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E.M.F.

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Please excuse this diversion from the norm. But I though that the diverse learned members of the forum may be able to help me. I have been studying the S.S. Arandora Star which was a 16,000 ton (Gross register) ship run by the Blue Star Line of 3, Lower Regent Street, London S.W.1. 

I am trying to obtain a passenger list for 1936 to identify a passenger whose travel trunk bore the initials "E.M.F." I believe that this passenger was on a Med. cruise.

Can anyone help please?

The story of the ship is very interesting and sad.

"Her turbines, main generators and emergency generators were all immediately put out of action and therefore knocked out all lights and communications aboard." I presume that the emergency radio messages were possible because the radio used backup batteries after the generators were destroyed.

SS Arandora Star - Wikipedia

Arandora Star (bluestarline.org)

Thanks,

Z.

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    Zoomy, I don't think that you have a hope in hell's chance of success, though I do like the initials.

    I was once asked if I could identify the erstwhile owner of a napkin ring based upon the names of a number of HM ships and shore establishments which were engraved on the ring. Fortunately, I had access to Navy Lists at work and I managed to solve the problem. The key was to see who had served in ship A and ship B, and then see which of them had served in ship C, etc.

    It was a bit tedious, but very satisfying and of course (as with some of you in here) done in the firm's time.

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    Zoomy, I don't think that you have a hope in hell's chance of success, though I do like the initials.

    I was once asked if I could identify the erstwhile owner of a napkin ring based upon the names of a number of HM ships and shore establishments which were engraved on the ring. Fortunately, I had access to Navy Lists at work and I managed to solve the problem. The key was to see who had served in ship A and ship B, and then see which of them had served in ship C, etc.

    It was a bit tedious, but very satisfying and of course (as with some of you in here) done in the firm's time.

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  • 0 in reply to Chris Pearson

    The passenger lists do become available occasionally on auction sites. It is just a waiting game. Was it E.M. Forster that cruised in 1936 on Arandora Star in the Med?

    Z.

  • 0 in reply to Zoomup

    I do have an original passenger list for S.S. Arandora Star for 22nd Jan. 1936, so they are available.

    Z.

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