Poems about sailors and ships of the RCN

 

 

* 871 Squadron - 1952

* Loss and Revenge - the sinking of HMCS ATHABASKAN and the revenge exacted on German minesweepers by R.E. Armstrong, PO, RCN

* Oh Tartar Oh Tartar

* OM's Course Nineteen by John Thompson

* Poem about a sailor who joined HMCS HAIDA by R.E. Armstong, PO, RCN

* Poem about HAIDA'S crew by R. E. Armstong, PO, RCN

* The Phantom Fleet by Buster Brown

* Three Fighting Tribals (HAIDA, HURON, ASHANTI)

 

 

Poems (below) from the collection of James Senior

Note: some of these poem were written by James Senior, some collected from other sources

 

JS32

JS33

JS34

JS35

JS36

(JS32) A Destroyer at Sea

(JS33) A Sailors Life on a Destroyer

(JS34) Why Have We A Bad Name

(JS35) Discontented

(JS36) The Tale of Old China

 

JS37

JS38

JS39

JS40

JS41

(JS37) When Earth's Last Picture Is Painted

(JS38) Even As You And I

(JS39) The Sailors Prayer

(JS40) Prelude (To Departmental Ditties)

(JS41) Murder At Sea

 

JS42

JS43

JS44

JS45

JS46

(JS42) Fluent Speaker

(JS43) That Son of Mine

(JS44) Her Infinite Variety

(JS45) The Virginity

(JS46) In This Corner

 

JS47

JS48

JS49

JS50

JS51

(JS47) Blondewards To The Sea

(JS48) If . . . . . . 

(JS49) Insane At Sea

(JS50) Musings On A Star-Shell

(JS51) Tied To His Job

From the collection of James Senior, A/Wt (E), RCN

Courtesy of Robert (Bob) Senior

 

 

"Sailors"

From the collection of Bruce Giles, Telegraphist, RCNVR

Courtesy of Wayne Giles

 

 

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