Prower-Graves nodded in sympathy. "Aye, that sounds rough there, Jimmy." he muttered. "As fer me, I was on one of the space-fit wet-navy ships; them that be were dead keen on getting hulls from the seabed up into orbit when I joined up." he then shook his head and smiled.<br/><br/>"First cruise I had out of OCS was on this old Jap boat, the<em>Maya</em>. I swear to this day, I was the only bloke in the wardroom, aside from the old Sawbones we had. It's a wierd feeling, being surrounded by so many women like that, I can tell you." He then made a slight face. "After that.... well, there were a few deployments I don't care much to recall, before I ended up on another Space-fitter,<em>Cornwall</em>, one of the old Brit<em>County</em>-class from the early 20th Century. She was a good boat, and a happy crew."