Return To The Merchant Navy
After post-war service on a succession of merchant ships, Stuart was provided with his first merchant command, the steam freighter SS Brandon, in 1927. After a short period in charge he was again promoted and transferred, taking up the role of Staff Captain on the liner RMS Empress of Australia.
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—John Ashbery (b. 1927)
“In my walks I would fain return to my senses.”
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