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Flemished lines

Flemished lines

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18 Sep 2010 210
When ropes are laid out in this fashion, they're said to be "flemished." Of course, ropes that have anything to do with boats are not called ropes -- they're "lines." And when the boat is big, it is called a ship. Unless it is a submarine, in which case it remains a boat no matter how big it is.
A Navy vessel was in port

A Navy vessel was in port

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18 Sep 2010 194
Undersea cable, the way it was meant to be seen

Undersea cable, the way it was meant to be seen

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18 Sep 2010 180
Special cable boats would lay it down.
It's called the Plimsoll line . . .

It's called the Plimsoll line . . .

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18 Sep 2010 198
. . . and it shows how heavily laden a ship is. Though usually it's located amidships, not on the bow, so maybe I do not know what this is. Never mind.
It looks anatomical . . .

It looks anatomical . . .

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18 Sep 2010 173
. . . but it's undersea cable. Who knows what signals it was designed to carry.
And as we began . . .

And as we began . . .

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18 Sep 2010 153
. . . we end, with Flemished lines.
Drawbridge up

Drawbridge up

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18 Sep 2010 177
A sailboat enters the inner harbor, under power.
All you see . . .

All you see . . .

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18 Sep 2010 163
. . . is the guy's butt. Right?
There are sailboats at Port Everglades, too

There are sailboats at Port Everglades, too

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18 Sep 2010 183
Port Everglades is near Fort Lauderdale International Airport

Port Everglades is near Fort Lauderdale Internatio…

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18 Sep 2010 216
I liked the shape and shades

I liked the shape and shades

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18 Sep 2010 148
There's a famous poster of the Normandie . . .

There's a famous poster of the Normandie . . .

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18 Sep 2010 156
. . . which ultimately caught fire and capsized at dock in New York, which inspired this picture.
A ship at dock in GTMO

A ship at dock in GTMO

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13 Sep 2010 1 104
The U.S.S. Iowa, BB-61

The U.S.S. Iowa, BB-61

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13 Sep 2010 1 108
Two months later, she would fire one of her 16-inch guns, sending its projectile a record distance of almost 27 miles; five months later her number two turret would explode, killing 47 sailors. The explosion has yet to be definitively explained. It was the Navy's worst loss of crew during peacetime operations.
What makes GTMO useful

What makes GTMO useful

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13 Sep 2010 101
It is generally thought that GTMO is maintained simply because it is a thorn in the side of the island's communist regime. This is not so. It is a warm-water base that is very close to deep water, making it indispensible for training. That is a battleship, close to shore.