Carrigan Head 1967

[@rob9349]

great movie, harry

[@harrythompson5970]

my pleasure old son.

[@johnsansom7910]

I sailed a passage from Glasgow to Montreal on SS Carrigan Head in Sept/Oct 1968 ,and a fine ship she was ! We sailed past the QE 2 being fitted out and into a gale force sea. I was 24 and had never been to sea and was as sick as a dog until the ships purser gave me some very strong whisky and then I found my sea legs. I think it was the same chief engineer but was it the same captain ? Great memories.

[@harrythompson5970]

that would have been Harry McLarnon so generous with the hard stuff, Henry Carson the chief and Tom Sellars the master

[@johnsansom7910]

I sailed a passage from Glasgow to Chicago on SS Carrigan Head In Oct 1978 and a fine ship she was ! We sailed past the QE2 being fitted out and into a gale force sea . I was 24 and never been to sea and was as sick as a dog until the ships purser gave me some very strong whisky and then I found my sea legs . I wonder who was the captain then since I think the chief engineer was the same man as in the film. Great memories.

[@HistoricUlster]

DID YOU, OR ANYONE YOU KNOW, WORK ON HEAD LINE BOATS BACK IN THE SIXTIES? IF SO, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! 🛳️⛴🚢 The American city of Detroit, affectionately known as Motor City, is the home of Tamla Motown which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. And here at Belfast 89FM we've been researching links with Detroit for a programme later in the year. In doing so, we came across the story of the Belfast Shipping Company and its fleet of Head Line freighters which were all named after prominent Irish headlands like Fair Head and Carrigan Head. These Head Line boats had a unique connection with Detroit, Chicago and the Great Lakes. Every spring, many shipping companies competed to be first through the ice and into the St Lawrence seaway and onwards into the Great Lakes to reach Detroit. For many years, the Head Line boats won the race and delivered their cargoes of whiskey to the thirsty citizens of Detroit. And this is where we need your help. Do you know anyone who worked on the Head Line boats on the run from Belfast to Detroit during the 1960s? If so, we'd love to hear from you. If you can help please contact us on 02890-23-89-89 or message us on Facebook.

[@shaunbrowne3963]

My father, Captain R M Browne, of the Head Line, took my mother, my sister, and me from Montreal to Liverpool, on the last crossing of the North Atlantic, in 1962. We experienced 8 days of some of the North Atlantic’s worst weather. Captain Andy Fee was in command of the Roonagh Head.

[@harrythompson5970]

Hi and Hello Shaun, it was your fathers brother, principal of the Belfast Tech, who wrote the references for myself and Captain Hamil. Back then the Head Line had insisted deck apprentices, later Cadets, had passed the 'junior' exam. At the Tech we only took matriculation, but your uncles letters on our behalf 'done the trick'. I'm sure Andy took good care of your family, ever the good host, a gentleman, tho' a hard taskmaster and no better a man weather wise on that ocean as he understood, better than most - 'man proposes, god disposes'.

[@shaunbrowne3963]

Hello Harry! Thanks for responding! My Uncle was Nelson Browne, and he's the one who wrote the letters for you. We were in Belfast this past September (2019) and the Belfast Tech is now a student dormitory, but my uncles old office, on the third floor, the one with the tall windows, was still there. My father studied at 'Inst,', and we were able to walk the grounds of that school. It was a walk though our own family history. I knew Captain Andy Fee was a capable Master, and provided our family with many war stories drawn from our crossing, you can be assured! I'd appreciate any information that you can share on those days, if you can, Harry. Thanks again, for responding! Cheers!

[@harrythompson5970]

@@shaunbrowne3963 morning Shaun, will post a vid later today or tomorrow on Utube re Head Line faces. Regrettably what with one thing and another such as computer crashes in earlier years and being too generous in giving away photos to familiies of shipmates, the cupboard is pretty bare nowadays. You should look up and join Ships Nostalgia, there's any amount of chat about the Head Line and the 'shareholders' who sailed with them. best regards Harry

[@patrickrooney6357]

Patrick Rooney I was on the SS Carrigan Head as a catering boy, I was17 years old It was a great trip one of many, is there anyway I can get a copy of that trip so I can show my grandchildren

[@harrythompson5970]

hi patrick, just click on this link to watch the video , or copy/paste to save for later viewing regards Harry t. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZOxfoSAfbtjjZI

[@HistoricUlster]

DID YOU, OR ANYONE YOU KNOW, WORK ON HEAD LINE BOATS BACK IN THE SIXTIES? IF SO, WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! 🛳️⛴🚢 The American city of Detroit, affectionately known as Motor City, is the home of Tamla Motown which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year. And here at Belfast 89FM we've been researching links with Detroit for a programme later in the year. In doing so, we came across the story of the Belfast Shipping Company and its fleet of Head Line freighters which were all named after prominent Irish headlands like Fair Head and Carrigan Head. These Head Line boats had a unique connection with Detroit, Chicago and the Great Lakes. Every spring, many shipping companies competed to be first through the ice and into the St Lawrence seaway and onwards into the Great Lakes to reach Detroit. For many years, the Head Line boats won the race and delivered their cargoes of whiskey to the thirsty citizens of Detroit. And this is where we need your help. Do you know anyone who worked on the Head Line boats on the run from Belfast to Detroit during the 1960s? If so, we'd love to hear from you. If you can help please contact us on 02890-23-89-89 or message us on Facebook.

[@harrythompson5970]

@@HistoricUlster, evening Justin, indeed I must be one of the few still around best regards Harry

[@HistoricUlster]

Harry email [e-mail]

[@johnsansom7910]

I should have said Oct 1968..........Sorry !