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The Rudyard Kipling Library · Yesterday · 21 min

A Fleet In Being Chapter 6

In which the delicate spirit and stern discipline of the Royal Navy are laid bare through the contrasts of flagship formality, the resolute camaraderie of the Gun-room, and the tireless, unseen toil of the engineers below decks. Against a backdrop of coal smoke and sea spray, we glimpse the noble endurance and quiet authority that gird the fleet’s might and the lives it commands.

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In which the delicate spirit and stern discipline of the Royal Navy are laid bare through the contrasts of flagship formality, the resolute camaraderie of the Gun-room, and the tireless, unseen toil of the engineers below decks. Against a backdrop of coal smoke and sea spray, we glimpse the noble endurance and quiet authority that gird the fleet’s might and the lives it commands.

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