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GUEST,jag | Life on shipboard, 1889 (19) | RE: Life on shipboard, 1889 | 28 Feb 20 |
As a transport ship I wonder if they were regarded as supernumery crew and used to reduce the number of naval NCOs and men needed. Maybe lot of what the watch kept an eye on when there were a lot of soldiers on board wasn't particularly nautical. |