List of Known Crew
During her 106 year working life as a sail trading vessel (1867 - 1973) the SV May Queen was largely used by Henry Chesterman and his successors in the business Chesterman and Co and was skippered and crewed by a variety of Tasmanian and interstate operators.
The following is a list of the known personnel who served on the vessel.
| Date | Skipper/ Helmsman | Crew |
|---|---|---|
| 1868 | William Nicholls/Thomas Oldham | |
| 1868 | T.Oldham | |
| 1869 | W. Nicholls | |
| 1870-72 | William Bell | |
| 1873-1888? | W. Nicholls | |
| 1876 | W. Boucher | |
| 8 Feb 1882 | H. Chesterman | |
| 4 June 1883 | Edward McKavoy | Francis Taylor, George Hadley |
| 16 Feb 1888 | Edward McKavoy | |
| 1890 | Edward McKavoy | |
| 1890's | Jim Miley (Tom??) | Joe Connors, Alf Nicholls |
| 1917 | Henry John Price (Harry) | |
| 1924 | Alan Langford ('Stormy') | |
| 1927 | J. Langford (same as above) | |
| 193? | J.F. Madden | |
| 193? | Benjamin James Boxall ('Gentleman Jim') | Darcy Whitten, Harry Price |
| 22 July1931 | W. A. Sward | |
| 1932 -1942 | Clyde (C.E.) Heather | Colin Millington, Cyrl Heather |
| 23 Feb 1942 | D. W. Bluett | |
| 1946 | W.(Walter) Bluett | |
| Feb.to Dec1946 | Clyde McKay | |
| 1946-1949 | W. Bluett | |
| 4 Feb1949-1951 | R.(Bob) McKay | Between 1951 and 1956 crew numbers dropped from a total of 3 to 2 persons |
| 1958 |
Graham Madden (48 HP Gardiner Diesel Engine fitted) |
|
| 1959 | A. Langford | |
| 5 Feb1960 | A Bird | |
| 1960 to 1973 | Trevor Tuttle | Graeme Hodge, Ray Tuttle, Gordon Brown, Trevor Tuttle, Wayne Evans, Reg Riley, Joe Heather, Preston Dransfield |
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