Posted by Andrew Craig-Bennett on June 03, 2011 at 07:41:52 user ACB.
In Reply to: Re: Swamazons 2011, and eye splices posted by LukeDolman on June 03, 2011 at 05:42:19:
Commander Walker would have referred John to the Admiralty Manual of Seamanship, 1926 Edition, Volume One. Which, by the way, can be obtained inexpensively and is very sound on knots, splices and boatwork.
Should you wish to know the origins of the Union Flag, the entire series of bosun's calls, and how to ammunition a Royal Sovereign class battleship, it will tell you that, too..