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Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors - James Barnes - Bog

- Tales of 1812

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Give a ship an unlucky name, and it will last throughout the whole of her career. A sailor is proverbially superstitious, and he clings jealously to tradition. It is told that when the frigate Chesapeake was launched she stuck fast on the ways, and did not reach the water until the following day, which was Friday. Although she was a fine vessel to look at, she grounded upon the bar upon her first attempt to sail, and, when once free, behaved herself in such a lubberly fashion that those who witnessed her starting out declared she was bewitched. Even after many changes had been made in the length of her masts, in the weight of spars, and the cut of sails, still she was considered by many a failure. And, although her sailing qualities improved as time went on, yet her bad name stuck to her, as bad names will.

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  • Sprog:
  • Engelsk
  • ISBN:
  • 9781518750137
  • Indbinding:
  • Paperback
  • Sideantal:
  • 114
  • Udgivet:
  • 5. november 2015
  • Størrelse:
  • 152x229x6 mm.
  • Vægt:
  • 163 g.
  • BLACK WEEK
Leveringstid: 2-3 uger
Forventet levering: 16. december 2024
Forlænget returret til d. 31. januar 2025

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Give a ship an unlucky name, and it will last throughout the whole of her career. A sailor is proverbially superstitious, and he clings jealously to tradition. It is told that when the frigate Chesapeake was launched she stuck fast on the ways, and did not reach the water until the following day, which was Friday. Although she was a fine vessel to look at, she grounded upon the bar upon her first attempt to sail, and, when once free, behaved herself in such a lubberly fashion that those who witnessed her starting out declared she was bewitched. Even after many changes had been made in the length of her masts, in the weight of spars, and the cut of sails, still she was considered by many a failure. And, although her sailing qualities improved as time went on, yet her bad name stuck to her, as bad names will.

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