P&ORef: PH-01986-00
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JEDFOREST at sea
In: Ships; Part of our Photographs gallery
Medium:
Black & White Negative
Description:
JEDFOREST (1972) was the largest ship yet built in two parts. Her bow and midships section were towed from Lisbon to Gothenburg. She was eventually floated out after her two halves were joined in Gothenburg.
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JEDFOREST (1972)
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CHARLES VERGHESE
09/06/2020 06:40:05sailed on her as 3rd mate
Mike Searle
21/01/2021 17:37:42I served on board the Jedforest around the time the Derbyshire sank. We sailed from Australia to Cape Town with a cargo of coal through tropical cyclone “Kerry”. When we arrived the chain lockers and forepeak were completely flooded and all the holds had many feet of water in them. There but for the grace of god go I, RIP crew of MV Derbyshire.
John moon
21/01/2021 17:35:56My first ship as a eng cadet. 1977 joined in Japan. What a beast U MS. At sea.
DAVID LEIGHTON
01/03/2021 15:41:51I joined her off Capetown around 1980. We also took on a team of Zulus to carry out repairs to rusted out frames
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