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Ships have been neutered ! [formerly naming ships]
From: Aubrey O?Callaghan
Date: 2003 Jan 24, 21:42 +0000
From: Aubrey O?Callaghan
Date: 2003 Jan 24, 21:42 +0000
Philip, As a follow on from yr. remark on naming ships... A recent article indicates that Lloyd's list have neutered ships ! "LONDON (AP) - A shipping-industry newspaper said yesterday it will no longer refer to ships with the feminine pronoun "she," ending centuries of seafaring tradition...." See: http://www.usmm.org/lloyds.html I don't know how one can have no affection for a vessel which safely takes care of one over thousands of miles of ocean. I would suspect the person who decided this has never sailed a long distance on a small vessel. Aubrey. At 18:58 24-01-03, you wrote: >Ships are named like persons, without the definite article. We would refer >to HMS WARRIOR or USS FORRESTAL just as we would not refer to The Robert Eno >or The John Titterton. However a public house might be called The Admiral >Nelson. Ships are regarded as female. > >However I suppose if you have a ship named after you, I suppose Robert Eno >and The Robert Eno might differentiate between the two! > >Incidentally veering is when the wind changes in a clockwise direction, ie >north to northeast. Backing is the reverse, ie north to northwest. > >Best wishes. > >Philip Ouvry ================================================================= Aubrey O'Callaghan Wandrin' Star of Dart Rival 38
