From: Frank Rogers
Dated: August 14, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
My days in d Navy (US) it was:
"Heave out and trice up. Smoking lamp is lit in all authorized spaces. Now turn to. Commence ship’s work.”
“Glory” EM2
From: Joe Ciokon
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
“Heave out and trice up” Yo Ho, me hearties!
JoeC
From: Jim White
Dated: August 14, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Being in the Army, the only Navy messages I ever heard of were "Will the Duty Chicken report to the galley and run through the soup." and "All hands aft report forward, all hands forward report aft, all hands port report starboard, all hands starboard report port, all hands topside report below, all hands below report topside and all hand mid-ship standby to direct traffic."
With apologies for any errors,
Jim W
From: Steve Sevits
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Never having been in the Navy, I wouldn't know. Do they change their underwear with each other?
From: Ken Kalish
Dated: August 14, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
The smoking lamp is lit....
Ken
From: Ken Kalish
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
The days of right arm rates, iron men, and hammocks for the crew. And now you know why the rise and shine call of the Navy is “Turn to and truss up!” Translated, that means get up and stow your hammock.
Ken
From: Ken Kalish
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Nah. Sailors still change their underwear at least twice a month.
Ken
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From: Bob Nelson
Dated: August 14, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Smith, you change with Jones; Johnson you change with Morecook.
From: Joe Ciokon
Dated: August 10, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
I donated my flat hat (AKA: Saucer hat) to the MIDWAY uniforms exhibit. I always fell out of my hammock in high seas.
JoeC
From: Jim White
Dated: August 10, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Joe Ciokon's Navy when he first signed up.
Jim W
From: Mike Jackson
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Me timbers be shivered! I always thought that had to do with one's underwear. [In reply to Ken's message above.]
Mike J
From: Dickie Ellis
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
You Squids have a lot of weird stuff and sayings.... In the Army we used to say...."Get out of your foxhole and kick some A**!!! Dickie
From: Ken Kalish
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
On the river, our call to action was "We ain't left yet."
From: Joe Ciokon
Dated: August 11, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Nah, they give their used ones to the Marines.
From: Jim White
Dated: August 14, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Being in the Army, the only Navy messages I ever heard of were "Will the Duty Chicken report to the galley and run through the soup." and "All hands aft report forward, all hands forward report aft, all hands port report starboard, all hands starboard report port, all hands topside report below, all hands below report topside and all hand mid-ship standby to direct traffic."
With apologies for any errors,
Jim W
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From: Randy Kafka
Dated: August 14, 2015
Subject: Modern Navy 1896
Sweepers ,sweepers man your broom, give the ship a clean sweep down fore and aft. Sweep down all decks ladders and passageways. The fantail is open for dumping of the trash. Now sweepers, sweepers.
Jim White posted a message with a number of photos taken on board the USS Brooklyn in 1896. Click here.
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