAILED SRIRACHA 7AM 11th JUNE BOUND PG

  3. 25 Jun 1969
    10am

    Arrived Kharg Island

    Load

    ARRIVED KHARG 10AM 25th JUNE TO LOAD

  4. 26 Jun 1969
    6pm

    Sailed Kharg Island — bound Ulsan

    SAILED KHARG 6PM 26th JUNE BOUND ULSAN

July 1969

  1. 14 Jul 1969
    10pm

    Arrived Ulsan

    Discharge

    ARRIVED ULSAN 10PM 14th JULY TO DISCHARGE

  2. 17 Jul 1969
    7pm

    Sailed Ulsan via The Persian Gulf

    SAILED ULSAN 7PM 17th JULY BOUND P.G.

August 1969

  1. 4 Aug 1969
    6pm

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    ARRIVED RAS TANURA 6PM 4th AUG

  2. 5 Aug 1969
    6am

    Signed off

    SIGNED OFF 6AM 5th AUG HOME 9PM.

Fifth spell aboard

April 1970 – February 1971

47 entries · 71,143 miles

April 1970

  1. 14 Apr 1970
    midnight

    Signed on Ras Tanura

  2. 5 Apr 1970
    2am

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Sriracha

    Bound

  3. 18 Apr 1970
    1pm

    Arrived Sriracha

    To discharge

  4. 21 Apr 1970
    3pm

    Sailed Sriracha — bound The Persian Gulf

    Bound

  5. 23 Apr 1970
    4pm

    Arrived Singapore

    To store

  6. 23 Apr 1970
    11pm

    Sailed Singapore — bound The Persian Gulf

    Bound

May 1970

  1. 4 May 1970
    5am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    To load

  2. 5 May 1970
    4pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Cyrus Terminal

    Bound

  3. 6 May 1970
    3am

    Arrived Cyrus Terminal

    To load

  4. 7 May 1970
    3pm

    Sailed Cyrus Terminal — bound Sriracha

    Bound

  5. 21 May 1970
    8am

    Arrived Sriracha

    To discharge

  6. 27 May 1970
    8am

    Sailed Sriracha — bound Dumai

    Bound

  7. 30 May 1970
    11am

    Arrived Singapore

    Repairs (diverted)

  8. 31 May 1970
    1am

    Sailed Singapore — bound Dumai

    Bound

  9. 31 May 1970
    1pm

    Arrived Dumai

    To load

June 1970

  1. 2 Jun 1970
    1am

    Sailed Dumai — bound Batangas

    Bound

  2. 6 Jun 1970
    5am

    Arrived Batangas

    To discharge

  3. 7 Jun 1970
    10pm

    Sailed Batangas — bound The Persian Gulf

    Bound

  4. 22 Jun 1970
    midnight

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    to load

  5. 24 Jun 1970
    6am

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Bombay

    bound

  6. 28 Jun 1970
    10am

    Arrived Bombay

    to discharge

July 1970

  1. 3 Jul 1970
    10pm

    Sailed Bombay — bound Ras Tanura

    bound

  2. 8 Jul 1970
    11am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    to load

  3. 9 Jul 1970
    noon

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Antwerp

    bound

August 1970

  1. 14 Aug 1970
    6pm

    Arrived Antwerp

    to discharge

  2. 17 Aug 1970
    1am

    Sailed Antwerp — bound Rotterdam

    bound

  3. 17 Aug 1970
    3pm

    Arrived Rotterdam

    for D/D

September 1970

  1. 23 Sep 1970
    10am

    Sailed Rotterdam — bound The Persian Gulf

    bound

  2. 24 Sep 1970
    8am

    Arrived Brixham

    broke down

  3. 26 Sep 1970
    9am

    Arrived Falmouth

    under tow Buster Sea Giant

October 1970

  1. 21 Oct 1970
    9pm

    Sailed Falmouth — bound The Persian Gulf

    bound

November 1970

  1. 8 Nov 1970
    11pm

    Arrived False Bay

    for repairs

  2. 12 Nov 1970
    6pm

    Sailed False Bay — bound Ras Tanura

    bound

  3. 26 Nov 1970
    4am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    to load

  4. 26 Nov 1970
    11pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Sriracha

    bound

December 1970

  1. 7 Dec 1970
    6pm

    Arrived Singapore

    for repairs

  2. 8 Dec 1970
    11am

    Sailed Singapore — bound Sriracha

    bound

  3. 10 Dec 1970
    1pm

    Arrived Sriracha

    To discharge

  4. 15 Dec 1970
    10am

    Sailed Sriracha — bound The Persian Gulf

    Bound

  5. 27 Dec 1970
    10am

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    To load

  6. 28 Dec 1970
    10pm

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound Sriracha

    Bound

January 1971

  1. 10 Jan 1971
    noon

    Arrived Sriracha

    To discharge

  2. 14 Jan 1971
    1pm

    Sailed Sriracha — bound The Persian Gulf

    Bound

  3. 25 Jan 1971
    2pm

    Arrived Ras Tanura

    To load

  4. 26 Jan 1971
    10am

    Sailed Ras Tanura — bound USA/Europe

    Bound

February 1971

  1. 6 Feb 1971
    2pm

    Arrived Durban

    To pay off

Undated

  1. —

    Arrived Home

    Date not specified

What was happening

Background written by the family, not from the logbook — but it explains a good deal of what is in it.

1954–1971

No telephone, no news

There was no way to call home. Letters were sent ahead to the agent at the next port, and if the ship was diverted the mail chased her round the world for months. A man could sail knowing his wife was expecting, and learn he had a child from a telegram handed up a gangway in another hemisphere.

1954–1971

Two years was a normal voyage

Foreign-going Articles could run for up to two years, and often did. David's longest unbroken spell in this logbook runs seventeen months, from June 1960 to November 1961 aboard the Scotstoun. Leave came at the end of it, not during.

1960–1971

The ships get very much bigger

In the 1950s a large tanker carried around 16,000 tons. By the mid-1960s the new turbine tankers carried three and four times that, and they were built too big for the Suez Canal to take them fully laden. Ports had to be rebuilt to match: Europoort was dug out of the sea off Rotterdam, and Kharg Island and Khor al Amaya were built out into deep water offshore.

In the log: David moves from the 1956 Norscot to the Naess ships, and the ports change with them — Europoort, Kharg, Khor al Amaya and Ras Tanura take over the log.

1964–1965

The long way round, by choice

A very large tanker could pass through Suez empty but not full. So she would load in the Gulf, steam all the way round the Cape of Good Hope to discharge in Europe or the Caribbean, and then come back light through the Canal. It added around 4,000 miles and three weeks to every laden passage.

In the log: In 1964 the Naess Spirit twice passes through Suez in ballast, then makes her three long hauls between the Gulf, Trinidad and Rotterdam the other way, round the Cape.

1967–1971

Suez closes again — this time for eight years

The Six-Day War in June 1967 closed the Suez Canal once more. Fifteen ships were trapped in the Great Bitter Lake and stayed there until 1975. Every tanker between the Gulf and Europe now went round Africa as a matter of course, and the Cape Verde Islands and South Africa became refuelling stops for a whole generation of ships.

In the log: David's last passage through the Canal in this logbook is on 18 February 1967, four months before it shut. That August the Naess Endeavour is bunkering at St Vincent in the Cape Verde Islands instead — out in the Atlantic, on the long way round Africa.

1967–1968

The end of Aden

Aden had been British since 1839 and was one of the busiest bunkering ports on earth, largely because of the Canal traffic. When the Canal shut in 1967 that trade collapsed, and in November 1967 the British left and the People's Republic of South Yemen was declared.

1954–1971

The map keeps changing

The place names in this log are the ones David used, and many of them have since changed. Bombay is Mumbai, Madras is Chennai, Bône is Annaba, Bougie is Béjaïa, Ceylon is Sri Lanka. He sailed through the end of one world map and into another.