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II) Ballroom dancing. (sanctioned by the Captain, if no flights were scheduled, part of the aircraft hanger - a large open space, hard to find on board ship, but the raison d\'etre of aircraft carriers - was cleared by rolling the planes and support kit to one side. Suitable music was played through the tannoy, and a couple of hundred sailors learnt the dance steps that would come in useful during runs ashore. And while they generally took turns - someone had to - a small majority of sailors actually \'\'liked\'\' dancing the woman\'s part (it has to be said).
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II) Ballroom dancing. (sanctioned by the Captain, if no flights were scheduled, part of the aircraft hanger - a large open space, hard to find on board ship, but the raison d\\\'etre of aircraft carriers - was cleared by rolling the planes and support kit to one side. Suitable music was played through the tannoy, and a couple of hundred sailors learnt the dance steps that would come in useful during runs ashore. And while they generally took turns - someone had to - a small minority of sailors actually \\\'\\\'liked\\\'\\\' dancing the woman\\\'s part (it has to be said).
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MenWhoKnit: my father - and he should know - said that the two most popular hobbies on board Royal Navy ships were
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MenWhoKnit: my father - and he should know - said that the two most popular hobbies on board Royal Navy ships were//
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I) knitting: (cheap, practical, and filled the dead space when not on watch)
II) Ballroom dancing. (sanctioned by the Captain, if no flights were scheduled, part of the aircraft hanger - a large open space, hard to find on board ship but the raison d\'etre of aircraft carriers - was cleared by rolling the planes and support kit to one side. Suitable music was played through the tannoy, and a couple of hundred sailors learnt the dance steps that would come in useful during runs ashore. And while they generally took turns - someone had to - a small majority of sailors actually \'\'liked\'\' dancing the woman\'s part (it has to be said).
II) Ballroom dancing. (sanctioned by the Captain, if no flights were scheduled, part of the aircraft hanger - a large open space, hard to find on board ship but the raison d\'etre of aircraft carriers - was cleared by rolling the planes and support kit to one side. Suitable music was played through the tannoy, and a couple of hundred sailors learnt the dance steps that would come in useful during runs ashore. And while they generally took turns - someone had to - a small majority of sailors actually \'\'liked\'\' dancing the woman\'s part (it has to be said).
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I) knitting: (cheap, practical, and filled the dead space when not on watch). Although part of the reason was to have at least one thick wooly pully for Arctic watches, a sailor who could fashion a something stylish and wooly for the ladies would not be short of attention on shore leave home (Britain was clothes-rationed until 1950. A sailor could buy unrationed items in foreign ports and bring them home. Or the wool to make a stylish off-ration jersey for his lady).//
II) Ballroom dancing. (sanctioned by the Captain, if no flights were scheduled, part of the aircraft hanger - a large open space, hard to find on board ship, but the raison d\\\'etre of aircraft carriers - was cleared by rolling the planes and support kit to one side. Suitable music was played through the tannoy, and a couple of hundred sailors learnt the dance steps that would come in useful during runs ashore. And while they generally took turns - someone had to - a small majority of sailors actually \\\'\\\'liked\\\'\\\' dancing the woman\\\'s part (it has to be said).
II) Ballroom dancing. (sanctioned by the Captain, if no flights were scheduled, part of the aircraft hanger - a large open space, hard to find on board ship, but the raison d\\\'etre of aircraft carriers - was cleared by rolling the planes and support kit to one side. Suitable music was played through the tannoy, and a couple of hundred sailors learnt the dance steps that would come in useful during runs ashore. And while they generally took turns - someone had to - a small majority of sailors actually \\\'\\\'liked\\\'\\\' dancing the woman\\\'s part (it has to be said).
