SeapixOnlineDisplaying 567 of 11133 WILLIAM C. DALDY (1935/348grt/LR No:5390345) the swastika on her anchors may cause a certain amount of puzzlement but according to http://www.searlecanada.org/sunderland/sunderland212.html ----------
"... the symbol was used by the Anchor manufacturer W.L Byers & Co., Ltd of Sunderland as there mascot! back then the Swastika was seen as a symbol of good fortune and wellbeing by the Hindu religion (Derived from Sanskrit “su” meaning “Well” and “asti” meaning “Being”) so don’t panic it’s not a symbol of evil but a nod to a few thousand years of good luck." Keywords: tugs; preserved tugs, vintage tugs, william c. daldy preservation society; auckland; new zealand; nz |
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