July 22, 2026
Tag: Lightships
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Lightships
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Lightships were intricate pieces of marine history here at home and around the world, but the romance of long careers full of exciting events usually happened elsewhere. The work on lightships was hazardous, tedious and dreadfully boring, sometimes for months on end. There is still little reward for work that benefits the traveling public.
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January 23, 2024 4 Comments
This postcard history narrative does not portray the lives of saints; it is more akin to the survivals of sinners. Life before political correctness is illustrated by six portraits of five men serving their Queen and a cantankerous priest from a different day.