Merchant Seaman Resting By Rail On Deck Of Ship c.1945
1945
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Nathaniel Cuthbertson.
Nathaniel was born in Leith in 1922 and he was know as “Sammy”. He worked in the merchant navy. He lost sight in one eye, and later worked making mattresses at the Blind Instutute. He died in 1976.
The ship is possibly the “Saluta” [see 0532-116].
The “Saluta” was a German-built cargo ship (formerly the “Lothringen” and then the “Southern King”) registered in London and part of the Salvesen fleet of whaling factory ships.
Donor number: 0532-118
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