John’s grandfather, Captain Laurence “Bobby” Anderson, (1891-1941) wrote a book with his cousin, Captain Laurence Henry Morrison (1886-1952). It’s title is “The Tanker in Practice : (Relating to the arrangement, management and maintenance of the liquid-in-bulk carrier. Her cargoes, cargo-handling and ballasting operations explained)". Snappy title!! It was published by Charles Birchall of Liverpool in 1935; John has a copy.
M.V. Oilfield, motor tanker, 8,516 tons
Hunting & Sons Ltd., Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Captain Anderson was “Commodore” (Senior Captain) of the Hunting’s fleet but was lost via enemy action on 28th April 1941, aged 49 years. Huntings are still in business; at one point in their history they had one of the largest independent oil tanker fleets in the world.
For more about the Hunting company see https://huntingplc.com/
There are letters from Morrison about the character of his cousin which are held in the Shetland archive in Lerwick. I intend to try and get a copy.
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