Lounge on the Captain Cook immigrant ship

Lounge on the Captain Cook immigrant ship

The corridor lounge on the port side of the Captain Cook. 

The Captain Cook brought assisted immigrants to New Zealand via the Panama Canal from 1952 to 1960.  See Wikipedia entry and community contributions below for more information.

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Angela Parry

Posted: 01 Aug 2019

Graham Lowe

Posted: 10 Jun 2011

Hello Graham. Have just seen these postings about TSS Captain Cook - 17/6/1958. My family also emigrated to NZ on this ship. You mentioned sharing a cabin with others - presumably all single men. Do you remember if one of the men was called David Parry. My mum and three kids shared a cabin and David (12 years old) had to share a cabin with single men

Paul Kerr

Posted: 22 Jul 2019

Admin - How can we make contact with those that have previously posted on this forum, some a while ago, if they have not returned to this site to post a reply ?
Can our email address be forwarded to them, along with this message, by yourself ?
Our father and mother, both arrived into Wellington on 4 April 1958 and 24 July 1958, respectively and the people of direct interest to us, for family research purposes are - Ray Foster, Graham Lowe and Carol Moore (Nee Adams).
Thanks.

Norman & Olive Allen

Posted: 03 Jun 2019

Reference Heather Blanshards question the arrival date in Wellington was 10th February 1954. Stops en route were as mentioned. My wife & I met on the ship for RNZAF & Nursing.

David Meaker

Posted: 31 May 2019

I sailed on the last voyage of the Captain Cook, with my parents and sister, leaving Glasgow September 24 1959. I remember seeing the Azores, stopping at Curacao and Panama, and passing Pitcairn Island. I was 10 years old then, I'm 70 now. Hello to anyone else who was on that voyage.

Mitchell Mullin

Posted: 16 Apr 2019

Hello. I am researching my great Grandfathers time in the Merchant Navy and have been told he served on HMS Cook. I am looking for anyone who was a member of the serving crew anywear between 1939 - 1955 who may be able to help me out. He was called Charles Mullen and was from Glasgow, Scotland. He had my grandfather in 1951 and aunties and uncle a couple of years after. From what I can gather my great grandfather did not like to speak about his time in the merchant navy and never told my grandfather or his siblings a lot about what he used to do. He died in September 2013 in Dumbarton.

If you or a family member may be able to assist me in my search it would be much appreciated.
You can reach me at - [email protected]

Alan (Archie) Dawson Auckland, New Zealand

Posted: 08 Feb 2019

On the 5th November 1959, I sailed to Malaya from Wellington on the TSS Captain Cook with the Nz Army as a 20 year old soldier... We had a day visiting Freemantle in Australia on the way and then sailed up through the Sunda straights past Sumatra and Java, taking 19 days for the trip. With families on board, the total would have been around 1000 - 1200 people on the trip. Most of the trip was smooth sailing, the only problem was the crew watered down the beer and when we reached the bottom of the 50oz glasses it was more water than beer. Our Colonel had to sort the problem out with the ships captain to prevent any more problems between soldiers and the ships crew. Enjoyed the trip overall and in 1961 flew home by RNZAF DC 6 aircraft.!

Lindsay Morrison

Posted: 24 Jan 2019

My parents met on the Captain Cook, my father from Glasgow was a steward on the ship and would have known the Lounge (from the picture posted) very well. My mother was an NZ nurse, they met on the voyage in 1953/4 not sure exactly, got engaged in Curacao, married in St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington later (THE St Paul's as my mother liked to say). They are both deceased now but my Dad was proud of the 'Cook' until the end, no tugs or bow thrusters needed for the Cook .....

Brian mccallum

Posted: 15 Dec 2018

Trying to find anybody that possibley sailed with my dad dugald mccallum

Andrew Morrison

Posted: 29 Nov 2018

For Malcolm Greig

Thanks for your information regarding the 'man overboard' incident.She was a very lucky lady to be rescued.My father said he used to chat to her afterwards , when he came up on deck from the engine room for fresh air, and she seemed none the worse following her ordeal.My father remembered the occurrence because it was his first voyage on the Captain Cook.Sadly my father passed away in September aged 92 , but I have his merchant navy discharge book , and a lot of photos and items from his time on the Captain Cook , including dinner menus.

steve jones

Posted: 20 Nov 2018

I'm Steve Jones I came to NZ with my family in 1958 aboard the Captain Cook. I was 9 years old. Nov 2018 will be 60 years.

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