Much Have I Travelled

It had become clear during the time spent auditing that audits were destined to become more and more important as companies sold their ships...

In the fall of 1992, I was offered a position on Texaco's Audit Team.  There were two Audit Teams in all, each team consisting of a Capt...

My next assignment was as Captain on the Mississippi , relieving my good friend JPK in Wilmintgon, NC.  The Misssissippi, originally a T-2 n...

I joined the Connecticut in Tacoma, WA on March 2, 1989 as a supernumerary.  The ship was on the Valdez run at the time. Although nothing ha...

On Sept 7, 1985 I joined the Minnesota in Long Beach.  Originally named Churubusco when built in 1943, she was renamed Minnesota in 1950 a...

KCVE, the Texaco California , - what a great ship.  I always felt a kinship to the California , having sailed on her when she was first re-b...

In April 1977, I was assigned as 2nd Mate on the California .  A month on the California was followed by 3 months on he Connecticut , the f...