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1957 Lay-up in Southampton
16 October to 23 December 1957
Crew List Transcript

Introduction

This page lists all of the supplementary jobs carried out by the standby crew of the “Green Goddess” during her long lay-up in Southampton. It is an adjunct to the 28 August 1957 Crew List where the later signings involved articles for this lay-up.

The job titles are often quite confusing because there was no actual service to the public on board. So, for example, the “Night & Wines” steward would not be serving wine or even be on any night-shift. However, he would be involved in stock-taking, and thoroughly cleaning the storage and service areas involved with his job.

While it may be very confusing for the site visitor, the arrangements also made it simpler to arrange for pay-rates, payment of National Insurance and other bureaucratic needs. Waiters mostly became “Assistant Stewards” known colloquially as the “Gang” and were allocated to tasks set by the Catering Officers.

Unlike other crew lists, this one indicates both start and finish dates of everyone's employment. Some ratings were only there for a few weeks. Although this list is shown as a manifest, it is not intended that it give full details of each rating, like Age, Nationality, Service at Sea etc.

This was her first major overhaul to be carried out here and lasted from 16 October to the end of December 1957. This lay-up was not only the first to happen in Southampton, it also involved a massive overhaul within the engine room, hence its 2½ month duration.

The list is ordered according to Articles Number with only the special “FW” set prefix.

Accuracy

This list's original entries, from a different source than hitherto, are entirely hand-written so the incidence of errors occuring is much higher. Heavy reliance upon previous entries was required to convert initials into proper names.

If any of the ratings are incorrectly described below, do please advise me of these. However, it appears that some job descriptions apply only to lay-ups.

Notes

This list shows only those crew who signed-on for this layup.
Some of the “O” set signings from the 28 August 1957 Crew List also stood-by during the lay-up

Key to Article Number Letters / Prefixes

The “FW” Set prefix is used for this voyage to and from dry-dock

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16 October 1957 Crew Manifest transcript

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Caronia's 1957 Standby Crew - The “FW” Set - Deck #1
Art. # & Post	Name	Start	Finish
FW11 Master-at-Arms	Venables, J.E.	16 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW12 Chief Officer	Silson, Percival Walker	16 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW13 Printer	Goldstraw, Herbert M.	16 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW26 Boy Seaman	Yates, Antony George	16 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW27 Able Seaman	Mitchell, G.P	17 Oct 57	27 Oct 57
FW28 Efficient Deck Hand	Waters, Patrick	17 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW29 Efficient Deck Hand	Bromby, B.J.	21 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW30 Efficient Deck Hand	Hull, Gordon Leonard	19 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW31 Boy Seaman	Phillips, Raymond John	29 Nov 57	23 Dec 57

Caronia's 1957 Standby Crew - The “FW” Set - Engineers #1
Art. # & Post	Name	Start	Finish
FW76 Greaser	Priestley, J.C.	17 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW77 Trimmer	Clarke, J.M.	18 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW78 Trimmer	Ball, P.J.	18 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW79 Trimmer	Smith, B.W.H.	18 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW80 Trimmer	Kingston, D.H.	18 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW81 Greaser	Rearden, R.H	21 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW82 Trimmer	Murphy, J.	24 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW83 Trimmer	Callaghan, G.R.	01 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW84 Trimmer	De Grechy, B.A.	06 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW85 Greaser	Mills, W.B.	28 Nov 57	23 Dec 57

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16 October 1957 Crew Manifest transcript

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Caronia's 1957 Standby Crew - The “FW” Set - Catering #1
Art. # & Post	Name	Start	Finish
FW101 1/c Waiter	Jackson, Harold	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW102 1/c Bedroom Steward	Thun, E.F.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW103 Kitchen Porter	Neros, L.W.	16 Oct 57	02 Dec 57
FW104 Cabin Waiter	Kilvington, J.H.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW105 1/c Bedroom Steward	Amer, N.F.	16 Oct 57	25 Oct 57
FW106 Bedroom Steward	Hughes, J.S.	16 Oct 57	30 Nov 57
FW107 Cabin Waiter	McCarthy, P.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW108 Cabin Waiter	Rutherford, K.W.	16 Oct 57	11 Dec 57
FW109 Night & Wines	Shaw, W.A.	16 Oct 57	11 Dec 57
FW110 Cabin Waiter	Bampton, R.W.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW111 Cabin Lounge Stwd	Edmonds, C.	16 Oct 57	19 Nov 57
FW112 Waiter	Soffe, Robert C.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW114 1/c Bedroom Steward	Freemantle, A	16 Oct 57	22 Oct 57
FW115 Waiter	Morant, B.S.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW116 Assistant Steward	Danson, A.E.	16 Oct 57	11 Dec 57
FW117 Lift Attendant	Kelly, J	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW118 1/c Waiter	Page, A.E.	16 Oct 57	06 Nov 57
FW119 Silverman	Moores, E.A.F.	16 Oct 57	26 Nov 57
FW120 Gloryhole Steward	Scott, R.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW121 Bath Steward	Sinden, J.H.	16 Oct 57	22 Nov 57
FW122 Asst Engineers’ Stwd	McDonald, D.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW123 Cabin Waiter	Copeland, K.J.	16 Oct 57	04 Nov 57
FW124 1/c Waiter	Stork, D.W.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW125 Cabin Waiter	Yendall, Robert W.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57

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16 October 1957 Crew Manifest transcript

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Caronia's 1957 Standby Crew - The “FW” Set - Catering #2
Art. # & Post	Name	Start	Finish
FW126 Lift Attendant	Martin, G.H.	16 Oct 57	17 Dec 57
FW127 1/c Bedroom Steward	Poole, R	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW128 Boots	Crompton, E.J.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
W129 Verandah Café Stwd	Cox, M.M.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW130 Bedroom Steward	Easton, J.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW131 1/c Waiter	Gallantry, A.J.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW132 1/c Waiter	Wade, Roy Bertram	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW133 2nd Butcher	White, G.W.	16 Oct 57	02 Dec 57
FW134 3rd Baker	Catlin, H.	16 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW135 Asst Engineers’ Stwd	Green, B.W.E.	16 Oct 57	19 Dec 57
FW136 1/c Waiter	Green, K.A.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW137 Asst Engineers’ Stwd	Stevens, D.J.	16 Oct 57	16 Dec 57
FW138 Asst Engineers’ Stwd	Young, D.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW139 Kitchen Porter	Parker, F.	16 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW140 Bedroom Pantryman	Webb, B.S.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW141 Chief Steward's Stwd	Hall, M.	16 Oct 57	11 Dec 57
FW142 Kitchen Porter	Doyle, W.J.	16 Oct 57	24 Oct 57
FW143 Kitchen Porter	Philpott, D.A.	16 Oct 57	21 Dec 57
FW144 Kitchen Porter	Philloppau, S.	16 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW145 1/c Bedroom Steward	Gibson, A.	16 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW146 Asst Engineers’ Stwd	Asher, L.D.R.	16 Oct 57	16 Dec 57
FW147 1/c Bedroom Steward	Meid, B.J.B.	17 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW148 1/c Waiter	Watson, Rodney James	17 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW149 Assistant Steward	Bevans, G.R.	17 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW150 1/c Waiter	Poole, G.	17 Oct 57	10 Dec 57

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16 October 1957 Crew Manifest transcript

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Caronia's 1957 Standby Crew - The “FW” Set - Catering #3
Art. # & Post	Name	Start	Finish
FW151 1st Asst Writer	Bennett, Michael J.	18 Oct 57	07 Dec 57
FW152 1/c Waiter	Blake, Dennis Edwin	24 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW153 Sauce Cook	Stoneham, W.J.	24 Oct 57	31 Oct 57
FW154 Extra Sauce Cook	Porter, C.F.	24 Oct 57	04 Nov 57
FW155 Chief Tourist Stwd	Riggs, H.	24 Oct 57	04 Nov 57
FW156 Asst Confectioner	Hughes, Arthur	24 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW157 Extra Fish Cook	Bartlett, W.	24 Oct 57	04 Nov 57
FW158 1/c Pantryman	Brooke, Charles	24 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW159 Extra Vegetable Cook	Cozens, Malcolm R.H.	24 Oct 57	04 Nov 57
FW160 Cabin Bedroom Stwd	Johnson, M.	24 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW161 Head Waiter	Smith, J.F.	17 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW162 1/c Bedroom Steward	Boulton, George	17 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW163 Cabin Bedroom Stwd	Lisle, A.	17 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW164 Grill Cook	Palmer, E.	28 Oct 57	04 Nov 57
FW165 Bath Steward	Dumaresq, M.	28 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW166 Bedroom Steward	Griffiths, W.A.	28 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW167 1/c Bedroom Steward	Morley, Arthur	28 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW168 Asst Deck Steward	Lane, M.G.	28 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW169 Waiter	Walker, A.	31 Oct 57	10 Dec 57
FW170 Waiter	Spillett, William E.	31 Oct 57	23 Dec 57
FW171 2nd Butcher	Bond, Henry A.	07 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW172 1/c Waiter	Phelps, G.	07 Nov 57	05 Dec 57
FW173 Bath Steward	Lyon, K.L.	07 Nov 57	10 Dec 57
FW174 Bedroom Steward	Morley, Stanley	07 Nov 57	10 Dec 57
FW175 Snr Asst Barkeeper	Hamer, Mark	18 Nov 57	23 Dec 57

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16 October 1957 Crew Manifest transcript

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Caronia's 1957 Standby Crew - The “FW” Set - Catering #4
Art. # & Post	Name	Start	Finish
FW176 Assistant Baker	Jones, Richard Edward	18 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW177 Assistant Barber	Washington, Rodney	18 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW178 Writer	Long, M.	28 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW179 Assistant Steward	Beresford, L.G.	28 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW180 Waiter	McDonaulds, R.	28 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW181 Waiter	McDonald, Joseph	28 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW182 Asst Pursers Stwd	Cooke, Joseph	28 Nov 57	23 Dec 57
FW183 Assistant Boots	Gibbens, Derek E.J.	05 Dec 57	23 Dec 57
FW184 Waiter	Mullins, J.L.	05 Dec	23 Dec 57
FW185 Waiter	Richards, Richard H.	05 Dec 57	23 Dec 57
FW186 Waiter	Horan, Francis C	05 Dec 57	23 Dec 57
FW187 Utilityman	Nork, H.	05 Dec 57	23 Dec 57
FW188 1/c Waiter	Hovell, Derek Michael	06 Dec 57	23 Dec 57

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1957 Lay-up in Southampton
16 October to 23 December 1957
Crew List Transcript

Introduction

Accuracy

Notes

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1957 Lay-up in Southampton 16 October to 23 December 1957 Crew List Transcript

Introduction

Accuracy

Notes

Key to Article Number Letters / Prefixes

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1957 Lay-up in Southampton
16 October to 23 December 1957
Crew List Transcript