TO most people the name "corvette" is inseparably allied with the North Atlantic. They never seem to visualise these ships in anything but grey Atlantic storms; never see them sliding through swells of equatorial seas, or heeling to trade winds of the tropics. Yet it was aboard one of these little ships in the tropics that ... [ILLUSTRATED]
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Article : 55 wordsAll the strength and force of man comes from his faith in things unseen. He who believes is strong; he who ...
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The Mercury (Hobart, Tas. : 1860 - 1954), Thu 11 Jun 1942, Page 3
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