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ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - "PIPE DOWN" IN THE NAVY MEANS "TURNING IN" FOR THE NIGHT. THESE HAPPY YOUNG RATINGS ARE TYPICAL OF THE MEN THAT ARE FIGHTING THE SEA WAR ROUND THE AUST. COAST. NAVY. MINESWEEPING. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - A HEARTY MEAL AFTER A DAYS HARD WORK. THESE MEN ARE PRACTICALLY CONTINUALLY AT SEA ENDEAVOURING TO KEEP OUR SEA LANES FREE OF ENEMY MINES. NAVY. MINESWEE
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN WATERS - ANOTHER HAPPY SCENE ON THE MESSDECK DURING A PERIOD OF "TIME OFF" THESE MEN DESERVE EVERY COMFORT POSSIBLE DURING THE BRIEF PERIODS OF RECREATION THAT A
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - A GAME OF HOUSIE BEFORE TURNING IN. SAILORS MAKE THE MOST OF THEIR REST PERIODS AS THEY ARE LIABLE TO BE CALLED TO ACTION STATIONS AT ANY MOMENT DURING W
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND THE AUSTRALIAN COAST - AN OREPESA FLOAT BEING HAULED ABOARD AT THE COMPLETION OF OPERATIONS. THESE FLOATS ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE GEAR WHICH ENABLES A SHIP TO SWEEP FOR
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND THE AUSTRALIAN COAST - SOME OF THE TROOP SHOWS THEIR EAGERNESS TO PARTAKE OF A TASTY FROM THE GALLEY. NAVY. MINESWEEPING. (NEGATIVE BY C. BOTTOMLEY).
ABOARD A MINESWEEPER AROUND AUSTRALIAN COAST - A BRIEF RESPITE AFTER A HEAVY DAY'S WORK. THE CAPTAIN SHOWS KEEN INTEREST IN A GAME OF DRAUGHTS BETWEEN HIS NAVIGATOR AND CHIEF ENGINEER. NAVY. MINESWEEP
