Topic: Origins of Navy Terminology

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March 22nd, 2005   Post 1
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Post; Origins of Navy Terminology


Ever wonder why the Navy uses words like bulkhead, deck and overhead and not wall, floor, and ceiling? Find out at http://www.chinfo.navy.mil/navpalib/...rm.html#galley
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March 22nd, 2005   Post 2
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Nice page. I certainly liked the fact that they had a Vermonter as their graphic. Admiral Dewey was from Montpelier, Vermont.
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March 23rd, 2005   Post 3
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Interesting info!