Another post detailing content from one of the founder members on this site! More detail can be found here Thanks for the reminder of what we were doing 36 years ago! As usual I scrolled through it to the end … Continue reading →
The guy who was actually instrumental in starting this site is David Matthews – aka: David The Letterman! Hello Shipmates, “ I remember”, said David the old man of the sea, as I sit now in the 21st century typing … Continue reading →
My father was a member of the RN crew for the maiden voyage from Southampton to Shanghai. Mum and I went along as passengers. It was long time ago I do not remember much. To China was nice and peaceful … Continue reading →
IBERIAN CRUISE My memories of the Dunera cruise are very vague with only my photograph album as a souvenir. I was living in Leamington Spa Warwickshire at the time. When I was 15, in 1963, the convent I attended in … Continue reading →
I cannot remember when I went on the cruise, it must have been 1966-67. I am Maltese and we joined the ship at valletta Grand Harbour some time in February, as the weather in the Eastern Med was bad.We went … Continue reading →
Saturday 27th March 2010 – Margaret Moore (email supplied) has emailed a very detailed account here!! Anyone else remember this trip? I remember my school trip on the Dunera with great fondness ! The little ditty we had to sing … Continue reading →
I was on an Educational Cruise in 1964 on the Dunera. It sailed out of Venice so we had to cross Europe to board-an adventure in itself! I, unfortunately, most remember the Channel crossing in gale force winds, with most … Continue reading →
I was on M.S. Dunera, a Mediterranean Educational Cruise in 1967 with Leek High School for boys. [Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane and snoopy v the red baron were the pop hits of the cruise] I’m a little vague about what … Continue reading →
Michael Ayres 28th May 09 Is there any record of DUNERA’s movements immediately prior to July 1940, when she sailed to Australia? I am British but was born in Marseille in July 1939. My parents are long dead, but I … Continue reading →
John Wilmot 9th May 09 I was on the MS Dunera 1962, April time i think,from Grangemouth, Scotland. Over to Bergen,Oslo, then to Copenhagen. I remember the helpful crew who helped us make those sheets and blanket into what looked … Continue reading →
Mike McHugh 23rd May 09 I sailed to Kure, Japan, on the Dunera in 1954. After we left Singapore, the Captain announced that as there was a Typhoon moving down from Japan we would have to go up athe Formosa … Continue reading →
John Klemantaski has written in today – 2nd June 2009 The site seems to be very quiet, like dead! Shame, because this is a little part of my past that I’d like to complete. I was on the Easter ’63 … Continue reading →
Henry Marshall on Tuesday, May 05, 2009 I sailed on the MS Dunera in 1953 when I was 5 with my mother and brother to join my father who was serving in Hong Kong at the time, it took 8 … Continue reading →
Just a quick post here to ask if you find ANY broken links – please email me direct at mike@mikefinding.com and let me put them right. With a site like this there are bound to be times, with the nature … Continue reading →
I sailed on the Dunera September i think 1958, i was at Polymedia Camp 37 Field Engineers though I was attached in the Royal Signals as radio mechanic, as attached personel we got out of any duties and lived in … Continue reading →
Can anyone send on a comprehensive list of other sites that would to well to be linked into if at all possible. I seem to recall there are quite a few – maybe someone else has a list already! Would … Continue reading →
Hi my Dad was a Dunera boy having travelled out to Australia and landing in Hay. Before he died, my Dad rarely spoke about his young life but my sister and I found out he was on this boat through … Continue reading →
Original request: Leo Schifrin – any news or information would be welcome please. A big thank you to Alan Morgenroth for some great detective work on behalf of two people, one result has been replied to! Mr Mark Robins asked … Continue reading →
I went on the Baltic 1962 cruise from Tilbury. It was a memorable trip, we visited Russia which was amazing. Unfortunately we broke a propeller shaft so we couldn’t visit Helsinki. The BBC filmed the trip and this was screened … Continue reading →
NEW posts with older information from the old website I have decided to add a few of the posts over the next weeks – there are a LOT and many may have been missed first time round on the old … Continue reading →