Volunteer mine-sweeper trainees lowering weight, Sept 1939

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Volunteer mine-sweeper trainees lowering weight, Sept 1939

Volunteer mine-sweeper trainees lowering a weight over the side of a boat to keep their paravane at the correct depth. Volunteers, most commonly fishermen, were trained by the British Navy towards the end of 1938 and throughout 1939 as mine-sweepers in order to allow the Navy to direct their attention elsewhere. Date: 1939

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© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans

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