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171: 155: 27: 557: 225:(1900–1982) was a British writer of the mid 20th century. His writings reflected his own love and experience of the sea and sailing. He was the author of several novels and books for children and also wrote for 276:
in the early years of this war. It concerns a technical officer battling against indifference, ignorance and sabotage in his efforts to ensure the efficient production of
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before transferring to submarines in 1920. He became the commander of four submarines before his retirement in 1936.
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Hackforth-Jones was born at the end of the Victorian era in 1900, entering
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His novel 8: 272:(1954), is informed by his experiences in 122: 558:Gilbert Hackforth-Jones' Rootsweb profile 111:Learn how and when to remove this message 546:The Baby and the Battleship (co-author) 253:in as a midshipman in the battleship 7: 264:Hackforth-Jones was recalled to the 49:adding citations to reliable sources 598:Royal Navy officers of World War II 593:Royal Navy officers of World War I 14: 613:20th-century British male writers 291:(1946) into a full-length novel. 169: 153: 25: 588:Royal Navy submarine commanders 488:Green Sailors in the South Seas 36:needs additional citations for 603:20th-century British novelists 484:Green Sailors in the Galapagos 480:Green Sailors in the Caribbean 1: 229:radio, the stage and cinema. 220:Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones 127:Frank Gilbert Hackforth-Jones 535:Eight Points for the Admiral 472:Green Sailors and Fair Winds 468:Green Sailors and Blue Water 456:The Green Sailors on Holiday 144:1982 (aged 81–82) 629: 583:British children's writers 531:The Policeman and the Lady 476:Green Sailors to Gibraltar 326:, (1946: short stories) 249:He saw active service in 60:"Gilbert Hackforth-Jones" 503:True Story of Submarines 445: 310:(1939 short stories), 608:British male novelists 507:Life in the Navy Today 424:An Explosive Situation 360:Life on the Ocean Wave 527:Sweethearts and Wives 511:Boys' Book of Sailing 464:Green Sailors, Beware 420:All Stations to Malta 239:Osborne Naval College 181:Years of service 460:Green Sailors, Ahoy! 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