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@_philharper

Hurrah for the life of a sailor!
At sea, or longing for the sea Joined January 2016
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It's one of my favourite bits of history, kept for 110 years by the Royal Navy. #APeopleWhoForgetTheirHistoryAreDoomedToRepeatIt
Steve A Wenham Verified account @AWenham1 Aug 1
Displayed onboard @HMS_Str_Castle -
Band of the hammock which saved the life of a German sailor to which he was clinging to when picked up by one of HMS Kent's boats after SMS Nurnberg sank. Only five were saved.
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For those of you interested in sextants, here's a blog article written by Ewen Southby-Tailyour and lightly edited by me. I find it fascinating - I hope some of you share my interest!

sextantbook.com/2025/06/27/a-m…
sextantbook.com A man and his sextant Commander Phil Harper RN recently wrote to me about an unusual sextant. As I am no longer in a position to collect and write about interesting sextants, I invited him to write the following guest b…