That’s one tough deckhand
A WREN serving on a harbor launch in Portsmouth during World War II. Photo by Cecil Beaton, via the Imperial War Museum. (click to big up)
The Wrens were more officially the Women’s Royal Naval Service formed in 1917 then abandoned after the First World War– their 5,500 members thanked for their services and shown the door.
Reestablished in 1939, by the end of the Second World War a staggering 75,000 female sailors made up their ranks– or more than twice the current strength of the Royal Navy.
For more information visit the Association of Wrens.