[LonePalm]

Bonjour y'all! Laissez le bon Trump rouler!!!

Know your Nautical terminology

sea chest
A watertight box built against the hull of the ship communicating with the sea through a grillage, to which valves and piping are attached to allow water in for ballast, engine cooling, and firefighting purposes. Also, a wooden box used to store a sailor's effects.

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(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)

[Porkchop]

***”Sea Chest...”

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So, it’s not Ursula Andress from “Dr. No”? 😉

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[Melian]

Re Sea Chest:

Interesting. The ship’s sea chest balanced and cooled the ship and a sailor’s sea chest contained personal items that kept him balanced and calm. I never knew ships has one.

Do they still call the place sailors store their belongings a sea chest on modern ships? Or a locker? .