Ship’s Menu During American Revolution By Rick Erisman RM3, (’70-’71), Ship’s Historian Pittsburgh, Penna. Life aboard ship during the American Revolution was hard, at best, and the food was nothing short of awful. Salt was […]
By Pete DeWolf, ET3, (’55-’57) Albuquerque, N.M. Amphibious warfare, long considered a minor function by navies, assumed major importance in World War II. An entirely new “family” of ships and craft was developed for the […]
By Judy Robinson, Associate Member – Kirkwood, Mo. Watching movies about the Navy such as Mr. Roberts and Away All Boats on TV recently had my husband Ron remembering some of the slang used aboard […]
The custom of “piping” a distinguished visitor “over the side” dates to the time of wooden ships when senior officers would come alongside a ship in their small launches. As the launch approached the ship, […]
Submitted by Nick Gardner, QM3, (’59-’61) Savannah, Georgia I came across this recently and thought I would share it with our NEWSLETTER readers. In many ways, it sums up my feelings, and brought out some […]
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