Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation - Lee John
Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation - Lee John When John Lee joined the Merchant Navy he had no idea of the adventures which were to come his way over the next ten years. The book is a…
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Trampships, Tankers and Polite Conversation - Lee John
When John Lee joined the Merchant Navy he had no idea of the adventures which were to come his way over the next ten years. The book is a fascinating insight into life in the Merchant Navy of the 1950's and 60's peppered with a wealth of characters and stories. An innocent sixteen year old from East Yorkshire, he was first apprenticed to the toughest of trampship companies before experiencing the potentially explosive delights of life on an oil tanker.Finally, as a young officer enjoying rather more civilised surroundings, he is obliged to learn the art of polite conversation as he mixes with affluent first class passengers and takes charge of a memorable rescue at sea....
Often hilarious, but always truthful and entertaining, life on board and in port is described in all its facets- the typhoons, icy, bone-chilling North Atlantic gales, freak waves and near disasters, awful food and
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