R.N.R.
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"Not the least, sir," replied the master of the Dimpled Lassie, Peter M'Kie, skipper R.N.R.
From With Beatty off Jutland A Romance of the Great Sea Fight by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)
On the bridge stood her Captain, a dark, lean, R.N.R.
From H.M.S. —— by Bower, John Graham
A salvage officer and divers were got from the port to do the preliminary work and get all ready before the arrival on the scene of Commodore Young, R.N.R., and the heavy salvage plant.
From The Harwich Naval Forces Their Part in the Great War by Knight, E. F. (Edward Frederick)
The third officer who died was Commander Crabtree, R.N.R., of the S.Y.
From A Kut Prisoner by Bishop, H. C. W.
Lieutenant-Commander Phillips, R.N.R., is barred by professional regulations from writing the story, and in any case he had no direct knowledge of the beginning of it.
From The Island Mystery by Birmingham, George A.
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