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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Thursday 11 September 14 06:08 BST (UK)  »
Hi Seaweed,
Do you have the name of the troopship that the Lancashire Fusiliers sailed to Cyprus on in June 1957?
Left Southampton 7/6/1957 and arrived Limassol 17/6/1957.
Thank you for your help.
Peter.

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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Monday 21 July 14 19:03 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: seaweed on Monday 21 July 14 18:38 BST (UK)
Quote from: pkennedy173 on Sunday 20 July 14 21:25 BST (UK)
Seaweed, very sorry to ask for more information but the ship I am looking for reached Cyprus on 7th July 1959 so it can't be the Devonshire. Have you got a troopship that left England on 1st July and reached Cyprus around that date?
Sorry to have to ask for more help.
Only one vessel comes near, EMPIRE FOWEY official number 180840
Sailed Southampton 30/6/1959
Arrived Limassol 8/7/1959
These dates are somewhat approximate. She could have sailed at 00.01 on 1/7/59 and arrived 23.59 on 7/7/59. To get a totally accurate timescale you would need to look at her logbook. Problem is Troopships sometimes did not record timings in their logbooks for security reasons.

Thank you. Those dates fit with the service record I've. Absolutely brilliant.
Thank's for all your help.
Peter.

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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Sunday 20 July 14 21:25 BST (UK)  »
Seaweed, very sorry to ask for more information but the ship I am looking for reached Cyprus on 7th July 1959 so it can't be the Devonshire. Have you got a troopship that left England on 1st July and reached Cyprus around that date?
Sorry to have to ask for more help.

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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Sunday 20 July 14 18:52 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: seaweed on Sunday 20 July 14 18:27 BST (UK)
Quote from: pkennedy173 on Sunday 20 July 14 10:52 BST (UK)
Hi Seaweed,
Do your lists include January/February 1961?
If so, it would be incredibly helpful if you could find which troopship left Cyprus on or around 28/01/1961 to return to England.
Thank you for the great service you are providing!
Peter.
OXFORDSHIRE official number 187155 sailed from Famagusta 29/Jan/1961
Gibraltar 2/2/1961
Arrived Southampton 5/2/1961

Thank you so much. That is brilliant.
Peter.

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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Sunday 20 July 14 10:52 BST (UK)  »
Hi Seaweed,
Do your lists include January/February 1961?
If so, it would be incredibly helpful if you could find which troopship left Cyprus on or around 28/01/1961 to return to England.
Thank you for the great service you are providing!
Peter.

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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Monday 14 July 14 08:31 BST (UK)  »
Quote from: seaweed on Friday 11 July 14 20:13 BST (UK)
DEVONSHIRE official number 166272
Arrived Southampton 22/June/1959 Sailed 3/7/1959
Arrived Malta 10/7/59 Sailed same day
Arrived Tripoli 11/7/59 Sailed same day
Arrived Limassol 14/7/59 Sailed 16/July/1959

I guess  1/July/1959  was the date that your father embarked. She underwent voyage repairs at Southampton between 22/6 and 3/July/1959

Thank you for your quick answer. Very helpful indeed. So Dad reached Cyprus 55 years ago today.
Peter.

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Armed Forces / Re: TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961
« on: Friday 11 July 14 05:30 BST (UK)  »
Hi Seaweed,
Hopefully you can help. I am trying to find out if the Devonshire sailed from Southampton to Cyprus on the 1st July 1959 and when it reached Limassol. I believe my late father was on this ship.
It would be much appreciated if you could confirm this.
Thank you for your help.
Peter.

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