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Offline demon78

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« on: May 05, 2013, 11:18:20 AM »
Commemorating the Battle of the Atlantic today, longest running battle of the war so all you Matelots, Killiks and other ranks, "Ready Aye Ready" and "Splice the Mainbrace".
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Re: Matelots
« Reply #1 on: May 05, 2013, 07:41:18 PM »
uh, OK. :o
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Re: Matelots
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2013, 02:25:22 PM »
Ia that the same thing as

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« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2013, 03:13:03 PM »
No I think it's from Nelson's time and the American Navy practiced splicing the main brace fairly recently "USS BARB 1944" and almost all the west's Navies practised the custom.
Basically a shot of Rum per day or more as celebration. Might not mean much to you guys but it fits with most navies traditions (ie Battle of Atlantic).
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