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Unidentified Ship Of The Royal Navy Fleet 1940s
1945
"Some size of ship, tonnage must have been tremendous. Could be a crusier. Many of these ships were used to transfer men from one boat to other by the bosun's chair - 'Look Mum, no hands!'. Ships, like aeroplanes, have no brakes. Stuck in the...
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"Some size of ship, tonnage must have been tremendous. Could be a crusier. Many of these ships were used to transfer men from one boat to other by the bosun's chair - 'Look Mum, no hands!'. Ships, like aeroplanes, have no brakes. Stuck in the middle of nowhere, that was the only way." - Evelyn Muir (née Mobbs)
Photograph from collection of Ernest Mobbs who served in both World Wars.
Donor number: 0127-034
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