Nautical terms

bstanko6 · 03-23-19, 08:37 PM

I figure I would start a thread on this since I am looking for a particular answer.

When most of the sailors are on top of the deck like in Das Boot as they sail away or sail into port... waving goodbye to loved ones.

Obviously you would not want that on patrol. Is there a name for that? Like presentation or something.

Commander Wallace · 03-23-19, 10:11 PM

This practice is known as manning the rails. It is a means of saluting or rendering honors. The custom is derived from manning the yards going back to sailing ships.

Manning the rails. A great Navy tradition.

For a more detailed explanation, google " manning the Rails. "

I hope this helps.

bstanko6 · 03-23-19, 10:13 PM

Thanks I appreciate that!

Commander Wallace · 03-23-19, 10:16 PM

^ You are very welcome.

Kapitan · 03-24-19, 01:57 AM

Just to add to CW there manning the rails in a foreign port isnt just about showing respect its also to show the gun / weapons are not manned which show no hostile intent.

Eichhörnchen · 03-24-19, 06:32 AM

I saw this once as a boy, when the USS Randolph sailed into Portsmouth Harbour (UK). My uncle was a meteorological officer on board and we were there to meet him off the ship. I thought it a magnificent sight (Summer, so all in whites) but that's very interesting about the guns... something I didn't know about before

Jimbuna · 03-24-19, 06:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

Just to add to CW there manning the rails in a foreign port isnt just about showing respect its also to show the gun / weapons are not manned which show no hostile intent.

Commander Wallace · 03-24-19, 08:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Kapitan

Just to add to CW there manning the rails in a foreign port isnt just about showing respect its also to show the gun / weapons are not manned which show no hostile intent.

Very true and another added benefit to " manning the rails." Although, in modern warships, the fire control would be inside the ship. Then again, who would fire their weapons with sailors on deck. I knew you would be along in short order to clear everything up.

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,297 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	This practice is known as manning the rails. It is a means of saluting or rendering honors. The custom is derived from manning the yards going back to sailing ships. Manning the rails. A great Navy tradition. For a more detailed explanation, google " manning the Rails. " I hope this helps.

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bstanko6 Admiral Join Date: Feb 2015 Location: Murwik Naval Academy Posts: 2,130 Downloads: 390 Uploads: 13	Thanks I appreciate that!

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Commander Wallace Navy Seal Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Under the sea in an Octupus garden in the shade Posts: 5,297 Downloads: 366 Uploads: 0	^ You are very welcome.