05/01/1952 - 24/02/1952

Ship Summary

Vessel

Masters

Journey

Depart Date

Friday, January 4, 1952

Arrive Date

Saturday, February 23, 1952

Journey Notes

Via Gibraltar, Naples, Egypt (Port Said), Aden, Colombo, Fremantle and bound for Melbourne & Sydney.

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I travelled to Australia with my stepmother and stepbrother and sister on this very voyage of the Otranto. We disembarked in Sydney where we were met by our father who was a sailor with the Royal Australian Navy having transferred from the British Navy in 1951. I was eight years when we made this journey, without a doubt THE most significant event of my life. For a young boy the trip was the adventure of a lifetime.

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