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Saturday, September 24, 2022

On this day in1850 the Royal Navy halved a sailors rum ration down to a mere 1/8 pint per day by removing the evening issue. Senior Ratings received their rum neat whilst Junior Ratings had them watered down by 2 parts water in a Grog mix.


 

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