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File:Allied Signal Bell.jpg |<center>[[Allied Signal Bell|The Allied Signal Bell]]</center> | File:Allied Signal Bell.jpg |<center>[[Allied Signal Bell|The Allied Signal Bell]]</center> | ||
File:D-3 sabotage doc pic.jpg | <center>[[Sabotage|D-3 Sabotage]]</center> | File:D-3 sabotage doc pic.jpg | <center>[[Sabotage|D-3 Sabotage]]</center> | ||
File:E2crew1a.jpg | <center>[[E2 Crew| | File:E2crew1a.jpg | <center>[[E2 Crew|E-2 Crew]]</center> | ||
File:Grampus pike fire 1908a.jpg | <center>[[Fire|Grampus Pike Fire]]</center> | File:Grampus pike fire 1908a.jpg | <center>[[Fire|Grampus & Pike Fire]]</center> | ||
File: | File:New Suffolk 2024 waterfront 2.JPG|<center>[[Holland Torpedo Boat Company Station|Holland Torpedo Boat Company Station]]</center> | ||
File:July 1749b.jpg | <center>[[1749|The Gentleman's Magazine-1749]] </center> | File:July 1749b.jpg | <center>[[1749|The Gentleman's Magazine-1749]] </center> | ||
File:K-2 McKinnon 2.jpg | <center>[[K-2 adrift|Adrift on a Disabled Submarine]] </center> | File:K-2 McKinnon 2.jpg | <center>[[K-2 adrift|Adrift on a Disabled Submarine]] </center> | ||
File:O-7 w old ironsides.jpg | <center>[[4th Of July Boat|The 4th Of July Boat]]</center> | File:O-7 w old ironsides.jpg | <center>[[4th Of July Boat|The 4th Of July Boat]]</center> | ||
File:R-4 storm2.jpg | <center>[[Storm|The R-4 in a storm 1938]]</center> | File:R-4 storm2.jpg | <center>[[Storm|The R-4 in a storm 1938]]</center> | ||
File:R-7 crew7.jpg | <center>[[Covert|R-7 and EMC(SS) Guy Covert]]</center> | File:R-7 crew7.jpg | <center>[[Covert|R-7 and EMC(SS) Guy Covert]]</center> | ||
File:s-boat gun-boat2.jpg | <center>[[Small boat|Small boat stowed below decks]] </center> | File:s-boat gun-boat2.jpg | <center>[[Small boat|Small boat stowed below decks]] </center> | ||
File:Xmas tree diodon1957a.jpg | <center>[[Christmas|Christmas at Sea]] </center> | File:Xmas tree diodon1957a.jpg | <center>[[Christmas|Christmas at Sea]] </center> | ||
File:1920 football game2.jpg | <center>[[Football|Football Pearl Harbor 1920]] </center> | File:1920 football game2.jpg | <center>[[Football|Football Pearl Harbor 1920]] </center> | ||
File:swimming.jpg | <center>[[Swim Call|Diving From a submarine]] </center> | File:swimming.jpg | <center>[[Swim Call|Diving From a submarine]] </center> | ||
File:Honolulu_light-9.jpg | <center>[[Harbor Light|Honolulu Harbor Light Station]] </center> | File:Honolulu_light-9.jpg | <center>[[Harbor Light|Honolulu Harbor Light Station]] </center> | ||
File: | <center> </center> | File:WW I Victory Medal-Submarines w ribbon-FB.jpg | <center>[[WWI Victory Medal|WW I Victory Medal]] </center> | ||
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=== <big>Rope Yarn Sunday</big> === | === <big>Rope Yarn Sunday</big> === | ||
<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">On early sailing ships, a tailor would board the ship while in port to measure men for new clothing and make repairs for those who could afford it. The crew got to knock off work early to mend old clothes. | <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="color:#00008B">On early sailing ships, a tailor would board the ship while in port to measure men for new clothing and make repairs for those who could afford it. The crew got to knock off work early to mend old clothes. For thread they would break out the rope yarns that were used for making ropes while underway and use it for thread to mend clothes and hammocks. One afternoon per week at sea, usually a Wednesday, was reserved for mending. Little understood in today's world, the men also knitted their own socks and sweaters. Knitting was not looked down on as effeminate or weak, indeed it was seen as eminently practical. | ||
Since it was an afternoon for rest from the usual chores, many kept with the tradition up to the years immediately after World War II | Since it was an afternoon for rest from the usual personal chores, many kept with the tradition up to the years immediately after World War II. The men used Wednesday afternoon for personal errands like picking up their laundry and getting haircuts. They paid back the time by working half a day on Saturdays. | ||
Today's uniforms require less attention and the men usually send the clothing out for repair or purchase new to replace worn items, so Rope Yarn Sunday has been turned to other purposes - mainly taking an early liberty or a time for catching up on sleep. Some, however, still adhere to tradition by breaking out the ditty bag for an afternoon of uniform repair. While doing so sailors can't resist telling a few "sea stories", some true and maybe some | Today's uniforms require less attention and the men usually send the clothing out for repair or purchase new to replace worn items, so Rope Yarn Sunday has been turned to other purposes - mainly taking an early liberty or a time for catching up on sleep. Some, however, still adhere to tradition by breaking out the ditty bag for an afternoon of uniform repair. While doing so sailors can't resist telling a few "sea stories", some true and maybe some "not so true", but who knows. | ||
So, in keeping with the modern tradition of kicking back for a little fun and | So, in keeping with the modern tradition of kicking back for a little fun and storytelling, here are our Rope Yarn Sunday offerings for your reading pleasure and entertainment. | ||
The stories printed below are copyrighted and reproduced by permission of their authors. | The stories printed below are copyrighted and reproduced by permission of their authors. | ||
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File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[A Stink of Submarines]]<br> By Mike Hemming </center> | File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Stink|A Stink of Submarines]]<br> By Mike Hemming </center> | ||
File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[A Sense of Smell]]<br> By Frank G. Charlton III </center> | File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Smell|A Sense of Smell]]<br> By Frank G. Charlton III </center> | ||
File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[What Am I?]]<br> By Mike Hemming </center> | File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[What|What Am I?]]<br> By Mike Hemming </center> | ||
File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Forces Adrift]]<br> By Frank G. Charlton III</center> | File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Forces Adrift|Forces Adrift]]<br> By Frank G. Charlton III</center> | ||
File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[The Whistle]]<br> By Frank G. Charlton III</center> | File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Whistle|The Whistle]]<br> By Frank G. Charlton III</center> | ||
File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Making The Friday Night Rounds]]<br> By Robert C. King </center> | File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Making The Friday Night Rounds]]<br> By Robert C. King </center> | ||
File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Sub Sailors Are Good At This Sensitive Stuff]]<br> A bit of anonymous humor</center> | File:Brass anchor.jpg | <center> [[Sensitive|Sub Sailors Are Good At This Sensitive Stuff]]<br> A bit of anonymous humor</center> | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:03, 16 October 2024
PigBoats.COM is also about the men that sailed these early submarines. Below are stories about what has been found out about some of these men. Some have large amounts of information available, others not so much. We try and present as much as can be found about these men and give a sense of who they were.
The Men
The Stories
Rope Yarn Sunday
On early sailing ships, a tailor would board the ship while in port to measure men for new clothing and make repairs for those who could afford it. The crew got to knock off work early to mend old clothes. For thread they would break out the rope yarns that were used for making ropes while underway and use it for thread to mend clothes and hammocks. One afternoon per week at sea, usually a Wednesday, was reserved for mending. Little understood in today's world, the men also knitted their own socks and sweaters. Knitting was not looked down on as effeminate or weak, indeed it was seen as eminently practical.
Since it was an afternoon for rest from the usual personal chores, many kept with the tradition up to the years immediately after World War II. The men used Wednesday afternoon for personal errands like picking up their laundry and getting haircuts. They paid back the time by working half a day on Saturdays.
Today's uniforms require less attention and the men usually send the clothing out for repair or purchase new to replace worn items, so Rope Yarn Sunday has been turned to other purposes - mainly taking an early liberty or a time for catching up on sleep. Some, however, still adhere to tradition by breaking out the ditty bag for an afternoon of uniform repair. While doing so sailors can't resist telling a few "sea stories", some true and maybe some "not so true", but who knows.
So, in keeping with the modern tradition of kicking back for a little fun and storytelling, here are our Rope Yarn Sunday offerings for your reading pleasure and entertainment.
The stories printed below are copyrighted and reproduced by permission of their authors.
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A Stink of Submarines
By Mike Hemming -
A Sense of Smell
By Frank G. Charlton III -
What Am I?
By Mike Hemming -
Forces Adrift
By Frank G. Charlton III -
The Whistle
By Frank G. Charlton III -
Making The Friday Night Rounds
By Robert C. King -
Sub Sailors Are Good At This Sensitive Stuff
A bit of anonymous humor
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