Arthur James Hart
1883-1963
Five Islands - Autobiography of a Royal Dockyard Apprentice
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Five Islands is the story of a Sheerness lad’s career in the service of the Royal Dockyards that spanned two world wars and major developments in the design of Navy ships.
The author travelled widely within the United Kingdom and Ireland, and overseas to Malta and Bermuda, often during difficult times. As well as describing the local customs and scenery, he recounts a surprising number of man-made and natural
incidents, and near brushes with death, as matter-of-fact occurrences of working life.
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