A spectacular trip up the Thames was made by the tug Britannia , drawing attention to the fact that it carried a petition to Parliament asking for a public inquiry into the conditions of service of certificated navigating and engineering officers in the merchant navy . The tug was met at Westminster Pier by members of Parliament who accompanied the petition to the House of Commons for formal presentation . Photo shows ; Colonel Moore Brabazon , MP for Wallasey , Cheshire ( right ) and Mr P J Hannon ( left ) welcoming the petition as it was unloaded at Westminster Pier and carried across to t

A spectacular trip up the Thames was made by the tug  Britannia  , drawing attention to the fact that it carried a petition to Parliament asking for a public inquiry into the conditions of service of certificated navigating and engineering officers in the merchant navy . The tug was met at Westminster Pier by members of Parliament who accompanied the petition to the House of Commons for formal presentation . Photo shows ; Colonel Moore Brabazon , MP for Wallasey , Cheshire ( right ) and Mr P J Hannon ( left ) welcoming the petition as it was unloaded at Westminster Pier and carried across to t Stock Photo
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Smith Archive / Alamy Stock Photo

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2BW36YT

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6749 x 4998 px | 57.1 x 42.3 cm | 22.5 x 16.7 inches | 300dpi

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26 May 2020

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A spectacular trip up the Thames was made by the tug Britannia , drawing attention to the fact that it carried a petition to Parliament asking for a public inquiry into the conditions of service of certificated navigating and engineering officers in the merchant navy . The tug was met at Westminster Pier by members of Parliament who accompanied the petition to the House of Commons for formal presentation . Photo shows ; Colonel Moore Brabazon , MP for Wallasey , Cheshire ( right ) and Mr P J Hannon ( left ) welcoming the petition as it was unloaded at Westminster Pier and carried across to the Houses of Parliament . 30 November 1933

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