Themes

The Navy at Home and Abroad

• Shore Establishments

• Humanitarian Relief

• Flying the Flag

• Letters Home

  • Staying in Touch

  • Delivering Letters

  • Censorship

  • As Historical Sources

  • Albert Farley 1915

  • Algernon Foster 1939 - 41

  • D. Arnold-Forster 1901

  • George Estcourt 1932

• Prisoners of War

Learning

• How to: Understand a Uniform

Staying in Touch

Staying in Touch

Sailors have found many different ways to stay in touch with their friends and family.

Today this is often by mobile phone or e-mail. During the 20th century letters, telegrams, postcards, teleprint, blueys, e-blueys and even 45rpm records have all been used. Follow a link or select next to find out more and to see examples of each of these.

Submariners reading letters on HMS Tribune. (RNSM)

Article Highlights:

• letter

• telegram

• postcard

• familygrams

• bluey

• e-bluey

• 45rpm record

To see an example of a letter that has been sent home, select Next

Related External Links

• History of Telegraph Companies 1838 - 1868

• Letters

• Ship to Shore communication

• BBC Website

• Telegraphy