SIGNAL CITY; WHERE THE WRENS HANDLE THE NAVY'S SECRET MESSAGES. OCTOBER 1942, GREENOCK. SIGNAL CITY, THE BUSIEST NAVAL STATION OUTSIDE THE ADMIRALTY, IS SITUATED IN THE GROUNDS OF AN OLD HOUSE IN THE NORTH. 200 WRENS WORK THERE, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SIGNAL COMMANDER, ALONG WITH A FEW NAVAL SIGNALMEN. THE WRENS: WIRELESS TELEPHONISTS, CYPHER OFFICERS, TELEPRINT OPERATORS, DISPATCH RIDERS, ETC HANDLE HUNDREDS OF VITAL MESSAGES DAILY. SIGNAL CITY WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED BY THE SIGNAL COMMANDER. - General practice of semaphore on the "flag deck". The instructor (right background) goes round
SIGNAL CITY; WHERE THE WRENS HANDLE THE NAVY'S SECRET MESSAGES. OCTOBER 1942, GREENOCK. SIGNAL CITY, THE BUSIEST NAVAL STATION OUTSIDE THE ADMIRALTY, IS SITUATED IN THE GROUNDS OF AN OLD HOUSE IN THE NORTH. 200 WRENS WORK THERE, UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF THE SIGNAL COMMANDER, ALONG WITH A FEW NAVAL SIGNALMEN. THE WRENS: WIRELESS TELEPHONISTS, CYPHER OFFICERS, TELEPRINT OPERATORS, DISPATCH RIDERS, ETC HANDLE HUNDREDS OF VITAL MESSAGES DAILY. SIGNAL CITY WAS SPECIALLY DESIGNED BY THE SIGNAL COMMANDER. - General practice of semaphore on the "flag deck". The instructor (right background) goes round amongst the Wrens assisting and correcting
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