NOW HEAR THIS! A few days ago I spoke with a couple of old friends, who said they had checked out this website (thus tripling my fan base at a stroke, as I thought there was only me), so I[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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Cartoon strip first published in Warships IFR magazine in May 2011. Regular fans will recognise that ‘The Old Sarky’ refers to HMS Sardonique. When sailors ‘swallow the anchor’ or ‘swallow the hook’ it means they are leaving the sea for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cartoon strip first published 1 April 2011 in Warships IFR magazine. Are explanations really necessary? Okay, in the first scene Abie is climbing aboard the Old Barky Sarky by using the side entry steps. And the time referred to is eight[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Cartoon strip published in Warships IFR magazine in February 2011. The Captains of the Tops were the senior hands in charge of the top-men, who were the crew members who set and adjusted the sails and rigging at high level.[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…