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Stories categorised in 'J W Stanworth Memoirs of the Merchant Navy'. These stories may contain references to other themes.
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J W Stanworth - Memoirs part 1

I was born in Birkenhead, near Liverpool, on 29th April 1913, no more than 200 yards from the merchant...

J W Stanworth - Memoirs part 2

While discharging our coal in Villa Constitution, he was airing his Spanish to the cargo men, he then...

J W Stanworth - Memoirs part 3

On the way back to Indo China we were to call at Shanghai for coal bunkers, sufficient to last till we were...

J W Stanworth Memoirs - part 4

They decided by going full speed astern they could not stop in time which meant sinking the other ship...

J W Stanworth Memoirs - part 5

The starboard lifeboat was the first to be lowered and as it touched the water with only four boys in it...

J W Stanworth Memoirs - part 6

On reaching the sloping land at the head of the cove, we were all surprised that none of us could stand up,...

J W Stanworth Memoirs part 7

The Assistant Matron, Miss Baird, at Lennox Castle was the sister of Mr Logie Baird, one of the pioneers of...

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