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    j.sabourn

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    #54. The same as most 15 and 16 year olds Johnny we all looked at it through star studded eyes.By 17 or 18 we had knowledge of the world far beyond our

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    Johnny Kieran

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    The only reason I went to sea was for the adventure, I only realised how bad the pay was when I left it. You get kind of hooked on a life at sea as a

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    John Arton

    Re: Deep sea rescue tugs of ww2

    Doc and Charlotte,
    Certainly not forgotten about this thread, just been a bit stumped about where to find information regarding father's movements

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    j.sabourn

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    It is usually for any industrialist or the likes of a shipowner it is his workforce who makes the profits for him. I have seen the true profit records

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    Ian H Spensley

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    Hello and thanks for allowing me to join your group. My late father Captain Harry Spensley was in the Merchant Navy and served during WW2, sadly I never

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    Tony Taylor

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    Ian H Spensley

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    Tony Taylor

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    Ian cooling

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    The car carrier Morning Midas has finally sank. It caught fire of the Alaskian coast a couple of weeks ago.



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    Doc Vernon

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    Hi to all.
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