Posted by Pam Adams on June 15, 2007 at 21:24:06 from 134.71.192.243 user PamAdams.
In Reply to: Ships, boats and submarines posted by Robert Hill on June 15, 2007 at 17:57:42:
I'm in the midst of (re)reading Patrick O'Brian's The Nutmeg of Consolation. Stephen Maturin asks if the current vessel is a sloop- which shocks his listeners. Since Jack Aubrey, a post-captain, is the captain, the vessel can't be a sloop, even though it would be one if a mere commander was in charge.
pam