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Offline Alan Snelson

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #30 on: Apr 12, 2013, 05:54 PM »
I was watching BBC South West news last night  and Tug Wilson made an appearance. Nothing to do with the QE2 unfortunately; the story was about bad drinking water in his home village near Callington, Cornwall. Anyway it is good to know he is still in the land of the living.

It brought back some memories of several rather liquidy lunch time sessions in the chief security officers cabin on 5 Deck, which were generally followed by what Tug described as a deckhead survey.

Don't seem to have any photos of Tug in my collection but have attached a couple of pics. One of me and Bob Venning at a CCP and another of Bob Venning, Bill Cross, Mrs Venning (I think) and myself enjoying one of those liquidy lunches in the chief security officers cabin.
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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #31 on: Apr 12, 2013, 06:14 PM »
I'm pretty sure you're right Allan, it's been 35 years or so, but that's Mrs " The Bomb" (Brenda, wasn't it?)
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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #32 on: Apr 12, 2013, 10:30 PM »
Yes that is Brenda, Bob passed away some years ago I'm told!
Many years ago, say 10 I used to exchange e-mails with Bob Lockwood, "Baby Bomb". Now in New Zealand somewhere working as a psychologist! EOD to shrink?????

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #33 on: Apr 13, 2013, 12:22 PM »
Yes that is Brenda, Bob passed away some years ago I'm told!
Many years ago, say 10 I used to exchange e-mails with Bob Lockwood, "Baby Bomb". Now in New Zealand somewhere working as a psychologist! EOD to shrink?????

Sad news about Bob, a great man and they were a lovely couple. Did he go South in 82, Rod? I could imagine he'd be in his element.
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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #34 on: Apr 13, 2013, 03:41 PM »
No he did not. Believe it was Tug Wilson!

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #35 on: Apr 14, 2013, 10:22 AM »
Really sad to hear Bob is no longer with us, he was a top bloke and became quite a good friend to me in my time on board.
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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #36 on: Feb 04, 2014, 10:45 AM »
Recent update :

Reply for Graham Taylor, sorry I can not help with the Purser's, however J. Hodgson is back on board Queen Elizabeth as of 4th December 2013 until 02nd March 2014 as far as I believe. Hope this help's a little bit.

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #37 on: Sep 18, 2015, 01:10 AM »
... "Baby Bomb". Now in New Zealand somewhere working as a psychologist! EOD to shrink? ??? ?
Rod, unfortunately you were misinformed there. Baby Bomb (or Robert Lockwood BEM) is Chairman of a large financial services firm (whose parent is internationally known) in Greenlane, NZ. I know for a fact he has been in financial services since at least 1989, when my wife and I  met up with him and Sue as we were each visiting the QE2 in Auckland during her 'Round South America and Circle Pacific' cruise. (What were the Trafalgar House marketers thinking of with a boring cruise name like that? Certainly doesn't have the ring of cruises of yore eg: 'Cradle of Civilisation')

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #38 on: Sep 18, 2015, 07:10 AM »
From Bob's company website:

'Bob is a Registered Financial Adviser, Chairman and founding Director of AMP Genesis Financial Services. Bob has been in the insurance industry - and with AMP - since 1989 and specialises in business insurance. He is passionate about helping people protect their business and personal assets and providing a secure base for their family’s financial future. In previous lives, Bob was an army bomb disposal expert, for which he was a awarded the BEM, merchant naval officer and human resource manager. Bob is a family man and he and his wife Sue, enjoy following their four children’s sporting activities as well as sailing and taking part in triathlons.'

NZ, and Auckland in particular, seems to have become a haven for ex-merchant navy personnel from around the world, but especially from the UK. The peninsula I live on has a population of 27-28,000. From that number we probably have enough resident sea-farers to fully man at least a couple of good sized ships.

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« Last Edit: Sep 19, 2015, 02:03 AM by skilly56 »

Offline Rod

Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #39 on: Sep 18, 2015, 05:40 PM »
WOW!  I was sure I got the info from Bob himself!

Offline Kevin McGhee

Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #40 on: Sep 20, 2015, 12:26 PM »
Bob Lockwood was a keen sportsman and an Army boxing champion, and we sparred many rounds together onboard. In the 70s, the QE2 broke down in the North Atlantic on her way to the Caribbean, and the passengers were offloaded to another ship while two Moran tugs were sent to tow us to Bermuda, which I think took four days. The cruise staff were looking for ideas to keep the crew occupied, and someone suggested a boxing exhibition with myself and Bob. We boxed 3x3 minute, fast and furious rounds on the top deck. The photo shows (extreme right) referee Eric Mason, the QE2 fitness guru, who some old timers may remember found his 15 minutes of fame on the back of Kellogg's Corn Flakes boxes. Sitting on the deck is the timekeeper Bob Wilkinson (I think), the Cruise Director. I met Bob again in New Zealand when the QE2 visited, but unfortunately was not able to spend much time with him.

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #41 on: Sep 20, 2015, 04:08 PM »
Had forgotten that boxing bout Kev. Good photos.

Must have missed the Eric Mason 15 mins of breakfast cereal fame. Care to elaborate?

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #42 on: Sep 20, 2015, 06:47 PM »
Standing up to the left rear is Jim one of the ER Mechanics. His claim to fame was on Wickers World....in a Thai boxing ring!

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #43 on: Jun 06, 2016, 06:00 PM »
qe2crew and ship pro, I'd be interested in knowing your positions onboard the QE2 as you obviously knew Martin.
Did you both work in the Technical Dept? Perhaps you might know what became of Brian Atkinson (Donkeyman), Mick Earley, Dixie Deane???


I remember Brian Atkinson (Donkeyman), Mick Earley, Dixie Deane - also the late Tony Spicer. These were known as the heavy gang. All very big guys who always seemed to get the job of shutting the big steam valves over the steam drums in the boiler room when coming into port - very hard work as has been mentioned before elsewhere on this site.

Being the smallest guy in the ER, I only took part in this team-effort once and trust me, it was hell. We put up an industrial thermometer over one of the valves just to see what the temperature was and after only a few minutes it indicated 220 f !!! You could only last a couple of minutes on the catwalk - cranking shut these huge valves with a wheel key. With only room for one person to do the work, we took it in turns - dash along the catwalk, make as many turns on the valve as you could manage until somebody yelled at you to come out and take a breather while the next in line did his part.

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Re: Where are they now (QE2 Officers and Crew)
« Reply #44 on: Jun 07, 2016, 05:44 PM »
Sounds incredible, Chris !
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