equator

From Gran's journal: I think we crossed the equator today, but the King Neptune Ceremony is tomorrow. Mr. Gottgens is to be Neptune. He said he refused to serve unless the Japanese children in Tourist were invited up. Pop says they won’t dunk us if we have on good clothes and look our advanced a

The Russian cadets from their cargo training ship Equator arriving alongside HMS Woorcester to visit ...summer 1956

The Russian training ship Equator circa 1956 visits London and her cadets go down to Greenhithe to visit HMS Worcester

This is a photo of one of the receptionists (Kirsty) getting the full "Crossing the Equator" treatment, still in her uniform, and then into the crew pool. 1970's