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A ships chandler, with stores for a commercial ship, readies the supplies in a cargo net for transfer to the ship's deck. Ship's chandler is an old profession whose job is to provide a merchant vessel with food, bedding, work clothes, toiletries and any other item needed by the crew on a long sea voyage. Some of these items are available to the crew through purchase from the ship's slop chest. Others are provided by the shipping company for the sailor's use.
Courtesy of The Virginia Port Authority
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