tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post7027342752715572584..comments2024-03-18T19:45:58.932-07:00Comments on Chant du Départ: Heart of Oak*OldAFSargehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53462301584293169492018-07-22T08:06:59.122-07:002018-07-22T08:06:59.122-07:00I have read that book. I also recommend it most hi...I have read that book. I also recommend it most highly!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-85238077797924487772018-07-22T00:24:23.306-07:002018-07-22T00:24:23.306-07:00Excellent piece of narrative. I highly recommend I... Excellent piece of narrative. I highly recommend Ian Toll's "Six Frigates", the founding of our early Navy. The story of the Quaker shipbuilders using the live oaks cut down in the swamps of the southeast and used as main frame girders of the frigates is brilliant engineering in that it made use of the native woods that made them damn near indestructible. Yankee ingenuity at its finest............ Regnad Kcinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84997172998703678642018-07-20T15:54:32.354-07:002018-07-20T15:54:32.354-07:00Yup, she's a beauty. The original was at Trafa...Yup, she's a beauty. The original was at Trafalgar.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-59925399913061836262018-07-20T15:43:19.230-07:002018-07-20T15:43:19.230-07:00The French frigate Hermione.
https://www.youtube....The French frigate Hermione.<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4a5_zuc__dQ<br /><br />There is a longing in all of us to be a part of something greater.RHT447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-56619040109007667142018-07-20T15:33:43.463-07:002018-07-20T15:33:43.463-07:00Bummer.Bummer.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-26668162665269006582018-07-20T14:07:51.748-07:002018-07-20T14:07:51.748-07:00Wanting to keel-haul the in-laws on a non-sheathed...Wanting to keel-haul the in-laws on a non-sheathed hull that's been out for a while, or strap them to a large carronade, or tie them to the anchor and send them down, or...<br /><br />So many possibilities, so darned illegal. Dang it. I can actually show restraint, as I did not manage to go medieval on their collective asses, as I did not have Mr. Tac-Remmy the snot-gun yet. Grrrr...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-32156032498420038562018-07-20T12:59:28.225-07:002018-07-20T12:59:28.225-07:00Yes, more from that genre would be nice.
Will it ...Yes, more from that genre would be nice.<br /><br />Will it happen?<br /><br />Sigh, prolly not.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61436025072756545132018-07-20T12:58:40.672-07:002018-07-20T12:58:40.672-07:00Heh, bastiges.Heh, bastiges.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-21242281569012839172018-07-20T12:58:18.661-07:002018-07-20T12:58:18.661-07:00Bad in-laws, bad!Bad in-laws, bad!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-84855610334885625492018-07-20T11:04:48.404-07:002018-07-20T11:04:48.404-07:00Ah, Beans.... that spelling is ... Bastiges...... ...Ah, Beans.... that spelling is ... Bastiges...... least-wise that's what the neighboring Marine vet said when I was growing up although my dad always gave it the "tard" pronunciation.Nylon12noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-30710776030898417922018-07-20T09:29:22.374-07:002018-07-20T09:29:22.374-07:00Ah, the exaggerated uniforms, the Hats that told s...Ah, the exaggerated uniforms, the Hats that told stations, what fun in the Age of Sail.<br /><br />Except for that whole 'death by flying shard of wood' thingy. Don't like splinters now, really would not like killer supersonic splinters of doom. That would suck.<br /><br />Interesting fact. French, Spanish and especially American ships were significantly stronger than their English counterparts. More trees meant more ribs in the frame, and thicker hull planking. By 1770's, England was kinda running short on wood, one of the many reasons they wanted to keep the Colonies.<br /><br />And the movie "Master and Commander" captured this whole genre very well. The tactics of sail, the huge open areas aboard ship (not), the viciousness of combat (loved it when the midshipman took charge, at 13, without an arm.) Wish they would have made more movies like that, but noooo, we get those stupid pirate movies. Yar, wheee...Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69519133878210014992018-07-20T09:22:43.399-07:002018-07-20T09:22:43.399-07:00Ah, WSIM, where you learn pretty darned quickly to...Ah, WSIM, where you learn pretty darned quickly to mount carronades on the upper deck pretty darned quickly. Nothing like crossing someone's T and firing a broadside of carronades to sweep the upper decks of the enemy. Yar!<br /><br />And another time I was the first to employ the ancient art of kedging. What fun. <br /><br />If only the in-laws hadn't destroyed my game collection. Bastards.<br />Beanshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15293778848879361153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-41155057577467215592018-07-20T07:55:52.688-07:002018-07-20T07:55:52.688-07:00Thanks Cap'n.
Sad to think of the diminished ...Thanks Cap'n.<br /><br />Sad to think of the diminished nature of the Royal Navy.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-92069437895749443922018-07-20T07:55:05.235-07:002018-07-20T07:55:05.235-07:00:):)OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-61916956457954218122018-07-20T07:54:56.656-07:002018-07-20T07:54:56.656-07:00I need to drag them out, retirement is not that fa...I need to drag them out, retirement is not that far away and I rather hope to spend a lot of that time finding, and writing, that book.<br /><br />Yes, keep me posted on your plans. Always enjoy meeting the readers! (Or as Lex called them, the friends I've never met, and I'll add, "and hope to someday.")OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-75296239369160659852018-07-20T07:52:38.083-07:002018-07-20T07:52:38.083-07:00Too true. But I'd bet that earlier generations...Too true. But I'd bet that earlier generations said the same.<br /><br />Times were different then.OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-53597923690062959512018-07-20T07:51:39.744-07:002018-07-20T07:51:39.744-07:00I have the Avalon Hill version of that game, my ma...I have the Avalon Hill version of that game, my mates and I played it a lot on Okinawa. Absolutely love the Bolitho books!<br /><br />Thanks Nylon12!OldAFSargehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15935839956936191547noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-69209544602225335892018-07-20T07:08:07.658-07:002018-07-20T07:08:07.658-07:00Great post. I operated quite a bit with the RN--th...Great post. I operated quite a bit with the RN--they are still Hearts of Oak, albeit diminished in number these days.Captain Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17297301009511642108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-83436255233310479412018-07-20T07:00:44.411-07:002018-07-20T07:00:44.411-07:00Move over, C.S. Forester
Move over, C.S. Forester<br />(not necessarily your) Uncle Skiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02705753220273516841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-8216385546924209352018-07-20T06:23:00.587-07:002018-07-20T06:23:00.587-07:00Sarge, you have a book locked up within you that n...Sarge, you have a book locked up within you that needs to be let out. As usual, another rousing story, and you capture the reader's attention and bring the conflict to life. We may be coming through Providence in early September, I'll let you know if plans solidify. Hope we can get together with you and your lovely bride.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15482185271178889753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-66180764821442565652018-07-20T05:57:16.727-07:002018-07-20T05:57:16.727-07:00Men so different from the general population today...Men so different from the general population today that I doubt more than a handful today could conceive of their discipline, bravery, motivations and values... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7684531976778247960.post-12292050413982022552018-07-20T04:38:15.854-07:002018-07-20T04:38:15.854-07:00Battleline published the wargame Wooden Ships, Iro...Battleline published the wargame Wooden Ships, Iron Men back in the mid-70's and I read the Richard Bolitho series by Alexander Kent AKA Douglas Reeman, really enjoyed those books, still have most of them. A ship of the line then was perhaps the tech equivalent of the space shuttle as far as complicated ,inter-connected systems. Good posting Sarge.....will have to check the library for that book, sounds interesting. Nylon12noreply@blogger.com