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Kevin Such, Whakatane ps: Queen Elizabeth 2 called at Auckland February 8/9, 1942 on a voyage from Sydney to Esquimault, Vancouver, for her second annual dry docking (at that time only four dry docks worldwide (Southampton, Boston, Singapore, Esquimault) could accept the Cunard queens). The call at Auckland was at Tiritiri and she took on oil and water. The First Senior Second Engineer when I joined the ship was in QE2 then. He, with many others, had joined the ship at Clydesdale for a short voyage to Southampton to drydock in February 1940. Instead, the untried ship sailed for New York. Like his shipmates, Willie Farmer didn���t see the UK for two and a half years. He left QE2 in 1966 to become Chief Engineer on RMS Coronia and Chief of QE2 on her maiden visit to Auckland in February 1978. He retired a year later. pps: Queen Mary on her record crossing in 1938 achieved 212,000 shp averaging 31.72 kph. QM and QE2 engine rooms were very similar but QE2 had only 12 (larger) five-drum Yarrows, compared to QM���s 27. MOVIES VS SHIPBUILDING? Dear Sir It���s with heightened sadness that I read ���name withheld by request of Whangarei��� letter in the January/February 2013 issue of Professional Skipper. I empathise with the sentiments he expresses, particularly with regard to the blatant way in which we, as a nation, import vessels that can be successfully built and launched in this country. I have seen first hand, both sides of the film industry versus ship, yacht and boatbuilding debate. I saw it in your correspondent���s home town in the late 1970���s. Your older readers may recall when the shipyard Whangarei Engineering and Construction Limited in Port Road, built the replica of Captain Bligh���s HMS Bounty for a remake of the famous film Mutiny on the Bounty. There was considerable national interest in this project and the local media and television stations gave Whangarei much needed publicity as a community. At the same time I was posted to Whangarei, initially as the construction overseer and then as principal naval overseer for the Royal New Zealand Navy, as the government built five patrol boats to exacting naval standards at the same shipyard. The local industry had a good track record and a good grasp of Maritime New Zealand rules and Lloyd���s Register of shipping construction standards, but 1977 was the first time WECO had built to naval standards. It required a leap in work practices: constant oversight by the client, documentation of compliance records, working under constant oversight at the yard and a paperwork trail to satisfy stringent naval authority requirements. Everything was required to be recorded in triplicate. It nearly crippled them, Power Solutions Proudly New Zealand Owned The Trusted Name in Marine for 75 Years ���The Powerhouse of Marine Engines��� Why rebuild when you can buy a new Doosan engine from Korea? 3 Engine Familes, with 10 Models Available. 160 HP at 5.8L to 1200 HP at 22L Heavy duty mechanical engines Continuous power ratings Low RPM Extremely fuel ef���cient Inexpensive parts Proven reliability over 55 years of production Visit Lees Group to see why so many commercial operators are choosing the rugged reliability of Doosan. BEST PRICING IN NEW ZEALAND FIAT POWERTRAIN TECHNOLOGIES ���Riding the Wave of Innovation��� See why FPT have broken international boat speed/ef���ciency records 5 Engine Familes, with 24 Models Available. 20 HP at 2L to 825 HP at 12.9L Mechanical injection models available from 20 HP to 280 HP Electronic Common Rail models available from 230 HP to 825 HP Excellent power to weight ratio Extended service intervals = greater pro���t Italian engineering at its best PROVEN RELIABILITY Best in class models available AND Proud sponsor of Coastguard Boating Education Marine Engine Maintenance Course VIP.S92 from August 1965 to May 1967. While I am sure we never reached 32.5 knots, we often achieved 29 knots at 156,000 shp in the Southampton ��� New York service. One of my earliest memories of the ship was doing a fog standby in the for���ard engine room. We were doing 28.5 knots, the ship���s whistle was sounded as required (it had a range of 10 nautical miles), the engine room watchkeepers were doubled, but the throttles only had the stops unscrewed! The oil consumption for the previous 25 hours was an exact 1200 tons! This was a great contrast to an experience in fog off San Francisco in June 1961 in the Union Steam Ship Co���s SS Waihemo. We reduced speed from 10.7 knots 68.7 rpm to 7 knots 45 rpm. Fuel consumption in Waihemo was 24 ton/day and the Los Angeles Auckland voyage took 21 days 12 hours. www.leesgroup.com PHONE 09 299 6019 182 Great South Road, Takanini, Auckland email info@leesgroup.com March/April 2013 Professional Skipper 5

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