From: Sue Smith (nee Durrands) 30.01.11
Hi, just come across this site and reading through has brought back some good memories.
I was on the Dunera from 1st to 15th Oct 1967 from St. Hughs school in Grantham. We sailed from Immingham, visiting Corunna, Lisbon, Tangier and Gibralter. Then sailed back into Tilbury.
I, with 2 of my schoolmates were lucky enough to have a 3 birth cabin, while the rest of the group were down in the dorms below. I don’t remember why we were the privelidged 3, maybe we were drawn from a hat or something.
The trip cost £30 and we were allowed to take £10 spending money then, which was a fortune then.
Lessons were still part of our daily routine and we had to keep a daily ships log which I still have somewhere. Alas, I think there was only one more trip to be made for the Dunera before she was due to be scrapped. It was a wonderful experience, but I look back now and wonder where the years have gone.
Hi Mike
I’m liking the new look sight, tis quite impressive. I’m going to start the big hunt for my ship log book, so I can have a read up and put some more entries on the site. I’m quite excited about this actually, I just wish I could remember who else was on the trip with us 3 girls. Do you know of any way I can find out? Although I don’t imagine its possible somehow.
Thanks for including me in the new site test, you can remove this message if you wish.
Speak again soon…Sue
Hello Sue
Many thanks for the feedback and I don’t think I will delete!! It may just spur oon someone else – you may even know them!!
I have set the same version now as the main site – however it seems to be mis-behavin’!!! Anyway I will add yours to that as soon as I find out what’s going on!!
Bye for now
Mike
One other thought – go to the old site version here https://www.dunera.co.uk/dunera and search the pages for the dates you were out on the ship – just a thought… Otherwise we’ll put out a large notice somewhere and see who reads it!!
Bye for now
Mike
PS – If you have a Facebook page – click the FB link on the little icons below a post. Also if you have a Facebook page – I do have a Dunera one as well…Either search for it or…..wait for it – A LONG web address at the moment! http://www.facebook.com/pages/MS-Dunera-Troop-Ship-to-School-Ship/173699435987970?v=app_4949752878&ref=sgm
Hi, great to read the post Sue has left about her journey in1967 on board the Dunera. I was also on that trip to Corrunna,Lisbon,Tangier and Gibralter. I have some news paper cuttings with a couple of pics taken at Immingham docks as we were about to embark on our great adventure. I will gladly e mail it to anyone interested. My e mail is robgould@talktalk.net……. Rob Gould