hi tc, you sound a happy fellow today, i was reading your thread and it made me think of my dad who died 30 years ago. he was adopted and by the time he was 17 both his adopted parents had died, so he left home and joined the merchant navy for a few years. when world war was immenent he was conscripted into the royal navy were he served 12 years too.I used to love his tales and he always said that that life you had shaped the person you became he would have been 92 now, they had me late in life but i can still remember all the navy stuff and all his travels across and around the globe and like you he loved the life of the navy. I'm researching the ships he was on at the moment and its so interesting he was a chief stoker. what was you role tc i would love to know i find it all very interesting. once again have a happy birthday
