In the Firth of Forth in 1969
Ron comments: "I'm surprised the Dutton was in service as long as she was. My first berthing when I reported aboard in 1969 was in "blockhouse 6", the stateroom at the bottom of the ladder up to the main deck. That stateroom was directly below where the superstructure bulkhead met the main deck. In heavy weather, we would get seawater leaking down from our ceiling, and the next import we'd have welders patching up the holes again. Blockhouse 6 got its name from Bremerhaven, where Blockhouse 9 was a popular house of ill repute."
