Hi George
Yes it could well be him, he was skipper of the
Marty for six years before transfering to the
Impetus not long after she arrived.
As a boy I learned to 'Skull' with one oar the hardway, taking crew members from 'Broads Landing' out to the tugs laying at the bouys and new many of the tug skippers including Hector Stuart off the
George V and Boswell Whitaker.
My Grandfather was a stoker on the
Homer,Wonder & Battleaxe, infact my Dad and my grandfather were both on the
Homer together during the war when she was sent to Scapa Flow.
Now you can guess how my wee motorsailer is called
Caer Urfa Mike
Wonder and
Venus departing Tyne Commissioners Quay with Harton Staiths in the background
Battleaxe off Tyne Commissioners quay waiting for the lock
Caer Urfa