Submarine Miners > Royal Engineers

Posted on March 20th, 2020

Tuesday 5th May 2020 – Postponed due to the Pandemic.

by Duncan McNiven & Boyd Williamson

Boyd will talk about the Submarine Miners who operated from Port Laing and “the Guv’y Pier” until 1906, when they were disbanded.

Duncan will take over at that point and talk about their reincarnation in 1906 as the City of Edinburgh (Fortress) Royal Engineers.


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