Bombardier
17-08-04, 08:37
A young boy sailor "powder monkey" of the USS New Hampshire.Boy assistants as young as 10 years old, slept in hammocks below the Gun decks.
http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/513/35PowderMonkey-U_S_S_NewHampshire-VR.jpg
ANy more info on these little chaps would be interesting . Thanks
PS This picture is situated in our own galleries and can be found HERE (http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/1035/sort/1/cat/all/page/1)
If you have any info you can post it here on the forums or in the galleries. :mrgreen:
http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/data/513/35PowderMonkey-U_S_S_NewHampshire-VR.jpg
ANy more info on these little chaps would be interesting . Thanks
PS This picture is situated in our own galleries and can be found HERE (http://www.militaryimages.net/photopost/showphoto.php/photo/1035/sort/1/cat/all/page/1)
If you have any info you can post it here on the forums or in the galleries. :mrgreen: