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A social and historical narrative depicting life in the British Merchant Navy during the 1950s - the golden age of shipping. This story chronicles the growth of a youth, from naive 16-year-old to a mature young man, capable eventually of accepting the grave responsibilities entrusted to a watch-keeping officer on the bridge of an ocean-going ship. The reader follows his voyage escapades and sees him ambushed by pitfalls resulting largely from his innocence. Collectively these incidents capture the atmosphere of service as a navigating officer cadet in yesterday's Merchant Navy. Cargo handling and seafaring were then highly labour intensive. Ships were smaller in capacity and, with their forest of derricks, were constructed differently from today's clear-deck container and bulk carriers, but needed larger crews. Seamen nevertheless enjoyed a leisurely life, accepting as 'the norm' worldwide cargo delays and strikes, and having to invent their own unique brand of shipboard entertainment.
With humorous touches, the author brings alive a lifestyle which epitomised excitement and adventure during this 'golden age' of international shipping, and where young people were expected to meet demanding everyday challenges.
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" 'Focuses seafaring 'spot-on' - as Mortimer does for law - and Herriot for vets!' World Ship Society"
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Mariner's Launch
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MARINER'S LAUNCH
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1st Ed. Foreword by Commodore R. W. Warwick, Queen Mary 2. X, 181 PP with 52 b/w illustrations (1 cartoon, Merchant Navy insignia, 2 beermats and 49 photos). Pictorial stiff covers. Fine. 24 x 17. A rich tapestry of life at sea in a bygone era: the 1950s. Seller Inventory # 76837
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Large Paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Fine. First Edition, First Printing. Large Paperback. SIGNED BY AUTHOR, RAY SOLLEY. Signing reads, 'Paul Taylor -/This is how the 'other half' lived!/Ray Solly/January 2006'. Paul Taylor was the ex-2nd Officer BP Tanker fleet and is mentioned in the 'Acknowedgements' on page ix. A fine copy of SCARCE first edition, first printing. Signed by Author, Ray Solly. Seller Inventory # 20655
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