TROOPSHIPS 1939 - 1961

[tfitzp]

Hello seaweed - Just found your post re Troopships - can you still do lookups as mentioned ?
I am doing a timeline of my military activity and would like to check dates for a few passages made around India, Burma, Singapore before they invented air travel !!
B wishes Tfitzp

[seaweed]

Yes. No problem.
Just give me the name of the troopship/s with approximate dates you sailed on and I will do my best to oblige.

[tfitzp]

Thanks - my main trips without dates were 1) Empire Halladale leaving Madras Apr ? 1947 to Singapore. 2) reembarking on same ship Singapore to Rangoon. 3) unknown ship dep Rangoon Feb 1948 arrive UK 12 Mar 1948. Guess names = Dunera, Scythia, Nevasa. Sorry for age-related vagueness. Diolch yn fawr.

[tfitzp]

Just saw post by joboy - cant PM lacking posts [only reg in 2009!!] suggest he refers to
http://www.ssasturias.net/
for much info on MV Asturias

[seaweed]

Are you sure the name of the vessel was EMPIRE HALLADALE?
My records show from 27/8/1946 until 7/11/1947 she was employed exclusively as a Troopship between Tilbury and Cuxhaven. (see attached)
Of the three vessels you gave me only one comes close, NEVASA.
Sailed Rangoon 11/Feb/1948
Arrived Southampton 8/March/1948
via Colombo sailed 15/2/48, Aden 22/2/48, Port Said 28/6/48

8/March/1948 was the date NEVASA entered Southampton Water. It may have been a few days until she berthed and you were disembarked.

Addendum.
Could the vessel be EMPIRE HELFORD ex KOSCIUSZKO Her movements would fit.

[joboy]

Just saw post by joboy - cant PM lacking posts [only reg in 2009!!] suggest he refers to
http://www.ssasturias.net/
for much info on MV Asturias

Hi tfitzp and welcome to rootschat ...... I did have that link and I think seaweed gave it to me initially.
When I arrived via Asturias in November 1948 it carried mainly ex service men and women and was still in troopship mode.
Enjoy your time with us.
Joe

[tfitzp]

Thanks for the good work - agreed it probably was Helford [twas a bit of a Hell ship] - could you please do her movements for 1947-04 Madras-Singapore-Rangoon.
And if you dont mind I would appreciate details of the HMT Lancashire run dep Singapore 02-06-1953 [day after Everest scaled] arr So'ton 02-07-1953 - page download would be nice.
PS My work on HMT Asturias is now up on http://www.britisharmedforces.org/pages/nat_troopships.htm
and my article on HMT Lancashire appears on
https://limostwanted.wordpress.com/hmtroopship-memoirs/lancashire/#comment-27182
Diolch encore

[seaweed]

First, movements of EMPIRE HELFORD

[seaweed]

LANCASHIRE Seems Liverpool was the port of disembarkation.