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Subject: Ships have been neutered ! [formerly naming ships]
From: Aubrey O'Callaghan (ocallaghan@XXX.XXX)
Date: Fri Jan 24 2003 - 16:42:16 EST
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
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Aubrey O'Callaghan
Wandrin' Star of Dart
Rival 38
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