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A Rum Story
If you’d been at least twenty years old and a member of the Royal Navy prior to 31st July 1970 then it would have indeed been a black day! That was the day the last daily tot of rum was … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines
Tagged and ranks, badges, buttons, dulled the senses, gulpers, life was easier after a tot., rum boatswain, rum issue, sippers, splice the mainbrace, tots, up spirits
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Rum Issue in the Royal Navy
I have been reading some of the comments about women serving in British Submarines. Some are just plain silly, some make sense, but the one that caught my attention was this. The RN Submarine service always was and remains a … Continue reading
Posted in HM Submarines, veterans
Tagged draft notice, extra pay, financial woes, HMS Eastbourne, royal navy, rum issue, tot, volunteers, women in submarines
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