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Cats in the Navy
Naval Institute Press ^
| June 2022
| Scot Christenson
Posted on 06/13/2022 6:50:39 AM PDT by Saint X
Cats were seen as omens in ancient times but eventually became trusted animal companions to those who sailed the seas. From catching rats at docks and on ships at sea, cats often became mascots to the navies around the globe. Filled with informative text and more than eighty photos, Cats in the Navy provides a fun history of our feline friends who rode the waves with us.
(Excerpt) Read more at usni.org ...
TOPICS: Books/Literature; History; Military/Veterans; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: cats; mascots; navy
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A very entertaining book with lots of great photos of cats serving on ships - some cats even had uniforms and tiny hammocks like the other sailors. The book is also packed full of surprising facts about cats and their role on ships, which was much more than just chasing rodents.
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posted on
06/13/2022 6:50:39 AM PDT
by
Saint X
To: Saint X
That video story about the kitty named “Mis Hap” is hilarious! What a great story. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
06/13/2022 6:54:38 AM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
(Wanting to make America great isn’t an insult unless you’re trying to make it worse! ULTRAMAGA!!)
To: Saint X
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:00:25 AM PDT
by
rlmorel
(Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
To: Saint X
While archeologists claim dog was the first animal domesticated by man, I believe it was because dogs were useful both as a beast of burden and as a food source.
Cats, OTOH, were domesticated many years later when man moved from hunter/gatherer to agriculture. They charmed their way into our hearts by catching rodents who fed off the grain we stored.
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:00:33 AM PDT
by
Vigilanteman
(The politicized state destroys aspects of civil society, human kindness and private charity.)
To: Saint X
Navy cats.
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:11:06 AM PDT
by
central_va
(I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
To: Saint X
“Sir! The enemy has boarded our ship!”
“Release the cats!”
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:11:37 AM PDT
by
blueunicorn6
("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
To: Saint X
LOL...Touch not the duty cat!
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:11:53 AM PDT
by
PerConPat
(A politician is an animal which can sit on a fence and yet keep both ears to the ground - Mencken)
To: Saint X
Cats in the Navy
They say they’re mighty big
One clawed an Admiral
And now he’s in the brig
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:12:40 AM PDT
by
Rastus
To: Saint X
Cats on US Navy Ships:
Sadly, the last of the cats has taken her last shot off the cat.
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:19:33 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: central_va
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:20:56 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
To: Saint X
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:22:07 AM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(A society grows great when old men plant trees, in whose shade they know they will never sit.)
To: Saint X
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:22:08 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(We need to repeal RCV wherever it's in use and go back to dumb voting machines.)
To: Saint X
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:25:17 AM PDT
by
CodeJockey
(Politicians are to America as oligarchs are to Russia. )
Comment #14 Removed by Moderator
To: Saint X
Cant have cats on aircraft carriers, they will knock all the planes off.
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:31:07 AM PDT
by
pas
To: Saint X
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:35:25 AM PDT
by
dfwgator
(Endut! Hoch Hech!)
To: CodeJockey
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posted on
06/13/2022 7:46:56 AM PDT
by
telescope115
(Proud member of the ANTIFAuci movement. )
To: NorthMountain
Nice tribute to the Grumman Iron Works. You missed the F-11F Tiger though.
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posted on
06/13/2022 8:33:39 AM PDT
by
pfflier
To: Vigilanteman
we appreciate your comment but
cats have never, ever been domesticated
rather, they domesticate their servants (”owners”)
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posted on
06/13/2022 8:37:51 AM PDT
by
faithhopecharity
(“Politicians are not born. They’re excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
To: pfflier
rrRRRRRROooowwwrrrrr
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posted on
06/13/2022 8:50:38 AM PDT
by
NorthMountain
(... the right of the peopIe to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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