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At random: In 1921, a United States submarine, the R-14, having run out of fuel at sea while looking for the missing tug USS Conestoga, rigged sails from blankets and hammocks sewn together. Bunk frames were used for yardarms and booms. The torpedo loading king post for a fore mast, the torpedo loading boom for a mizzen mast and the telescoping radio mast, for the main mast. The R-14 sailed 100 miles in five days to the port of Hilo, T.H. at a speed of two knots. It has been reported in March 2016 that the Conestoga has been located 3 miles off Southeast Farallon Island, probably sinking with-in a day of leaving port. All hands lost.

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Pedro

Posted 2014-10-30 1:34 PM (#73061)

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Subject: The Last Shanty

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j_poMZSUUyg&list=PLD74CCDF12D74B0F0

Pedro

PatH

Posted 2014-10-30 4:04 PM (#73063 - in reply to #73061)

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Subject: RE: The Last Shanty

Thanks for sharing. I've always liked that shanty and have another version in my collection. I love the sea shantys for the stories they tell and the pictures they paint.

Bob T

Posted 2014-10-31 4:09 PM (#73074 - in reply to #73061)

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Subject: RE: The Last Shanty

Dunno how to do an "airless start" on a reactor plant.

JohnBay

Posted 2014-10-31 5:34 PM (#73075 - in reply to #73061)

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Subject: Always loved those...

CHANTYS!

Bob Mahon

Posted 2014-11-01 11:43 AM (#73080 - in reply to #73061)

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Subject: RE: The Last Shanty

Chanty is more correct. Shanty is a rough-built shack.

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