THE LIFE OF A MIDSHIPMAN ON BOARD A DESTROYER. NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER 1941, ON BOARD THE DESTROYER HMS ASHANTI. AFTER LEAVING NAVAL COLLEGE A MIDSHIPMAN IS GENERALLY BORNE IN A BATTLESHIP OR CRUISER, LATER JOINING A DESTROYER FOR THREE MONTHS' EXPERIENCE IN A SMALL SHIP. HIS DUTIES INCLUDE WATCH KEEPING, OFFICER-OF-THE-DAY IN HARBOUR, ANCHOR, CABLE AND BOAT WORK, LEARNING ABOUT GUNS, TORPEDOES AND DEPTH CHARGES, AND TAKING CHARGE OF THE GUN'S CREW AT ACTION STATIONS. - Midshipman climbing outer ladder to the bridge to take over watch

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