Harry

THE BATTLE SHIP

 

I WAS WORKING ON A BATTLE SHIP IT WAS THE WORST JOB EVER. I WAS WORKING ON THE BISMARK, A GERMAN SHIP.  WHAT I HATED ABOUT MY JOB WAS LIFTING THE ANMO AND IT WAS HEAVIER THEN I EXPECTED.  YOU NEED 4 MEN TO LIFT IT AND IT WEIGHED 16.5.KG NOW I AM  105 YEARS OLD. THE BISMARK SUNK IN 1939 AND I SURVIVED.  IT WAS BOMBED BY THE ENGLISH. I ACTUALLY BUILD THE QUEEN MARY 1 BUT BEFORE THAT I ACTUALLY WORKED IN BELFAST AND I BUILD THE TITANIC AND BRITANNIC.  I WAS ACTUALLY 14 YEARS OLD.  IN 1949 I RETIRED FROM BUILDING SHIPS.  I WAS A CAPTAIN IN 1954.  I RETRIED IN 1992. NOW I LIVE IN IRELAND IN CORK AND MY SON WORKS FOR CUNARD AND HE BUILD THE QUEEN MARY 2 I AM NOT SURE BUT HE SAID IT TOOK 10 YEARS TO BUILD……THIS MAN DIED IN 2012.

3 thoughts on “Harry

  1. Hi Harry
    What a lot of information about ships you have written in this 100WC. Is that a passion of yours? The way you put the prompt into the story was quite unexpected. Well done.
    (Next time try not to write in all capitals. It is quite hard for the reader.)
    Mrs P (Team 100WC)
    Wellington, New Zealand

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