Explore popular action and adventure titles available to stream with prime video. For trivias sake, in the royal navy the rank of captain is below commodore but above commander. Captain of the queens by captain harry grattidge, ex. When world war ii was declared i was chief officer aboard the lancastria. Buy captain of the queens 1st by harry grattidge isbn. The cunard ocean liners the queens of the sea golden. Download the autobiography of the queen ebook free in pdf and epub format. Captain of the queens by captain harry grattidge, excommodore of the cunard line, and richard collier oldbourne london 1956. A night to remember 1958 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. The queen mary departs john brown shipyard, steaming down the clyde river to gourock, scotland. Courtesy of grattidge estate, condensed extract from captain of the queens and autobiography by captain harry grattidge, lancastrias second in command.
Readers digest condensed books project gutenberg self. Captain harry grattidge and richard collier 1956, oldboume press, 8. Captain smith laurence naismith is unconcerned and the ship continues on. The autobiography of captain harry grattidge, former commodore of the cunard line at. The footage of the launch is actually the launching of the rms queen elizabeth. Anchor trials and adjustment of the magnetic compasses are made off gourock. Readers digest condensed books volume 2 1956 g1a collier, delmar, fletcher, oconnor, roberts. Joseph fl 18281830, captain of julian, brigantine liverpool, lancashire. In my fathers house grace nies fletcher the last hurrah. Buy captain of the queens by grattidge, harry, collier, richard isbn.
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The ship goes aground twice despite prior dredging of the river and her shallow draft. Twenty of the queen marys lifeboats were left off the ship to save weight. Captain and later cunard commodore harry grattidge, who records that queen marys captain, gordon illingsworth, immediately. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Captain of the queens belovedin my fathers housethe last hurrahboon island readers digest condensed books, volume 2. Download one of the free kindle apps to start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, and computer. The autobiography of captain harry grattidge, excommodore of the cunard line harry grattidge. Free digital downloads while our kew site is closed, signedin users can. Former cunard officer commodore harry grattidge, one of the last captains of the rms queen elizabeth, lived at number 33 high worple, rayners lane until. It was the biography of a man who had captained both the queen mary and queen elizabeth, which in. Find captain of the queens autobiography by captain harry grattidge.
When oconnor was released in 1952, his son, not eager for a reunion went to sea, eventually serving a few years on the queen mary under captain harry grattidge, the very same man with whom oconnor survived lancastria. The rms queen mary is a retired british ocean liner that sailed primarily on the north atlantic. Read captain of the queens by harry grattridge online, read in mobile or kindle. Download captain of the queens by harry grattridge ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Its the equivalent of colonel in the british army as opposed to captain in the army, with would be below that of captain in the royal navy. Travel information about destinations, hotels, resorts, cruises, airlines, online reservations, late breaking news and weather and links to thousands. His account of the sinking of the lancastria is very moving, as is his firsthand account of the queen marys collision of the hms curacoa. The autobiography of captain harry grattidge, excommodore of the cunard line. Captain of the queens by captain harry grattidge as told by richard collier published by e.
Captain of the queens by commodore harry grattidge a million ocean miles by commodore sir edgar britten home from the. Pdf the autobiography of the queen download ebook for free. If i had to choose a favourite, i would say captain of the queens by harry grattidge because it is so interesting. The autobiography of the queen download pdfepub ebook. Captain of the queens by harry grattridge download pdf. Captain harry grattidge is my first cousin three times removed. In 1974, my parents took me on the queen mary for my birthday, but we were really surprised to see a picture of one of the postwar captains, cyril gordon illingworth i believe the picture of him i saw then said he was captain 19461952. Readers digest condensed books volume 31957 the lady a. After an honorable discharge, he went back to theft and was sentenced to six months in prison in late 1941. Readers digest condensed books volume 2 1956 g1a collier. Joseph boxhall and excunard commodore harry grattidge both worked as. Readers digest condensed books 1956 edition open library. Want to know when hawkmoor books ltd adds new books. One of the first operations in which she took part after she was converted into a troopship.
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