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A merchant seaman (in knit cap) is ready to pass a shell to the Royal Navy gunners. Defensively equipped merchant ship (DEMS) was an Admiralty Trade Division programme established in June 1939, to arm 5,500 British merchant ships with an adequate defence against enemy submarines and aircraft.
Soldiers organised in a fatigue party wait to board a merchant ship to unload supplies at one of Valletta's docks. Bomb damage to 32 Company RASC's motor transport depot in Floriana, 20 March 1942. A 40mm Bofors anti-aircraft gun position overlooking Grand Harbour, located at Upper Barrakka Gardens looking across the harbour to Fort St Michael.
Royal Navy Sailors during the Falklands War wearing anti-flash gear U.S. Navy sailors at their ship's helm wear flash gear during an exercise. Anti-flash gear, also known simply as flash gear, is basic personal protective equipment consisting of a fire-resistant hood and fire-resistant gloves, [1] often made of Nomex.
A chief petty officer in the blue uniform wears three buttons on their sleeves to indicate rank, the same rank insignia (but topped with a star) used by Chilean Navy midshipmen. The WO2 rank began to be phased out in April 2014 for most branches except Submariner engineers, with no new appointments; existing holders of the rank retain it until ...
The 796 volunteer observers who served on board Defensively Equipped Merchant Ships and US Navy vessels during the D-Day landings were permitted to wear the Seaborne shoulder flash for the remainder of their service with the ROC, including where promoted to officer ranks. A handful of Seaborne Observers remained in active service with the ROC ...
For example, in 1939 the Merchant Navy was the largest in the world with 33% of total tonnage. [15] By 2012, the Merchant Navy – while still remaining one of the largest in the world – held only 3% of total tonnage. [16] In 2010 the Merchant Navy consisted of 504 UK registered ships of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over. In addition, UK ...
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A merchant navy or merchant marine is the fleet of merchant vessels that are registered in a specific country.On merchant vessels, seafarers of various ranks and sometimes members of maritime trade unions are required by the International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers (STCW) [1] to carry Merchant Mariner's Documents.