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“Statesroom”
Officer’s Country Ever wonder why Officer’s quarters aboard a warship are called staterooms? It is derived from the paddlewheel riverboats that steamed up and down the major rivers and waterways of the United States during […]
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The Lone Sailor
U.S. Navy Memorial Lone Sailor statue overlooking Lake Champlain, at Burlington, Vermont.
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The Origin of ‘Carry On’
Carry on? In the days of sail, the Officer of the Deck kept a weather eye constantly on the slightest change in wind so sails could be reefed or added as necessary to ensure the […]
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Striking the Ship’s Bell
The time is indicated by striking the hours and half-hours on the ship’s bell throughout each watch, in accordance with the table below so the time indicated is called “one bell,” “two bells”, etc. according […]