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Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(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)
Sailor proof: Got myself in a bit of a spot once for using that. I was explaining in my class how we made certain wrenches that only did one job and were thus “sailor proof.” A Commander in the class took umbrage and noted the safety feature applied to others also. So I added “yardbird” to the explaination. I reminded him later, outside, that those very same wrenches were prohibited to be monkeyed with by anyone except sailors. He never bothered me again so it was a win.
I present the US Navy's longest running experiment on the subject.
On this day in history, October 21, 1797, legendary warship USS Constitution is launched in Boston
Old Ironsides, America's most famous warship, turns 225 years old today, is still afloat and proudly serving nation
The frigate, better known as Old Ironsides for her mighty oak hull and masts, was designed by Joshua Humphreys.
It was built over three years at Hartt's shipyard, in what is now Boston's North End.
The ship was ordered on March 1, 1794, in anticipation of the passage of the Naval Act of 1794, which President George Washington signed on March 27.
