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Re: Merchant Marine:Castle Rock out of Glasgow.
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 31 October 12 14:13 GMT (UK) »
Thank you for the picture.

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Re: Merchant Marine:Castle Rock out of Glasgow.
« Reply #10 on: Sunday 17 February 13 09:25 GMT (UK) »
Hi Janem

Very interested in your post re Castle Rock.  My grandfather John Cawse Prout was the captain of Castle Rock from 1892 to 1894.  Would be interested in your grandfather's  letters of his trip.

Also, my father, Stanley Yerward  Prout ( son of John Cawse Prout) was Chief Engineer on the Straits Steamships in Malaya from about 1926 to when the fall of Singapore occurred, 1942.

Hope this may be of interest to you.

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Re: Merchant Marine:Castle Rock out of Glasgow.
« Reply #11 on: Sunday 17 February 13 09:35 GMT (UK) »
Your post is of interest to me as my grandfather, John Cawse Prout was captain of the Castle Rock when it rescued crew at sea on January 17th 1894.  He  also was awarded a Lloyds Medal for the rescue.  I am interested in the letter you have which gives the account of the rescue.
Is my grandfather mentioned at all in the letter or in your photo album? 

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Re: Merchant Marine:Castle Rock out of Glasgow.
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 02 May 13 13:14 BST (UK) »
Quote from: chapelside on Wednesday 31 October 12 14:13 GMT (UK)
Thank you for the picture.
Quote from: chapelside on Thursday 25 October 12 13:34 BST (UK)
My granduncle, Peter Johnson, was second mate on the Castle Rock and was in charge of the boat which rescued the men from the Danish barque 'Else'. I have the medal he was awarded for that rescue and a copy of a letter sent to the 'Shetland Times' by the mate of the 'Else' - Jens Miller- in which he gives an account of the rescue and commends Peter for his seamanship.  |I also have a clock which we believe came from the Castle Rock and a photo album containing the following photos of seamen from the Castle Rock:
W.R. Stewart 3rd Officer, S. P.Bowyer Sailmaker, G.A. Waterman apprentice, D. Harvey apprentice (janem's granfather?) F. T. Mann apprentice (also Miss B.A. Mann -presumably asister)
There is also a photo of R. Beaton, Glasgow but it does not say if he was on Castle Rock.
The letter from David Harvey would be very intersesting. I do not know when Peter joined the Castle Rock but following the rescue he was 2nd Officer on the ss Cyrus.
It would be interesting to have a picture of the Castle Rock.


Quote from: payp on Sunday 17 February 13 09:35 GMT (UK)
Your post is of interest to me as my grandfather, John Cawse Prout was captain of the Castle Rock when it rescued crew at sea on January 17th 1894.  He  also was awarded a Lloyds Medal for the rescue.  I am interested in the letter you have which gives the account of the rescue.
Is my grandfather mentioned at all in the letter or in your photo album?
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