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Old 3rd October 2022, 21:15
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#767..... answer.

"I went in the Marines when I was 16. I spent four and a half years in the Marines and then came right to New York to be an actor. And then seven years later, I got my first job."

Gene Hackman. Ex USMC .
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Old 3rd October 2022, 21:47
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A former seafarer to identify.......
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Old 3rd October 2022, 21:52
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A ship to identify.......

https://im-a-puzzle.com/share/665b3ae437b3492.jpeg
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Old 3rd October 2022, 23:08
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#778 -Duke of Lancaster.
Showing the access point currently being used by so called Urban Explorers, aka Burglars.
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Old 4th October 2022, 07:10
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Correct

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Old 4th October 2022, 07:11
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Where in the world?
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Old 4th October 2022, 08:27
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#781 Porto maybe.
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Old 4th October 2022, 08:32
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Yep, if you look right you’ll see the bridge.
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Old 4th October 2022, 09:45
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Porto..... correct.

As is 771 and 772......Leixoes .
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Old 4th October 2022, 09:47
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#777.....answer.

Al Martino. Ex USN

Wounded at Iwo Jima.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Martino

https://youtu.be/iYDSi3YHcOA
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Old 4th October 2022, 10:03
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A precise location required please.
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Old 4th October 2022, 10:05
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"Prop"

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Old 4th October 2022, 10:18
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Where in the world?
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Old 4th October 2022, 10:26
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A precise location required please.
The figurehead of ‘King Billy’ at Mt Wise, entry to Devonport Dockyard.
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Old 4th October 2022, 10:31
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Precise location of this fibreglass replica being Mutton Cove.
50°21'53"N 4°10'40"W

The restored original figurehead from the Royal William is at The Box Museum in Plymouth.
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Old 4th October 2022, 10:48
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Where in the world?
Yokosuka, Japan
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Old 4th October 2022, 13:35
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All above precisely correct.......
Apart from the Yukosaka bit which is precisely wrong.

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Old 4th October 2022, 13:39
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All above precisely correct.......
Apart from the Yukosaka bit which is precisely wrong.

Hey! I’ll take that 2 destinations in 2 days!
Not a strong point for me.
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Old 4th October 2022, 13:46
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Well done Nick.

Even if one of them was Auckland.

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Old 4th October 2022, 13:48
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"is precisely wrong"

7,000 miles out.
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Old 4th October 2022, 14:59
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#788 - Western Australia Maritime Museum, Fremantle?

Rgds.
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Old 4th October 2022, 15:25
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Quite correct, Dave.

Well done.

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Old 4th October 2022, 15:46
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Where in the Uk?
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Old 4th October 2022, 16:03
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A former seafarer to identify.......
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Old 4th October 2022, 17:29
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Sparkies Wordsearch......
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