So when we got to Southampton, she went into the Graving dock, that
was the first thing she done, and I think they changed the
propellers because they'd found some ….
something wrong when
they brought her around, and she was in Graving dock there, and she
was up there for some time and all this work was being carried
on.
Question:
And you worked all through this period?
Yeah, we was on what they called standby, because there were still
some people to feed and we used to do it in shifts and during ah
the standby periods that was when I used to wander around the ship
and see what they was up to, and the... particularly that and
her sister when they was doing the Veranda grill, you know they
were quite...quite able artists and they painted all these figures
and you know you'd see it appearing before your very eyes.
And there was all
this work being done in the main dining room where this boat
goes across the Atlantic you know and that was all being fitted up
there.
All the …
all that sort of work was being done in Southampton.
