Troopships

The Queen Mary was also used as a troopship during the war, not for channel crossing of course but used to take US servicemen to and fro to New York.

The RMS Queen Elizabeth was also used as a troopship during WWII

For those old enough to remember passing through the Hook of Holland an interesting video has
appeared on the London Reconnections (!) website. It could be even more interesting if
one can understand Dutch. When the army camp was closed in the early 1960s the site was put
up for auction and the video gives a good indication of how it looked.

To watch using Google: Go into London Reconnections and click on Friday reads Oct 18. Then
look at Hook of Holland-Harwich History. The video is on photo page number 6.

Daveb wrote:

The Queen Mary was also used as a troopship during the war, not for channel crossing of course but used to take US servicemen to and fro to New York.

Was in a collision with HMS Curacoa October 1942, most of the crew of the Curacoa were lost, including my father.

Wilf wrote:

KIeler sprotten wrote:

Neumunster was at the end of the line for the Boar train, Hamburg to the Hook of Holand. We were
  always given guard duty, escorting army prisoners back to the UK or Post duty picking up or dropping of mail bags at every  BAOR  station on route. always sailing on the Vienna.

I once had to escort a prisoner from Hanover airport to MCTC. The day before I was due to go on leave the CSM told me I would be travelling in number two's because I was prisoner escort [Thrilled to bits] I didn't know what to expect but on arrival at Hanover airport I didn't go through check in or anything like that. I was shown to some place 'airside' and I signed for 'my' prisoner from an RMP. We were then shown onto an aircraft while the cleaners were still on board. For some reason we were seated right at the back of the aircraft. My prisoner was a young fusilleer from 3 RRF who had obviously been a very naughty boy. Knowing what he had coming I bought him a couple of drinks on the flight. I got a right bollocking at MCTC, some 6ft 4in dickhead with a very big mouth asked me (At about 90 decibels) if I wanted to join him [The prisoner] because I helped him with his bags.

Oh and My stepdad was in Neumunster with 1 KDG, 1956, 57 somewhere round there.

I did escort duty for two prisoners from Hanover airport, ( two of the poisoned dwarfs of Minden),1965, I was supposed to escort then to Shepton Mallet myself, handed then to the RMP at Gatwick. Got an extra week's leave for my troubles.

Guest wrote:

Did any of you.en route to Germany, ever enjoy a night crossing from Harwich to The Hook of Holland on H.M.T. Empire Parkeston?
I believe on arrival at the hook you boarded a red,blue or green train which took you to your destination in Germany

I never did it myself as the big iron birds were in use when i went there.

I did that trip in March 1957 on Empire Parkeston and took the Red train - I think! - to Duesberg. I had reason to do the trip 3 times on different ships. Forgot the names but Empire Wansbeck -?- seems to ring a bell.

senojyddet wrote:

Guest wrote:

Did any of you.en route to Germany, ever enjoy a night crossing from Harwich to The Hook of Holland on H.M.T. Empire Parkeston?
I believe on arrival at the hook you boarded a red,blue or green train which took you to your destination in Germany

I never did it myself as the big iron birds were in use when i went there.

I did that trip in March 1957 on Empire Parkeston and took the Red train - I think! - to Duesberg. I had reason to do the trip 3 times on different ships. Forgot the names but Empire Wansbeck -?- seems to ring a bell.

I did that trip in December 1949 with my Mother and small brother, on our way to join my Father in Iserlohn.   Cannot remember the name of the ship, just that it was noisy all night and dirty.  We then went by train all the way across Holland to either Dusseldorf or Dortmund.  So long ago now.