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I did know a 2nd Mate called Ridley but no idea of his origin. When Holt's amalgated with Elder Dempster Lines there was near enough 100 ships in the fleet. Lots of personnel employed. It was...

This topic is getting a bit old but hopefully some of the above will revisit.
I served in Alfred Holt's Blue Funnel and Glen Line ships from 1958 to 1990. As a young officer I was mainly on Glen...