THE REASON why alcohol should be banned on Dutch Navy Ships !

Drebbel · 05-06-07, 05:00 AM

GSpector · 05-06-07, 05:35 AM

AntEater · 05-06-07, 06:21 AM

Zeven Provincien does look so much cooler than our F 124 Frigates. Ok, the dutch didnt try to put APAR and VLS into the same hull as the 123s...

Isnt that song on the Vampire:Bloodlines soundtrack?

Seriously, does anyone have a list of the "wet" and "dry" navies?
Or better, is there any "dry" navy except the US?

In the German navy it is usually two beers per man each day to be bought at the canteen. If there was a special occasion (party, one of the countless "baptisms" and line crossings etc) you can have more.
Of course the german navy does have "splice the mainbrace" (at least on Gorch Fock), but it is called "Besanschot an" (heave to the mizzen sheet).

Ishmael · 05-06-07, 01:27 PM

The US is the Only dry navy outside the Muslim world. We can all thank(or curse) then Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels. In 1932, when the nation repealed Prohibition, Daniels, a teetotaler, decided the US Navy would stay dry. Prior to the passage of Prohibition, the US Navy did have a rum ration back to the Revolution.

Etienne · 05-06-07, 11:36 PM

For what it's worth, a large percentage of the world's merchant vessels are dry. Tankers are almost entirely dry... It's an insurance thing.

Polak · 05-08-07, 05:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Etienne

For what it's worth, a large percentage of the world's merchant vessels are dry. Tankers are almost entirely dry... It's an insurance thing.

Merchant vessels? Must be a Canadian thing. Most of the merchant navies I have heard about allow drinking.
But I agree with that Tankers are all dry.

perisher · 05-08-07, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Ishmael

The US is the Only dry navy outside the Muslim world. We can all thank(or curse) then Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels. In 1932, when the nation repealed Prohibition, Daniels, a teetotaler, decided the US Navy would stay dry. Prior to the passage of Prohibition, the US Navy did have a rum ration back to the Revolution.

I had often wondered about that.

The Royal New Zealand Navy were the last to issue a spirits ration.

Prof · 05-08-07, 04:43 PM

So the Americans were sober when they did this?

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AntEater Grey Wolf Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Germany Posts: 936 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Zeven Provincien does look so much cooler than our F 124 Frigates. Ok, the dutch didnt try to put APAR and VLS into the same hull as the 123s... Isnt that song on the Vampire:Bloodlines soundtrack? Seriously, does anyone have a list of the "wet" and "dry" navies? Or better, is there any "dry" navy except the US? In the German navy it is usually two beers per man each day to be bought at the canteen. If there was a special occasion (party, one of the countless "baptisms" and line crossings etc) you can have more. Of course the german navy does have "splice the mainbrace" (at least on Gorch Fock), but it is called "Besanschot an" (heave to the mizzen sheet). __________________

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Ishmael Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Morro Bay, Ca. Posts: 659 Downloads: 79 Uploads: 0	The US is the Only dry navy outside the Muslim world. We can all thank(or curse) then Secretary of the Navy, Josephus Daniels. In 1932, when the nation repealed Prohibition, Daniels, a teetotaler, decided the US Navy would stay dry. Prior to the passage of Prohibition, the US Navy did have a rum ration back to the Revolution.

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Etienne Seasoned Skipper Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 695 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	For what it's worth, a large percentage of the world's merchant vessels are dry. Tankers are almost entirely dry... It's an insurance thing.

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Prof Medic Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 167 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	So the Americans were sober when they did this?