| Entry Text: | GUNN, George. Tramp Steamers at War. 104p., illus. Llandysul: Gomer, 1999. ISBN: 1859026346.
He joined the Merchant Navy in Glasgow in 1941 on the Baron Renfrew on a six-month trip to India and Port Said. After only a week's leave he was off again on a trip which took him round the world and lasted a year. Next came a "short" 15-week trip to the West Indies followed by joining the Baron Yarborough for the Mediterranean and Italy. In November 1943 she was torpedoed on a Gibraltar–UK convoy but managed to make port although 30 of the crew had died. Early in 1944 he joined the Baron Forbes, running whisky and port to and from Portugal. In May his apprenticeship ended and he became Third Mate. By September he was eligible for a three month course for his Second Mate's certificate and after passing he joined the Baron Douglas bound for the Mediterranean and Takoradi. He arrived home in May 1945 as the war ended. A nice mix of anecdote and fact. |
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