SALVAGE MEN PLAY IMPORTANT WAR-TIME ROLE.—With the ruthless sinking of Allied and unarmed merchantmen by submarine and mine warfare, and an occasional naval vessel by mine, the salvage man comes into his own. Already the hazardous work of salvage is in full operation around the British coast, and many vessels are being reclaimed from the sea and put into service again. A diver comes to the surface after good work on the salvaging of the destroyer Gipsy, sunk by a German mine off the east coast last November. He has brought up the ship’s bell, which marks the moment of success of the salvage work. The upper picture shows the destroyer beached, awaiting the shipbuilders, who will repair her for a further lease of life to assist in the Allies’ control of the seas.

Wairarapa Times-Age, 28 May 1940, Page 6

SALVAGE MEN PLAY IMPORTANT WAR-TIME ROLE.—With the ruthless sinking of Allied and unarmed merchantmen by submarine and mine warfare, and an occasional naval vessel by mine, the salvage man comes into his own. Already the hazardous work of salvage is in full operation around the British coast, and many vessels are being reclaimed from the sea and put into service again. A diver comes to the surface after good work on the salvaging of the destroyer Gipsy, sunk by a German mine off the east coast last November. He has brought up the ship’s bell, which marks the moment of success of the salvage work. The upper picture shows the destroyer beached, awaiting the shipbuilders, who will repair her for a further lease of life to assist in the Allies’ control of the seas.