Thanks Joe, I'm getting the picture now. I know the Channel is a very busy place too. (;-)) Edna - Ottawa ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joe Austen" <austengenealogy@iprimus.com.au> To: <hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 8:22 PM Subject: Re: [HAM] HMS AQUITANIA Yes Edna it did happen then, sometimes for several days, unsophisticated or no radar, was the reason. Which is why they had and sometimes still do have lookouts. Also she was the Royal Mail Ship (RMS)Aquitania. HMS only applies to warships HTH regards Joe Austen in OZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "liverpud" <liverpud-49@rogers.com> To: "Hampshire-L" <Hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 19, 2009 1:06 AM Subject: [HAM] HMS AQUITANIA > Hi there, > > My father left Southampton Dec. 1, 1948 for Halifax, > it was said that the ship was delayed (a day or so) due to fog. Was that > really a possibility and does that happen today? > > Thank you, > > Edna ~ Ottawa > For FREE online parish register transcriptions and other information visit www.knightroots.co.uk. Please trim ALL messages to a minimum & remove the footer as this is added automatically at the end of all messages. Thanks To subscribe or unsubscribe please send a message to hampshire-request@rootsweb.com with the appropriate subject header.Thanks ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message