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WRNS Ratings Sail-making: On Board 'HMS Essex' at Devonport, 1918
Image: WRNS Ratings Sail-making: On Board 'HMS Essex' at Devonport, 1918
image: A genre painting of an interior below deck on a warship. Portholes open to the left of the image. In the foreground three women sit binding the edges of a large sail sheet. In the background there is a work table. A girl in full WRNS rating uniform and hat stands talking to a blue-uniformed sailor over another length of sailcloth, while at the other end of the table stands a sailor in white tunic and naval cap looking over to the group in the foreground as he hangs a chain on the wall. The low-ceilinged room is lit more by daylight from the open portholes than by the small lamps hung from the ceiling. The room is cluttered with fabric and a thick chain hangs down from the ceiling on the right hand side.
Description: image: A genre painting of an interior below deck on a warship. Portholes open to the left of the image. In the foreground three women sit binding the edges of a large sail sheet. In the background there is a work table. A girl in full WRNS rating uniform and hat stands talking to a blue-uniformed sailor over another length of sailcloth, while at the other end of the table stands a sailor in white tunic and naval cap looking over to the group in the foreground as he hangs a chain on the wall. The low-ceilinged room is lit more by daylight from the open portholes than by the small lamps hung from the ceiling. The room is cluttered with fabric and a thick chain hangs down from the ceiling on the right hand side.