This photo was sent to the Seafarers LOG by former SIU member Harold Reinstein, 78, of Dingmans Ferry, Penn.
It was taken in Port Elizabeth, South Africa circa 1953. Harold “the Duke” Reinstein is on the far left. “The other three are Lenny, Dudley and Harry,” he wrote in a note accompanying the picture. “We were aboard one of the Robin ships, probably the Lockley. I’ve been on about four Robin ships and enjoyed sailing to South Africa.”
Reinstein, who joined the SIU in New York in 1951 and worked in the engine department, had previously sailed with the U.S. Navy and then aboard the SS Oliver Wolcott with the Armed Guard during World War II. He came ashore in 1955.
###
Printer Friendly Page