Thank you for sharing this. It's amazing to hear Captain Treasure-Jones himself speaking. I've only ever heard him in snapshot interviews relating to the Queen Mary's last voyage.
Speaking of treasures, this is quite a remarkable one. Thank you for having the foresight to interview the captain about such a sad but important event in the Cunard timeline. Looking forward to more of these!
My old man served on the North Atlantic from Feb 1941, firstly on convoys, then on Troopships, post war returning POW's, war brides, emigres. Cpt JTJ a was man my dad had the greatest respect for having served under him before he became a captain and then later as Captain of several of the Cunards on the North Atlantic Run through to 1953. I met him once, my dad having blagged his way through the ships security,and although it was to me, even as a small boy, apparent that JTJ had no idea who my dad was greeted us like his own guests and shook both our hands, grasped my dads shoulder saying, " how good it always was to meet old shipmates." to me dad. A true mariner and a gent. He had serious presence, more so than anyone I'd ever met, but a real warmth and a sort of quiet challenge.... or maybe it was just me because I'd never seen me dad so sort of humbled by someone. I asked about it later and he said, "son how do you feel when you've been called into the heads office at school.." I said "shit scared, " in those days it only meant one thing...the strap ! So me dad said that's the way it was, with him and JTJ. The Captain was God and if you had to see him it was rarely good news. After my dad died I found only one thing that might have given the game away, a charge sheet for being in a large drunken bar brawl and being arrested by the Carabinier.
Captain John Treasure Jones, a truly great, and skilled Captain... much respect!
Supreme confidence of an experienced Master Mariner! A wonderful piece of maritime history, sad as it is to witness the end of a ships life.
Thank you for sharing this. It's amazing to hear Captain Treasure-Jones himself speaking. I've only ever heard him in snapshot interviews relating to the Queen Mary's last voyage.
Speaking of treasures, this is quite a remarkable one. Thank you for having the foresight to interview the captain about such a sad but important event in the Cunard timeline. Looking forward to more of these!
What a fantastic piece of history. Many thanks for sharing.
My old man served on the North Atlantic from Feb 1941, firstly on convoys, then on Troopships, post war returning POW's, war brides, emigres. Cpt JTJ a was man my dad had the greatest respect for having served under him before he became a captain and then later as Captain of several of the Cunards on the North Atlantic Run through to 1953. I met him once, my dad having blagged his way through the ships security,and although it was to me, even as a small boy, apparent that JTJ had no idea who my dad was greeted us like his own guests and shook both our hands, grasped my dads shoulder saying, " how good it always was to meet old shipmates." to me dad. A true mariner and a gent. He had serious presence, more so than anyone I'd ever met, but a real warmth and a sort of quiet challenge.... or maybe it was just me because I'd never seen me dad so sort of humbled by someone. I asked about it later and he said, "son how do you feel when you've been called into the heads office at school.." I said "shit scared, " in those days it only meant one thing...the strap ! So me dad said that's the way it was, with him and JTJ. The Captain was God and if you had to see him it was rarely good news. After my dad died I found only one thing that might have given the game away, a charge sheet for being in a large drunken bar brawl and being arrested by the Carabinier.
Thank you so much for this it's great to hear him
I sailed on her to Genoa , Aug 1963 from New York , stopped in Gibraltar.
Mauretania, Queen Mary, what did this guy do to deserve such a horrible task. Taking vessels on their last voyages.
As sad as it was, I have to give him credit for his impressive seamanship, even during such a sad occasion.
Wish they would have taken as close to London as possible and made her a hotel, ala Queen Mary. :(
Which Mauritania??
The 2nd Mauretania
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