The Royal Navy during the Second World War Supply ratings handling a coil of 16 inch towing hawser (rope) at the Naval Stores Department, Nore, Harwich, which supplies all sea-going ships with the stores and provisions that they need. Note how the coil is bigger than the men and they are having to use a trolley to transport it.

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Photo credit: © piemags/archive/military / Alamy / Afripics
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Keywords: 2, war, world, ww2