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Seafaring Life

Life aboard a working ship — sailors and the merchant navy, standing a watch, the bosun and deckhands, the galley and the mess, shore leave, and coping with seasickness.

Sailor

Sailor

Merchant navy

Watchkeeping

Boatswain

Boatswain

Deckhand

Deckhand

Galley (kitchen)

Galley (kitchen)

Hammock

Shore leave

Able seaman

Able seaman

Seasickness

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