| Ref No | MS 4000/5/1/10/1 |
| Title | Sound recording of Captain Alfred Ernest Horton of Poole, Dorset (1883-1974) describing his sailing experiences c.1900-1920. 'Sailing Ships' Tape 1 |
| Level | File |
| Date | 10 June 1971 |
| Description | Recording of interview by Philip Donnellan of Captain Alfred Ernest Horton (AEH) of Poole, Dorset (1883-1974) on 'Sailing Ships' where he describes his experiences on large cargo sailing ships abroad.
Track 1: Duration (min/sec): 3.37 Description of track: AEH talks about his experiences sailing in foreign seas as an able seaman on large sailing ships or steamers rather than being on a 'coaster' or 'brigantine' in local waters; refers to the weather on the long distant sailing trips and sailing around Cape Horn
Track 2: Duration (min/sec): 6.27 Description of track: AEH talks about the crews on the ships which sailed abroad with men of varied nationalities Norwegians, Swedes, Dutch and Greeks; the first ship AEH sailed on abroad was a 1400 ton iron ship with wooden decks sailing to Melbourne carrying general cargo; one such voyage took 92 days out and 93 days back; AEH describes the layout of the ships and the crew's quarters
Track 3: Duration (min/sec): 4.04 Description of track: AEH describes an incident on his first foreign voyage to Melbourne when the cook cleaning fish on the deck nicked the cabin boys eye with his knife and the cabin boy later lost the eye; in his experience though accidents and disease were rare at sea
Track 4: Duration (min/sec): 2.11 Description of track: AEH talks briefly about the women sailors met at ports and the need for the men on board to know their jobs [tape stops abrubtly]
Total duration: (min/sec): 16.21 |
| Related Material | See MS 4000/1/7/9 for correspondence, notes and songs connected with the interviews of Captain Horton by Philip Donnellan and Charles Parker and notebooks kept by Captain Horton of his voyages. See also written documentation for the television documentary film 'Sailing Ships' at MS 4000/3/13 which Horton's 'Sailing Ship' interviews contributed to and see also the Philip Donnellan collection (MS 1938) for Horton's other contributions to his film work |
| Physical Description | Listening copy: 1 x CD-R serial number PF235 S108 5674
Original tape:
Size: 5" tape reel
Gauge: 1/4" tape (0.625cm)
Speed: 7.5ips (19cm/s);
EQ Curve used: IEC
Track configuration: Half Track Mono
Dubbing Date: 11/02 |
| Access Status | Open |
| Language | English |