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Admiral Lord Cochrane Captain
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 Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 4:39 pm
Thank you for enlightening us, Miss Aria.
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 7:56 pm
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Admiral Lord Cochrane Captain
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Posted: Sun Sep 17, 2006 10:12 pm
A simple 'your welcome' would have sufficed, I suppose. Seriously though, thank you. I never realized how many 'monkey' terms us sailors really have.
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 12:20 am
Captain J. Kurisutofa A simple 'your welcome' would have sufficed, I suppose. Seriously though, thank you. I never realized how many 'monkey' terms us sailors really have. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to come off wrong. This evening hasn't turned out to be the best...I had an unexpected visit by the authorities a couple hours ago concerning our neighbors above us fighting. I was a bit upset over the entire ordeal after hearing the load commotion and such, and I posted in haste, not entirely sure if you were being sincere or not. (I'll admit, I'm ashamed of myself for thinking you'd remark callously to something so simple as posting terminology).
You're quite welcome concerning the information I provided. I'm always looking up subjects of interest online (usually just to further my knowlege & understanding of said interest) and I had just recently come across that bit of information. Happy to have been of assistance, and I'm sure I'll post more as I come across it.
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Admiral Lord Cochrane Captain
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 1:02 pm
Worry naught about the mishap. No offense to either side: Taken, nor given.
For the record, I really enjoy your posts here in the Guild, and I look forward to your posting in the RP. Feel free to post whatever you'd like. I know that your a good judge of taste when it comes to posting.
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Posted: Mon Sep 18, 2006 2:00 pm
Thank you, Captain.
I'll be sure to join the RP at the Lady's next port of call. I thoroughly enjoy reading all that happens on and off her decks, and I look forward to adding my own part. Must say, I found my self worried for the Lady's safety in the storm, though I had no doubt she'd make it through.
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Posted: Wed Jan 31, 2007 4:21 pm
Alrighty...here's a few that might be useful at sometime.
Dogwatch
A dogwatch at sea is the period between 4 and 6 p.m, the first dogwatch, or the period between 6 and 8 p.m., the second dog watch. The watches aboard ships are:
Noon to 4:00 p.m. Afternoon watch
4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. First dogwatch
6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Second dogwatch
8:00 p.m. to midnight 1st night watch
Midnight to 4:00 a.m. Middle watch or mid watch
4:00 to 8:00 a.m. Morning watch
8:00 a.m. to noon Forenoon watch
The dogwatches are only two hours each so the same Sailors aren't always on duty at the same time each afternoon. Some experts say dogwatch is a corruption of dodge watch and others associate dogwatch with the fitful sleep of Sailors called dog sleep, because it is a stressful watch. But no one really knows the origin of this term, which was in use at least back to 1700.
Coxswain
A coxswain or cockswain was at first the swain (boy servant) in charge of the small c**k or cockboat that was kept aboard for the ship's captain and which was used to row him to and from the ship. The term has been in use in England dating back to at least 1463. With the passing of time the coxswain became the helmsman of any boat, regardless of size.
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