VERTAGUS ex. SAN GASPAR

Submitted by Kees Helder on Sun, 04/19/2015 - 14:26

About

Completed 1959 as "SAN GASPAR" for Eagle Tanker. 1960 purchased by STUK. 1964 renamed "VERTAGUS". 1-10-1975 arrived Kaohsiung for scrap.

Also known as	San Gaspar
IMO number	5309841
Call sign	GCGE
Construction number	1275
Tonnage	33.835 ton
Beam	26m
Length overall	203m
Year of construction	1959
Year of renaming/broken up	1975
Service for Shell	1960 to 1975
Cargo	Crude and white oil products
Class	V-class 29.000 / 33.000 ton
Flag state	Great Britain
Home port	London
Manager	Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers U.K.
Shipyard	Cammell Laird & Co Shipbuilding Birkenhead UK
Status	Sailing / Sailed for Anglo-Saxon / Shell Tankers UK / STUK

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Comments

88-369-4377

Permalink Submitted by Steven Seymour on Tue, 04/07/2009 - 11:07

125-369-2059

Permalink Submitted by John Bernard on Tue, 05/26/2009 - 22:54

468-369-5893

Permalink Submitted by Tony Robson on Thu, 02/10/2011 - 20:22

489-369-5945

Permalink Submitted by Chris Johnson on Thu, 03/17/2011 - 19:31

885-369-7092

Permalink Submitted by Rogerpalmer on Wed, 04/17/2013 - 13:27

901-369-7572

Permalink Submitted by Kenneth Tong on Sat, 06/22/2013 - 18:02

Sailors

Name	Job	Period	Details
David E.c. Read	2nd mate	1964 to 1965
Graham Walden	4th engineer	1965 to 1966
Jeff Day	deck apprentice	1966
Derek Balmer	apprentice	1966
Roy Tubbs	apprentice engineer	1966 to 1967
Peter John Houghton	4th engineer	1966 to 1967
Eric John Brunning	junior ordinary seaman	1966 to 1967
Thomas Nugent	engineer	1966
Peter Watters	efficient deckhand	1967
Mel Peel	4th engineer	1967 to 1968
Kenneth Tong	catering boy/galley boy	1967 to 1968
Brian Lavender	radio officer	1968 to 1969
John A.D. Robertson	3rd engineer	1968
Paul Webster	able seaman	1968 to 1969
Bernard Jackson	engineer	1968
Bernard Teale	5th engineer	1969
Steven Seymour	assistant steward	1969 to 1970
Tony Robson	pantryboy	1969 to 1970
Allan J. Mckay	5th engineer	1970 to 1971	1st trip
Alan Knight	deck apprentice	1970
Bernard Reynolds	chief officer	1970
Jim Ryan Sigma4	supernumerary	1970	wife of r/o
Peter John Eastick	assistant steward	1970 to 1972
Martin Murdoch	engineer cadet	1970 to 1971	1st trip, from Singapore
Peter Gill 2	deck apprentice	1970
Jim Ryan Sigma4	radio officer	1970
Des Mclindon	deck apprentice	1970 to 1971
Brian E. Foster	2nd mate	1971 to 1972
Thomas P. Hughes	2nd officer	1971
Alan Robinson	3rd engineer	1971 to 1972
Ron Miller	2nd mate	1972
Ian Coulman	2nd officer	1972
Peter M Morgan	uncertificated 3rd mate	1972
David Ward	engineer cadet	1972	Skaramanga dry dock 1972 July
Malcolm Mac Donald	5th engineer	1972
Robin Buncombe	4th engineer	1972
Capt Dave Freeman	deck cadet	1973
John Jack Raine	4th engineer	1973 to 1974
Brian Lindo	3rd engineer	1973
Dave Freeman	deck cadet	1973 to 1978
Chris Johnson	deck cadet	1973
Fan Yan Hing	steward	1974 to 1975
Rogerpalmer	2nd engineer	1974
Eric Freeman	3rd engineer	1974	last trip
Ian Coulman	chief officer	1975
John Howarth	able seaman	1975
Richard Graham ...	2nd mate	1975
Ian Jones	engineer cadet	1975
Fred Richardson	engineer cadet	1975
Richard O'neill	chief radio officer	1976 to 1977

Anecdotes

Date	Visitor	Anecdote
06/22/2013 - 18:02	Kenneth Tong	We all went ashore in genoa Italy and I forgot my money and in genoa u tie up by the aft and u have to get a boat back and there was not one so I climb back on board by the aft ropes then missed the the lads in the bar and got mug and stabbed and ended up no cloths or money good hay
04/17/2013 - 13:27	Rogerpalmer	Some good times had on this ship, great crew all round, Ch. Eng.Phill (Uncle Phill) Hogarth & Capt.Salt. Water. Taylor. Anyone recall this time on Vertagus.Negative replies not reguired.
03/17/2011 - 19:31	Chris Johnson	Joined Jan 1973 in Singapore.Left June 73 in Singapore.Captain Annett gave us all a hard time.Interesting visit to buoys off Sriracha.Deck cadets given job of fending off visitors!!No chance......
02/10/2011 - 20:22	Tony Robson	I joined the Vertagus in Niigata Japan January 1969. I was 17 straight from NSTS. Sailed on the ship for 14 months, and signed off in Belfast March 1970. Countries we sailed to were, India,South Africa-Durban-Port Elizibeth Cape Town. Aden.... I was a pantry boy. My mate who joined with me was from Croyden. Met him at the NSTS and flew out with each other to join the ship. His name was Pete Roe. have not seen him since ( would like to get in contact with him )He was the Galley boy. Second cook was called Rosie ( No prizes for guessing why )
05/26/2009 - 22:54	John Bernard	I jioned the vertagus at falmouth 26.7.67 in dry dock we sighed on for 6 mounths we headed of two the far east .kewait,INDIA,BOMBAY AND Butchers island back two Kewait then down two Geelone Astralia back two Kewait headed two singapore we got into a hurricain it was pritty fritning,we went back two kewait then we headed back down the Indian Osean we had xmas there on board the vertagas we had good xmas, we stopped south africa then headed up the Adlantic to rotterdam,pick a load for the UK,It was very cold after being away in the warm sun it was v good trip,i sighed up as c/boy we sighed of 29 january 1968
04/07/2009 - 11:07	Steven Seymour	i was only on the vertagus for one year.my age was only obout 19 so i was a bit knave. the second steward did not like me, so he put in a bad report on me so when i got back to england i got the sack. i would love to get in touch with him, but i dont no his name. when i was on board we were sailing between durban south africa, and the persian gulf. well thats it for now steven seymour ex steward