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1950s Fred Evans Photos

1950s Fred Evans Photos
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British India S.N.Co's s.s. 'Nevasa' 20,527 tons.

The ship that Fred sailed from UK to Hong Kong on.

Date picture taken (may be approximate): 
Sunday, January 1, 1950

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In the late 60s and 70s Nevasa and her sister ship HMTS Uganda were used for educational tours for UK schoolkids. In 1969 I travelled with some of my school (from Reigate in Surrey) around the Western Med. In 1970 I did the same, around the Baltic. Both times on the Uganda. For a boy in his mid teens these tours were great adventures and the ships had pretty good facilities--dorms, classrooms, lecturehalls, dining areas and sports areas. I believe both ships (certainly the Uganda) went to the Falklands in 1982 as hospital ships.