On Googling the Akaroa, I only get references to an ex Royal Mail ship that changed its name in the 1950s. So, does anyone know anything about a previous ship of this name ?? It would also be of interest if Lesley or another SKS could tell us the dates for this first post-WW2 sailing. Graham On Tue, Aug 20, 2013 at 8:48 AM, Lesley Aylwin <[email protected]>wrote: > I sailed with my mother, brother and sister from Australia to England > after the war in Europe had ended, having been evacuated to Tasmania from > Singapore shortly before the Japanese invaded. It was the first voyage out > of Australasian waters since 1938 I think. > Lesley Aylwin > > > Sent from my iPad > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >