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Inspecting bomb damage on ship

Inspecting bomb damage on ship

Escort carrier for Merchant Navy ships

Escort carrier for Merchant Navy ships

Allan Wyllie, Merchant Navy seafarer

Allan Wyllie, Merchant Navy seafarer

Stewards at sea

Stewards at sea

The Aquitania in Wellington Harbour

The Aquitania in Wellington Harbour

Rescuing survivors from torpedoed merchant ship

Rescuing survivors from torpedoed merchant ship

Loose lips might sink ships poster

Loose lips might sink ships poster

Rescue of crew from the Awatea, 1942

Rescue of crew from the Awatea, 1942

Seamen on the Kaiwarra, 1940

Seamen on the Kaiwarra, 1940

Merchant Navy WW2 identification badge

Merchant Navy WW2 identification badge

Merchant ships en route to Britain

Merchant ships en route to Britain

Merchant Navy propaganda poster

Merchant Navy propaganda poster

Monowai – the ship that rescued Anne Frank's father

Monowai – the ship that rescued Anne Frank's father

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Sound: life at sea in the Merchant Navy

Sound: life at sea in the Merchant Navy

Sound: merchant seafarer describes shipping out

Sound: merchant seafarer describes shipping out

Sound: seafarer recalls German air attack on his convoy

Sound: seafarer recalls German air attack on his convoy

Sound: a Merchant Navy seafarer looks back

Sound: a Merchant Navy seafarer looks back

Sound: the sinking of the Limerick, 1943

Sound: the sinking of the Limerick, 1943

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