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

[Drebbel]

[GSpector]

[AntEater]

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]

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 In 1932, when the nation repealed Prohibition, Daniels, a teetotaler, decided the US Navy would stay dry.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]

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.

[perisher]

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 In 1932, when the nation repealed Prohibition, Daniels, a teetotaler, decided the US Navy would stay dry.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]

So the Americans were sober when they did this?

[robbo180265]

Originally Posted by Prof

So the Americans were sober when they did this?

[Polak]

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.

[GSpector]

Originally Posted by Prof

So the Americans were sober when they did this?

How did the trucks & cranes stay on deck and how much did not stay on the deck of the U.S.S. Nimitz after that?

I would hate to be on FOD detail at that moment . I'd lose more then my lunch. I think I'd lose my ship, or is that the ship would lose me.

I would also like to know what the emergency was. That's a LOT of weight to be sliding on the water during a U-Turn

Originally Posted by GSpector

How did the trucks & cranes stay on deck and how much did not stay on the deck of the U.S.S. Nimitz after that?

I would hate to be on FOD detail at that moment . I'd lose more then my lunch. I think I'd lose my ship, or is that the ship would lose me.

I would also like to know what the emergency was. That's a LOT of weight to be sliding on the water during a U-Turn

The captain forgot his Playboy collection.

[Etienne]

Originally Posted by GSpector

How did the trucks & cranes stay on deck and how much did not stay on the deck of the U.S.S. Nimitz after that?

Brakes. It's not that much of a slope, maybe 20 degrees. I've seen cars parked in streets with a larger inclination.

Don't try this one with a cruise ship, tho, it wouldn't be nearly as funny... For the peoples on board, at least.

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.

It does vary for dry cargo, but I've seen quite a few coastal vessels that were dry. Mostly because the company also has tankers and blankly applied the SMS to the whole fleet.

Other ships have strict restriction on how much alcohol you can have in your system at any time, with stricter restriction for when you show up for duty and the hours before. Kinds of take the fun out of partying :-D