TOPIC: Life on board the transport ships

No sign of Neptune last time I crossed, I suspect he was enjoying the comforts of the queens grill.

djb wrote: It doesn't sound a particularly nice time on board and I imagine the ratio of stewards to customers was a little below modern standards?

When they crossed the equator, I wonder if they went through any of the associated rituals as would happen on other ships. Presumably the numbers involved would have made this impossible?

Thinking back to Frank's comment on cruising to the south at the expense of the Queen.

This from The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent, Thursday, February 15, 1900:

David

Thanks for posting these,ever since acquiring my Transport Medal this year, I have been on the lookout for relevant articles about these voyages.

Regards
Brian

Hello David,
"Half starved and crowded to death" I know where he was coming from, I had a similar experience on a Stena Line vessel a few years ago!
Kind regards Frank

djb wrote: Thinking back to Frank's comment on cruising to the south at the expense of the Queen.

This from The Sheffield & Rotherham Independent, Thursday, February 15, 1900:

From the Cheshire Observer 5 May 1900

Irish stew for breakfast?