Service
The Lanchester gave good service to the Royal Navy throughout the war and for some decades after. The last examples left Royal Naval service in the 1970s and are now collectors' items.
A large number of Lanchesters were subsequently sold off to foreign nations. These are often marked with carry two broad arrows – point-to-point (appearing as a six-pointed star) – stamped just before the serial number. This symbol is sometimes accompanied by the letter ’S’ and denotes "Sold out of Service".
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Famous quotes containing the word service:
“The gods’ service is tolerable, man’s intolerable.”
—Plato (c. 427–347 B.C.)
“Mr. Speaker, at a time when the nation is again confronted with necessity for calling its young men into service in the interests of National Security, I cannot see the wisdom of denying our young women the opportunity to serve their country.”
—Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973)
“It’s 10 p.m. Do you know where your children are?”
—Public Service Announcement.