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Description:Excerpt from S. S. Borodino: A Short Account of the Work of the Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, With H. M. Grand Fleet, December 1914 February 1919 by William J. AllenSubsequent to the interview referred to, after many meetings had taken place between representatives of the Admiralty and the Stores, a formal agreement was signed, by which the Junior Army Navy Stores, Ltd became Contractors to h.m. Grand Fleet, and finally, in the following December, Mr. Warwick Brookes, Mr. C. G. Selfe and the present writer, met representatives of the Admiralty at the Victoria Docks, E, where, under the guidance of her Master (capt. W. J. Norton), we were shown over the Steamship Borodino, which was to be our Storeship in the North Sea - for the duration Of the war.She had been brought round from Hull in ballast, and during our inspection of her upper and 'tween decks and holds, her carrying capacity, due to her very emptiness, at once astonished and appalled. Here was a vessel that could swallow quite comfortably the entire grocery stock of the Junior Army Navy Stores, and, like Oliver Twist, ask for more. We hinted as much to Mr. Warwick Brookes, who, however, with that wonderful faculty he possesses of sizing up a proposition on sight, replied We are in for a big thing, the Junior is no ordinary Stores, they are the people to do it, so carry on.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with S. S. Borodino: A Short Account of the Work of the Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, With H. M. Grand Fleet, December 1914 February 1919 by William J. Allen (Classic Reprint). To get started finding S. S. Borodino: A Short Account of the Work of the Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, With H. M. Grand Fleet, December 1914 February 1919 by William J. Allen (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Excerpt from S. S. Borodino: A Short Account of the Work of the Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, With H. M. Grand Fleet, December 1914 February 1919 by William J. AllenSubsequent to the interview referred to, after many meetings had taken place between representatives of the Admiralty and the Stores, a formal agreement was signed, by which the Junior Army Navy Stores, Ltd became Contractors to h.m. Grand Fleet, and finally, in the following December, Mr. Warwick Brookes, Mr. C. G. Selfe and the present writer, met representatives of the Admiralty at the Victoria Docks, E, where, under the guidance of her Master (capt. W. J. Norton), we were shown over the Steamship Borodino, which was to be our Storeship in the North Sea - for the duration Of the war.She had been brought round from Hull in ballast, and during our inspection of her upper and 'tween decks and holds, her carrying capacity, due to her very emptiness, at once astonished and appalled. Here was a vessel that could swallow quite comfortably the entire grocery stock of the Junior Army Navy Stores, and, like Oliver Twist, ask for more. We hinted as much to Mr. Warwick Brookes, who, however, with that wonderful faculty he possesses of sizing up a proposition on sight, replied We are in for a big thing, the Junior is no ordinary Stores, they are the people to do it, so carry on.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with S. S. Borodino: A Short Account of the Work of the Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, With H. M. Grand Fleet, December 1914 February 1919 by William J. Allen (Classic Reprint). To get started finding S. S. Borodino: A Short Account of the Work of the Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, With H. M. Grand Fleet, December 1914 February 1919 by William J. Allen (Classic Reprint), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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S. S. Borodino: A Short Account of the Work of the Junior Army and Navy Stores, Ltd, With H. M. Grand Fleet, December 1914 February 1919 by William J. Allen (Classic Reprint)

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