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Old 21st February 2023, 17:40
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'3496/3497 Tommy Steele. A part of the story of him joining the ship >
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Old 21st February 2023, 20:52
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..... Correct.
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Old 21st February 2023, 21:09
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An important diplomatic occasion......

Identify the ship.
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Old 21st February 2023, 21:13
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"Half Dome"

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Old 22nd February 2023, 01:42
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#3503 - HMS Exeter?


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Old 22nd February 2023, 07:29
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....Not so.

A 1930s crisis.....
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Old 22nd February 2023, 07:35
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Identify the location and the offending ship (depicted).
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Old 22nd February 2023, 09:44
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#3503 HMS Enterprize
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Old 22nd February 2023, 10:21
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3503 - further to 3508: Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie I arriving at Haifa on the British ship, the H.M.S. Enterprise, May 8, 1936.
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Old 22nd February 2023, 14:20
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....... Correct.
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Old 22nd February 2023, 19:56
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#3507 - Pure guess: United States, Manhattan?
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Old 22nd February 2023, 20:52
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.......Scythia......Boston.

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Old 22nd February 2023, 20:55
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Which well known entertainer worked aboard this vessel?

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Old 22nd February 2023, 20:59
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"Mammoth Lake..... California"

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Old 22nd February 2023, 21:03
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A former seafarer to identify......
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Old 23rd February 2023, 08:13
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Which well known entertainer worked aboard this vessel?

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#3513 No idea who the entertainer is who worked on this Liverpool Tugboat, unless it's the fella on the bow. Could be a Pop singer.
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Old 23rd February 2023, 08:23
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#3513 No idea who the entertainer is who worked on this Liverpool Tugboat, unless it's the fella on the bow. Could be a Pop singer.
Well in that case it is probably Ronald Wycherley, aka Billy Fury.
I expect Sparkie has got a pic of his statue ready…
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Old 23rd February 2023, 08:30
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..........

Tug "Formby"
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Old 23rd February 2023, 08:32
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Identify the shipping company.......
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Old 23rd February 2023, 09:01
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"Anson Arrival"

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Old 23rd February 2023, 10:23
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#3419 Hellenic Lines, Greece.
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Old 23rd February 2023, 17:17
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Old 23rd February 2023, 17:21
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#3523.......answer.

Stephen "i 'ate you Butler" Lewis.

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Old 23rd February 2023, 17:25
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An identification required.......
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Old 23rd February 2023, 18:51
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3524 - SS Klondike, the preserved stern wheeler than worked on the Yukon river.
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