Photocopied article about the vulnerability of the Merchant Navy during wartime.
Article and map showing the vulnerability of the Merchant Navy during wartime.
1999.244.15
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1999.130.1
Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1960)
Photograph of Captain Neil MacFadyen of Barrapol.
Courtesy of Mrs Fiona Maxwell
Captain Neil MacFadyen of Barrapol was awarded an OBE in 1943 and the Lloyd’s Medal for Bravery at Sea in 1944 for bringing his ship ‘Ocean Viceroy’ safely home to the Clyde after being torpedoed off the north-west coast of Spain while sailing in convoy.
Parts of the ship were flooded and the steering gear was wrecked but Captain MacFadyen decided to attempt to save the vessel. Working through the night, the crew managed to get the ship into a navigable condition and she proceeded homewards alone and at reduced speed.
The ship’s engineers were also awarded Lloyd’s Medals. At great personal risk, they went below to the engine room which was flooded and full of scalding steam to get to the stop valves and effect repairs.
Black and white photograph of Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1961) of Kenovay.
Captain Neil MacFadyen (1900-1960) of Kenovay. He was awarded to OBE in 1943 and Lloyd`s Medal for Bravery at Sea in 1944 for bringing his ship `Ocean Viceroy` safely home to the Clyde after being torpedoed off the north-west coast of Spain.
2001.101.1
Audio cassette recording of Hugh MacKinnon, Heanish, talking to Maggie Campbell in 2001.
Hugh MacKinnon of Heanish talking to Maggie Campbell about the Mary Stewart bought by his father for Donald MacLean, Scarinish; his work on the roads before the war; joining the Merchant Navy in 1939; his brothers one of whom was awarded the DSC for Bravery at Dunkirk; his teachers at school in Scarinish, fishing by boat off Heanish.
2002.152.4
Colour photograph of Royal and Merchant Navy memorabilia with covering letter.
Display of Royal and Merchany Navy memorabilia owned by Inverland Marine Services Ltd based in Glasgow with a covering letter from Jim Dunlop of East Kilbride.
2002.133.2
Hardback book `The Fighting Tramps` by Bernard Edwards.
The story of the Merchant Navy`s largely unsung courageous role in the Second World War.
2002.131.66
Colour photograph of a display in a shipping museum in Glasgow.
Display of Royal and Merchant Navy memorabilia belonging to Inverlane Marine Services Ltd based in Glasgow.
2002.72.1
British Seaman`s Card
British Seaman`s card for Dugald MacKinnon, Heanish dated 5/9/1963.
2002.72.2
Certificate of competency as master of a home trade passenger ship.
Merchant Navy Master`s certificate for Dugald MacKinnon, Heanish dated 6/4/1939.
2002.72.3
Certificate for radar observer on merchant ships.
Certificate for radar observer on merchant ships in the name of Dugald MacKinnon, Heanish dated 22/6/1956.
2002.72.9
Hardback book `Nicholls`s Seamanship` by A. E. Nicholls.
The prescribed subjects for each grade of the Board of Trade Examinations from Second Mate to Master. Includes pull-out page ‘Conduct of the Examinations’. Handwritten on the inside cover are the names J M McIntosh (crossed out) and Ian M Johnston.