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Brief History of Drunken Sailors of the Royal Navy

Posted on October 19, 2016 by irishroverpei

I first received my tot on my 20th birthday January 15th 1959, a big day in the life of a young sailor. The tot is long gone now and that is a good thing. I cannot imagine running a modern … Continue reading →

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31st July 1970 Black Tot Day

Posted on August 2, 2014 by irishroverpei

July 31 st 1970 ended a tradition that had last over 300 years. The issue of a tot of rum was a daily ration to the all serving members once having reached the age of twenty. The familiar sound each … Continue reading →

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A Rum Story

Posted on April 6, 2014 by irishroverpei

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 →

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Recruiting —– Join the Navy and see the World

Posted on March 26, 2014 by irishroverpei

The Royal Navy was the largest Navy in the world at the beginning of the First World War. See the old photo of the 1916 Grand Fleet assembled for the Kings review at Spithead. The King would sail up and … Continue reading →

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