Topic: Crews Lining The Decks

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September 9th, 2005   Post 1
LeEnfield
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Post; Crews Lining The Decks


Do you know why the crews line the decks on entering or leaving port, it goes back to the days of sail when they used to man the masts. This was to show the people of that port there was not a chance of the guns being manned as every one was in sight
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September 10th, 2005   Post 2
Marinerhodes
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Interesting.
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March 29th, 2006   Post 3
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i thought it was just to piss off the Marines that didnt feel like having to get into chucks for some foreign govt.
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March 30th, 2006   Post 4
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That too..
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