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Merchant Navy Electrical Engineer Officer's uniform trousers : Douglas William MacDonald MV SALAMAUA
Image Not Available for Merchant Navy Electrical Engineer Officer's uniform trousers : Douglas William MacDonald MV SALAMAUA

Merchant Navy Electrical Engineer Officer's uniform trousers : Douglas William MacDonald MV SALAMAUA

Date1943 - 1946
Object number00000466
NameTrousers
MediumWool doeskin, black plastic buttons, cotton, metal buckles
DimensionsOverall: 1100 x 350 x 45 mm, 1.3 kg
ClassificationsClothing and personal items
Credit LineANMM Collection Gift from Ruth Fergus
HistoryDouglas Macdonald wore this uniform as electrical engineer officer on board MV SALAMAUA from 1943 to 1946. This 6,676-ton ship was registered in Suva, Fiji, under the British flag, and was owned by W.R. Carpenter Overseas Shipping Ltd. It was built in Glasgow in 1920. It was requisitioned during WWII. Douglas Macdonald was a qualified electrician when he joined the ship, aged 20 or 21. After coming ashore in 1946 he did not work at sea again.