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Re: Naming Ships
From: Bill Arden
Date: 2003 Jan 23, 22:22 EST
From: Bill Arden
Date: 2003 Jan 23, 22:22 EST
There's a letter to the editor in the Jan/Feb Ocean Navigator magazine (p. 37) by a gentleman named Alex Abbott on this subject. He agrees with you - the only time "the" is used is when there's a modifying word or phrase before the name (e.g., "the schooner Bluenose," but otherwise simply "Bluenose").
So there's another vote.
Regards,
Bill Arden
In a message dated 1/23/2003 9:03:24 PM Central Standard Time, enoid@NUNANET.COM writes:
I am having a "discussion" regarding the naming convention for ships. I contend that a ship's name is never preceded by "the". In otherwords, Nova Scotia's famous schooner "Bluenose" would not be referred to as "the Bluenose" but simply "Bluenose"
Comments anyone?
Robert Eno
So there's another vote.
Regards,
Bill Arden
In a message dated 1/23/2003 9:03:24 PM Central Standard Time, enoid@NUNANET.COM writes:
I would like to throw out a question for the nautical minded masters out there.
I am having a "discussion" regarding the naming convention for ships. I contend that a ship's name is never preceded by "the". In otherwords, Nova Scotia's famous schooner "Bluenose" would not be referred to as "the Bluenose" but simply "Bluenose"
Comments anyone?
Robert Eno
