Photograph Album: Sea Training Scheme For Girls

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UK, Unpublished, 1956-57, Photograph Album

Very Good

A string tied Photograph Album (11 1/2" by 8 1/2") containing 38 pages with 96 photographs and five postcards along with three press photographs in envelope. which show the activities of the members of the Sea Training Scheme For Girls founded by Comdr.. C.L.A. Woollard in 1947. 

All the photographs are captioned and show the girls at various activities on the training ship "English Rose II", a 33 ton 58 1/2 foot sailing ship, and some related shore activities. The Officer/Instructors were chosen from ex Women's Royal Naval Service boat's crew.

The English Rose Sea Training Scheme for Girls, provided hands-on sea training to young women post‑World War II. It operated until 1961. The scheme featured two training vessels: The original 122‑ton "English Rose" (mid‑1940s) and a smaller 33‑ton "English Rose II" added in 1954 . Its mission was to offer seamanship experience including navigation, knot tying, watchkeeping, and basic drills to girls who might not otherwise access maritime training. As a female only sailing program it was exceptional in introducing young women to life at sea and maritime skills.