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Re: John E. Doolittle (Update)
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Thu, 27 Jan 2000 18:05:52 GMT
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In lugnet.pirates, Richard Parsons writes:
> Guys,
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> Now I know replying to your own posts is not exactly de rigeur, but I could
> use the expertise of someone who knows something about sailing ships.
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> John E Doolittle has managed to rescue the (I've had just about enough of
> thinking of superlatives for tonight) Aurora, but in writing up the tactics
> and battle, I fear my reach has exceeded my grasp.
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> http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/port/doo/do6.htm
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> No doubt some of you will recognise the mistakes of language, structure and
> tactics - pointers would be helpful :-)
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> A warning, do6 alone is now 30(odd)k of text. I'll fully understand if the
> reading and offering corrections takes a bit of time.
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> regards
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> Richard
> Still baldly going...
> Check out Port Block at http://www.hinet.net.au/~rparsons/port/
Wading through long, long story trying to figure out where this battle is...
Hard a'starboard. A command that will actually turn the boat to the left
(port, larboard). The command is which way to turn the wheel, not the boat. I
think (and here I was watching the America's Cup last night and didn't notice
how it works on modern ships - yes, it's a sloop, not a ship, dang).
Notes on how it is to catch a slaver from behind? "Here be yer freedom, jus'
hold this cannonball and walk off that plank o'er there." :-0
Cables, not yards. Unfortunately, I forget how long a cable is.
Cannons were brought up on deck? Maybe a swivel gun, but these things weighed
tons.
Hmmmm, I'll have to read this more thoroughly. You don't want me to get into
my editor's mode where I start stepping all over the purple prose (heavy-handed
training from computer games). :-)
Bruce
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| Bruce Schlickbernd wrote in message ... (...) boat. I (...) notice (...) Really? So I turn the wheel left to steer right. I didn't know that. I though only airplanes were that cock-eyed. And despite having taken the wheel of HMS Bounty (the one they (...) (25 years ago, 28-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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| Guys, Now I know replying to your own posts is not exactly de rigeur, but I could use the expertise of someone who knows something about sailing ships. John E Doolittle has managed to rescue the (I've had just about enough of thinking of (...) (25 years ago, 27-Jan-00, to lugnet.pirates)
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