THE MODERN "BLACK SQUAD". 9 AUGUST 1945, ON BOARD THE CRUISER HMS NIGERIA, THE DESTROYER HMS TARTAR, AND ONE OF HM MINESWEEPERS. THE WORK OF THE NAVY'S STOKERS IN THE TROPICS SERVING WITH THE BRITISH EAST INDIES FLEET. - Engine Room Artificer C W Clifton of Misterton, near Doncaster, Yorks, grips the throttle of HMS NIGERIA. Top left, the bell-push for answering telegraphed instructions from the bridge. A Perforated cigarette tin (centre) hangs from a valve to catch the drops of sweat from the pipes and bulkhead

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