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Sunday, January 8, 2023

Six on deck


Finishing out our sailor double feature, we have six Americans on deck.

 

10 comments:

  1. Any idea of the ship, the era? Again, seeing them in the shower would be a pleasure.

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    1. I'll chime in since I've seen most of these before. All the pictures of bearded sailors are from WW II. Especially among U.S. submariners, who had little access to hot fresh water while underway, beards were allowed, but had to be shaved for liberty in port . On surface ships, the captain might or might not allow beards. In the Royal Navy and the various Commonwealth countries aligned with it, beards were and are quite common.

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    2. Oh yeah, this is Dee Exx

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    3. Beards became a problem in the Battle of the Atlantic. If a ship went down, oil would spill onto the water's surface which would cling to the beard and a sailor was at risk of swallowing both sea water and oil, which was highly toxic. Beards - a "full set" - remained permitted under King's Regulations but a large number of captains banned them for the entire ship's company. My father didn't grow a beard until he reached Cochin, Madras - I have photographs of him - from where they were planning the invasion of the Bay of Tokyo, although I don't know how he coped in the heat.

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  2. Great series, Jerry. Much like the 'cowboy' photos you've published, no matter how attractive the models are or how good the photographers are very often the real thing is even better The authenticity makes for some delightful photos. Thanks again.

    Peter

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    1. You're welcome, Peter! This is indeed one of those where the G-rated photos really shine.

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  3. At an age when anything vaguely vulgar is music to a boy's ear, my father would sit down at the piano when my mother and sister were absent and accompany himself with a selection from the Royal Dartmouth Community Song Book. I used to laugh until my sides ached. I can see these likely lads know a song or two themselves.

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    1. Sea shanties are all the rage on the eclectic online music services these days. Your father sounds like a jovial sort, at least when the females were absent.

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