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Charles Chirgwin
Charles Chirgwin
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Charles Chirgwin provides a fascinating account of his time onboard Queen Elizabeth I.
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Charles Chirgwin
RMS Queen Elizabeth was one of the very first Merchant ships to be fitted with the then highly secretive RADAR [Queen Mary was also fitted].