I Can Only Imagine Being A Sailor Before Advancement In Ship Technology
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O.T.I.S.
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Because there wasFacts!
When I was in the Navy frequently I would go out onto the fantail at night and look at the ocean.
It is beautiful but also inherently dangerous. Also it’s like it beckons you to come on in but you know once you do it got you
I always got the feeling something ominous is lurking just underneath the waves looking dead at me like
imagine being being in the fleet of the FIRST submariner battle
H. L. Hunley was a submarine of the Confederate States of America that played a small part in the American Civil War. Hunley demonstrated the advantages and the dangers of undersea warfare. She was named for her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley, shortly after she was taken into government service under the control of the Confederate States Army at Charleston, South Carolina.
Hunley, nearly 40 ft (12 m) long, was built at Mobile, Alabama, and launched in July 1863. She was then shipped by rail on 12 August 1863, to Charleston. Hunley sank on 29 August 1863, during a test run, killing five members of her crew. She sank again on 15 October 1863, killing all eight of her second crew, including Horace Lawson Hunley himself, who was aboard at the time, even though he was not a member of the Confederate military. Both times Hunley was raised and returned to service.
On 17 February 1864, Hunley attacked and sank the 1,240-ton United States Navy[2] screw sloop-of-war Housatonic, which had been on Union blockade-duty in Charleston's outer harbor. Hunley did not survive the attack and also sank, taking with her all eight members of her third crew, and was lost.
H. L. Hunley - Wikipedia
So basically the first true combat submarine only lasted 7 months, sank one enemy ship, but sank and killed its own crew three times.
I think about this all the time. Also thought about how people hundreds/thousands of years ago people reacted to hurricanes/tornadoes. They legit probably thought the world was ending. Even with all the technology and preventative measures we have today over 100 people still died in hurricane Ian last year. Imagine how many native Americans got packed up when hurricanes used to his the America's back in the day
You trusted the signs nature gave you. Seeing a large flock of animals randomly scrambling or insects going quiet let you know shyt was going down.
legit feels like everything below your feet simply 'allows' you to surviveFacts!
When I was in the Navy frequently I would go out onto the fantail at night and look at the ocean.
It is beautiful but also inherently dangerous. Also it’s like it beckons you to come on in but you know once you do it got you
I always got the feeling something ominous is lurking just underneath the waves looking dead at me like
You ever watch “The Bounty” about the famous mutiny by Fletcher Christian in Tahiti?
Good movie and story.
William Bligh tried to go go Tahiti from England by sailing around Cape Horn on the southern tip of South America in 1787.
It was so dangerous it almost killed everyone and they had to take the route the other way by South Africa.
Long story but later after the mutiny Bligh managed to sail something like 3000 miles with nothing but a compass to safety on some Dutch island in the South Pacific. I forgot all the details tho.
Good movie and story.
William Bligh tried to go go Tahiti from England by sailing around Cape Horn on the southern tip of South America in 1787.
It was so dangerous it almost killed everyone and they had to take the route the other way by South Africa.
Long story but later after the mutiny Bligh managed to sail something like 3000 miles with nothing but a compass to safety on some Dutch island in the South Pacific. I forgot all the details tho.
Amerikan Melanin
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Ocean ain’t for me.
being a pirate or some shyt was prob dope as fukk
O.T.I.S.
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I believe that darkness is scary but that ocean darkness different different. Especially when the ship cuts out most of its lights at night.
I wish I had my old pics from my time at sea. shyt was cool af sometimes.
That looks awesome. I looovveee nature, and strongly respect it lolI believe that darkness is scary but that ocean darkness different different. Especially when the ship cuts out most of its lights at night.
I wish I had my old pics from my time at sea. shyt was cool af sometimes.
Edit: only thing about the desert, it’s those animals that you know that are lurking. Sometimes knowing what’s there is scarier that not knowing lol.
My buddy and I were fishing about 5 miles off Keana point on Oahu. Cloud bank rolled in and water was like glass. All we saw was a wall of Grey. Like a 100ft diameter circle around the boat. All sound was dampened. If we didn't have electronics and GPS we would have no idea which way was back to the marina. The whole way back it felt like we were going in the wrong direction. We didn't say anything about it but once we got back we both said that was scary as fukk.
I think about this all the time. Also thought about how people hundreds/thousands of years ago people reacted to hurricanes/tornadoes. They legit probably thought the world was ending. Even with all the technology and preventative measures we have today over 100 people still died in hurricane Ian last year. Imagine how many native Americans got packed up when hurricanes used to his the America's back in the day
I always think about this.
The Deadliest and Fastest Tornado Ever
The deadliest tornado ever happened on March 18, 1925. It is called the Tri-State Tornado because it occurred in three different states: Missouri, Illinois, and Indiana. The F5 tornado, which is also the longest ever, stretched for 219 miles across these three states. It lasted for 3.5 hours and killed 695 people. This tornado was also part of the Tri-State Tornado Outbreak, the deadliest group of tornadoes. Overall, the outbreak killed 747 people.We get information instantly. They really had no idea what the fukk was going on man
Probably wasn't that bad before man fukked everything up.I think about this all the time. Also thought about how people hundreds/thousands of years ago people reacted to hurricanes/tornadoes. They legit probably thought the world was ending. Even with all the technology and preventative measures we have today over 100 people still died in hurricane Ian last year. Imagine how many native Americans got packed up when hurricanes used to his the America's back in the day