I've been following the Intrepid's plight for a bit now. Years ago when Intrepid moored on the Hudson and opened as Navy museum, Navy vets from WWII were invited to come down and lend a hand making her shipshape. My late father went; he was a career MMC "Tin Can" sailor and had a grand time hanging out with the other old salts who volunteered for duty.
They didn't do much, worked the brightwork, the weaves and fancy work and sat around entertaining tourists by swapping sea stories and 'damn lies'. All of this done with a mug of coffee in hand, held the proper way of Navy Chiefs......finger through the loop and thumb over the lip in the coffee.
