I suspect m father- in- law Ernest J Lord was a junior engineer on this vessel, from the story he told me in the 60s they were torpedoed and was in the sea for over an hour before being picked up by a US Destroyer……..backing up from that he told me he crossed on the QE1 to take over a Liberty ship in Baltimore MD. and it was only the first batch to be completed ( The first one turned over outside the harbour ) what I dont understand is there was no mention that he had been in Vancouver where the Ocean Venture departed from.
Ernie Lord past away in 1978 mainly as the result of fuel oil in his lungs after his third sinking in the Med.
My uncle died on this vessel, his name was John Lunt from Liverpool,England.
By: Irene Lindsay on March 9, 2010
at 11:32 am
I suspect m father- in- law Ernest J Lord was a junior engineer on this vessel, from the story he told me in the 60s they were torpedoed and was in the sea for over an hour before being picked up by a US Destroyer……..backing up from that he told me he crossed on the QE1 to take over a Liberty ship in Baltimore MD. and it was only the first batch to be completed ( The first one turned over outside the harbour ) what I dont understand is there was no mention that he had been in Vancouver where the Ocean Venture departed from.
Ernie Lord past away in 1978 mainly as the result of fuel oil in his lungs after his third sinking in the Med.
By: Jeff Baxter on July 23, 2011
at 5:17 pm