| Also known as | MAC 4 Idas |
|---|---|
| IMO number | 1163572 |
| Call sign | GYDD |
| Construction number | 870 |
| Tonnage | 12.260 ton |
| Beam | 18m |
| Length overall | 147m |
| Year of construction | 1935 |
| Year of renaming/broken up | 1955 |
| Service for Shell | 1935 to 1955 |
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| Status |
AMASTRA (1)
Sailors
| Name | Job | Period | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ken Hardie | radio operator | 1939 to 1942 | |
| Robert Birdsall | captain (commanding officer) | 1939 to 1940 | Not me father of a friend |
| Graham Bagwell | 3rd engineer | 1940 | Father in law Bob (Robert) Buenfeld, 3rd engineer during 1940's |
| Edward Bradshaw... | fireman | 1945 | |
| Henry Perkins Mason | able seaman | 1946 | |
| Billy Nethercott | 4th engineer | 1946 to 1947 | |
| Denis Mazonowicz | 2nd mate | 1951 |
Anecdotes
| Date | Visitor | Anecdote |
|---|---|---|
| 01/10/2016 - 21:40 | Ron Hardie |
My Dad was the RO on Amastra during Atlantic convoys ,all our houses have been named Amastra as long as I can remember ,he served on many ships mostly tankers through the war and was called Ken or Kenny Hardie ,he joined the MN before his eighteenth Birthday as he had all the qualifications,so lied about his age !,his amateur call sign in Glasgow is not known by me but he retook the exam in the early eighties and was then G4SNU - I proudly took the call sign after his death |
| 04/11/2010 - 14:20 | Edward Bradshaw... |
My Uncle Edward Switzer served in the Merchant Navy on the Amastra to 25th June 1951, as a fireman/greaser |
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