Windy

Ive been in this situation a couple of times, last ship afloat, and yes I will stick it out and try and kill them before they get me.[so No you didn't do anything wrong]. Stand and fight, when I can run if out gunned, YOU BET, ill run.

Link... http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/2410-damage-model-40-finalization-of-combat-mechanics/

Joe is in love with the goat.

Have you tried taking ALL the guns from your ships and speed testing ? What about changing the gun load out to different size guns ? Manual sailing, checking for any bugs asscoated with these changes ? Dueling 1v1 ? And just plane sailing, for the fun [pve, pve light] ?

The Devs have said that coming up they will be looking for more Moderators, with more ingame, they can and should stop most of this, by giving a warning ingame. But as it stands atm, we have people testing the game form all time zones and atm there are NOT enough to Moderate this. So if someone is abusive atm then take snapshots and post in this forum, advise them of this and then if need .ignore them. This is part of the online community, and there will always be those that will do this.

CoC are here... http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/2346-forum-and-sea-trials-rules/

Try unloading some 18s from your Bell, Connie or Try, you only have so many and need to swap them around...

Heres the Royal Navys Rank structure, NOTE highlited... COMMISSIONED OFFICERS This group of officers were at first appointed to a ship for particular commissions and were ranked according to seniority of first appointment at that rank. Captain. The title of Captain was universal to the most senior officer commanding a ship whatever his actual rank. On promotion from Lieutenant, officers were appointed to a small ship eg. sloop, cutter etc.(equivalent to today’s rank of Commander) and after sufficient experience was given command of a rated ship (1st – 5th rate) as a post (equivalent to today’s rank of Captain). Duties on board ship were to prepare the ship for sailing, make inventories of stores and write reports for the Admiralty on work being done on the ship. He also had to recruit the ship’s complement and record details in the muster book. During a voyage, he was responsible for the ship and crew’s well being, including feeding, clothing, health and discipline, maintain the log of the ship, and delegate authority as necessary. He was also responsible for directing the ship’s activities in naval engagements. Commander The rank of Commander was formally instituted in 1794, obtainable only by being commissioned to command a vessel, smaller than post-ships but larger than vessels commanded by Lieutenants. After this date, post-Captains were appointed solely from the Commanders list. In 1827, the term became used for the Captain’s second-in-command. First Lieutenants in battleships were made Commanders, although this was an unpopular move with Lieutenants who were actually commanding smaller vessels. It then became the custom to refer to the second-in-command of a ship as the Commander. Lieutenant-Commander The description of Lieutenant (in) Command applied to Lieutenants who were commanding small naval vessels, who might, in bigger ships, otherwise be known as Commander. In 1827 this changed when the rank of Commander came to be that of a Captain’s second-in-command. However, in recognition of their being senior lieutenants, they were given a distinction setting them apart from the junior lieutenants including a different uniform. Lieutenants of eight years service were usually given this distinction, forming in essence a new rank. In 1875, they were allowed to include a “half-stripe” to the two full stripes of Lieutenant. In March 1914, the substantive rank of Lieutenant-Commander was established with automatic promotion for Lieutenants of eight years service. Lieutenant The rank of Lieutenant can be traced back to 1580 with the simple reason of being an understudy to the Captain in case of accident or illness, although they were not permanently established. After the restoration, Samuel Pepys introduced an examination to test the abilities of the rank and by doing so transformed their status from mere understudy to an actual job with particular duties attached. The senior lieutenant, known as the First Lieutenant and was responsible for the organisation of the ship and administration under the guidance of the Captain. This post eventually turned into the rank of Commander. He was responsible for maintaining discipline and navigation and with the junior lieutenants responsible for ensuring the crew carried out their duties. He was in charge of watches. Lieutenants received their commissions for particular ships and the position within the officer ranks. An officer was required to have at least six years service at sea before passing the examination for promotion to Lieutenant. It was possible for the officer to pass many years at this rank until the eventual distinction between Lieutenants of eight years service and the eventual establishment of the rank of Lieutenant-Commander. Sub-Lieutenants/Master’s Mates In principle, any person who satisfied the age and service conditions and passed the examination could be commissioned, it was usual for candidates for commissioned ranks to pass through a number of ratings including that of Master’s Mate. This was technically a senior petty officer rank. He learnt navigation from the Master and generally assisted him. This rank was more highly paid than any other rating and were the only ratings allowed to command any sort of vessel. They could pass examinations qualifying them to command prizes and tenders and act as Second Master of vessels too small to be allocated a warranted Master. In 1824, there was a split and would be Masters became Masters Assistants and would be Lieutenants remained as Master’s Mates. In 1840, Mates were established as a rank below Lieutenants and in 1860, renamed as Sub-Lieutenants. It then became the most junior commissioned rank and the only route to promotion to Lieutenant.

My Great, great grandfather did the plumbing on the Titanic, [he fogot to put one of the plugs in the Enginers bath room, hence it sank], Joke about bath plug.

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Below are NAVAL slang, most have more than one meaning, hope the Devs don't take offence: ALL FAIR AND ABOVE BOARD A commonly used expression of nautical origin meaning "Utterly fair nothing hidden". Things "above board" were on or above the upper deck and so open for all to see. ACID Sailors’ slang for sarcasm - used in the phrase "Don’t come the old acid" ACKERS Naval slang name for any foreign currency. The word comes from Egypt, where beggars use it when pleading for baksheesh (Piastres). ADRIFT This is the accepted Naval word for anyone or anything that cannot be found when it is wanted. A1 The accepted synonym for first-class. In Lloyd’s Register, A1 is the mark of a wooden ship of the first class, A referring to the quality of her hull and "1" to the quality of her equipment. ALOFT This comes from the Anglo-Saxon word "alofts" meaning "on high". TO SWALLOW THE ANCHOR - To leave the Navy for good - implying that one has no further use for the implement one has for so long trusted. AVAST Avast! means Hold! Enough! Finish! It comes from the Italian word "Basta". AYE The derivation of this is generally thought to be unknown, but some experts think it may possibly come from the German "Eiey!" - an exclamation of astonishment or admiration. BACKING AND FILLING A common expression - of maritime origin - for constantly changing ground in a decision or argument. BAG MEAL A meal of sandwiches, etc. provided in a paper bag for a man who, because of his employment, will not be at his normal meal place (ashore or afloat) in time for his proper meal. BALE The verb to bale out, meaning to remove water, comes from the old name "boyle" for a bucket. BANYAN PARTY An old Naval name for a picnic party, especially nowadays by bus. The word "Banyan" originates from the time when, as an economy, meat was not issued on Mondays, Wednesdays or Fridays: these days were called "Banyan Days" after a religious sect in the East which believed it wicked to eat meat. It became the custom for men to save up portions of their rations to tide them over these meatless days, and also to be sent ashore on those days to gather fruit. Meatless days were discontinued in 1884. A rare example of the good things in life being remembered better than the bad things! BEAR UP! A sailing expression, meaning to bear the tiller up to windward in order to keep the vessel’s head away from the wind. It is in common use, with the metaphorical meaning of "Keep your spirits up!" BECKET A piece of rope, each of whose ends is secured - e.g. rope handle of a wooden bucket. The "slots" on the top of a pair of trousers or on a raincoat through which a belt is passed are beckets. In Naval slang, Beckets mean pockets BELL-BOTTOMED TROUSERS The uniform trousers of a seaman of height about 5ft 10ins measure 25 inches round the bottom. It is said that the practice of making sailors’ trousers very full arose from the days when the men made their own clothes, when they found it easier and less wasteful of material to use the full width of the material. A bolt of serge in Britain has for years measured 54ins across. This, allowing to turn-ins, would just give the two trousers legs. That wide trousers legs were subsequently found to be easier to roll up when scrubbing decks is often given as the reason why trousers were made wide, but it seems that this was not the original reason. ROUND THE BEND General Navy slang for "half-witted". THE BILBOES Old Naval slang name for leg-irons (referred to in the phrase "clapped him in irons". BILGE OR BILGE WATER Common slang work of nautical origin for rubbish or nonsense. Bilge water is the water which collects in the bilges of a ship - if left, it soon acquires an offensive colour of corruption. BLACK-COATED WORKERS Common slang name for stewed prunes. BLEAT A Naval slang word for a grumble, used as both noun and verb. TO BLEED To bleed a buoy is to drain from it any water which may have got inside thus adversely affecting its buoyancy. TO BLEED THE MONKEY To extract rum from its barrel by boring a small hole in the barrel. THE BIGGEST BLOCK IN THE SHIP is the butcher’s block (Old Naval catch question). THE BLOKE Sailors’ slang for the Executive Officer, second in command of a ship. BLOOD BOAT Before the days when ships had large refrigerators, a duty cutter was sent ashore daily (usually in the early hours of the morning) to draw fresh meat. This boat, which often sailed or pulled many miles to complete the trip, was nicknamed the "Blood Boat" - later more generally known as the beef boat. BLOOD CHIT Naval slang name for the Indemnity Certificate required to be signed by a civilian before embarkation in a Service ship or aircraft. BLOOD MONEY An old Naval slang name for prize money. NELSON’S BLOOD One of the slang names for rum. It originated from a story that the spirit (actually brandy) in the cases in which the body of Nelson was brought to this country after the battle of Trafalgar was tapped by the sentries keeping watch over it. This story is said to have appeared in the papers at that time and to have been officially denied. BLUE Soldier’s slang name for a sailor. BLUERS An old Naval slang name for extra work - said to be a dim reference to the "Blue" Marines (Royal Marine Artillery) who were famous for hard work. BOATSWAIN (PRONOUNCED BO’SUN) In sailing ships, the Boatswain was the officer responsible for the rigging, sails and sailing equipment. This responsibility still remains, although it is much smaller now than then. From the 11th Century, ships of the Buscarles were commanded by a Batsuen or Boatswain (i.e. the Boat’s Sweyne), who acted as Master and Steerman. The Bo’sun looks after the general working of the ship, especially with regard to anchors, cables, blocks and tackles. He takes his orders from all officers, more especially form the Commander. All ropes and hawsers are under his charge and he is responsible for seeing that boats’ falls (i.e. the ropes used for hoisting and lowering boats) are renewed every six months and changed end-for-end every three months. He is in charge of endless stores, such as rope, wire, wash-deck gear and canvas, and he examines and passes men for higher "rating". BOBBERY Slang word for any hubbub, from Pidgin English; probably from an Indian soldier’s customary shrill outcry when disturbed. BOLLARD Metal or stone "stumps" around which ropes are belayed. The word comes from the Anglo-Saxon word for a tree. (One nowadays often hears reference to the bole of a tree). BONE Common (originally Naval) slang for to pilfer, steal or scrounge. The word comes from the name of a Boatswain in Admiral Cornwallis’s Flag Ship, who was notorious for making good deficiencies in his stores by stealing from other ships. The Admiral is reported to have said to the Boatswain on one occasion: "I trust, Mr. Bone, you will leave me with my anchors". BOTH SHEETS AFT An old Naval phrase descriptive of a sailor with his hands in his pockets. BOW The word "bow" was Anglo-Saxon for shoulder. TO PART BRASS RAGS Naval ratings used to share bags in which polishing rags were kept. Thus, the friend with whom you shared a bag was your "Raggie" and, when you fell out, you parted brass rags with him. BRASS MONKEY WEATHER Slang expression for bitterly cold weather. BRASS HAT Slang name for the uniform cap worn by officers of Commander’s rank and above; hence generically used to refer to such officers themselves. BROWN JOB Naval nickname for a soldier. THE (CHIEF) BUFFER Naval nickname for the Chief Bo’sun’s Mate. As he is the Executive Officer’s right-hand man and the one by whom he passes orders to the Captain of Tops, he is considered to be the buffer between officer and ratings. BULLOCK One of several Naval slang names for a Royal Marine. Reason adduced for this name is that Royal Marines are "Big, beefy, brawny and brave". BUN-WORRY (OR BUN-FIGHT) An old Naval officers’ slang name for a tea-party, with ladies, ashore. JIMMY BUNGS The old Naval nickname for the Cooper rating. BUM NUTS Naval Term for eggs .TO GO ROUND THE BUOY Naval slang for to come up (usually surreptitiously) for a second helping of food, especially in cafeteria messing. BURGOO Sailors’ slang name for porridge. Hence, a Surgoo-eater is a Scotsman. TO GO FOR A BURTON Old Naval slang expression to mean to fall all of a heap; to take a toss as, for example, when one trips over a rope or door-still when running at speed. The complete collapse of the victim is inherent in the phrase, not merely a stumble. CHINESE WEDDING CAKE Sailors’ slang name for rice pudding with currants or raisins in it. TO TAKE THE CAN BACK Common slang expression meaning to be blamed for the acts or faults of another. The expression may have arisen from the custom in some dockyards of employing a boy to fetch beer from a local public house; this boy was invariably blamed if accounts were unpaid or cans not returned. CANTEEN MEDALS Naval name for stains down the front of jumper, jacket or coat caused by food or drink. ROOM TO SWING A CAT Common slang expression meaning the space required for any particular job. This does not refer to the domestic animal, but to the Naval cat-o’-nine’ tails (The "Cat"). It has been suggested that this phrase came from the name - "Cat" - given to sailing colliers in the Middle Ages and up to the 18th Century. As these ships sailed in hundreds, there must have been great congestion when they anchored at Yarmouth Roads or Gravesend and swung to their anchors, so that the Master of a large craft would naturally condemn a tight anchor berth as "not Big enough to swing a Cat in". Perhaps Dick Whittington’s cat was really one of these boats! CAT IS OUT OF THE BAG Common slang expression, meaning "The secret is out". From the practice of keeping the Naval cat o’ nine tails in a red baize bag and not removing it until the offender was secured to the gratings and there was no possibility of a reprieve. TO CHAMFER UP To smarten up, make extra tidy or "tiddly". The expression comes from the shipwrights’ bench, where it means to take off the sharp edge of a piece of wood with a chisel . CHATTY An old Naval slang word for dirty, untidy. Most often met in the expression "Happy and chatty". CHEEKS An old nickname (now quite obsolete) for the Royal Marines, derived from the looping up of the tails of their coats. CHEER On all formal occasions, the Navy cheers HOORAY, not HURRAH, and the cheers are called for with three HIPS. On formal occasions (e.g. end of football match), two HIPS are normal, given by all the members of the team. TO CHEW THE FAT Naval slang expression for to talk volubly. It is possibly derived from the considerable jaw work involved in chewing the old-time ration meat before the days of refrigerators or canned meat. BEEF-CHIT Officers’ slang name for a menu card. CHOCK A BLOCK, CHOCKER Chock-a-block is an old Naval expression, meaning "Complete" or "Full up"; synonyms were "Two blocks" and "Block and block". It derives from the use of a hauling tackle - when the two blocks of the purchase were touching each other the lower one could obviously be hoisted no further, and so the work was completed. Modern slang has corrupted the expression to "Chocker", meaning "Fed up". CHUCK Naval slang for a demonstration of applause. Enthusiastic supporters of a ship’s football team or a regatta boat’s crew form a chucking-up party. The expression may originate from the practice of throwing hats in the air when excited. An early form of this word was CHUCKER UP CIVVY STREET Common slang expression meaning civilian life. CIVVIES Common slang name for non-uniform clothes. CLAKKER Old Naval slang name for the pastry top to a pie; synonyms are CLAGGER and AWNING. CLEAN INTO Navalese for to dress oneself in the ‘rig’ ordered. Thus one used to get the anomalous order to ‘Clean into coaling rig’. COW JUICE Naval slang for Milk. COWBOY MEAL Sailors’ slang name for bacon and tomatoes. If onions and bubble n’ squeak are added, the meal is called "Train Smash"(Because it looks like a train wreck) DHOBEY Services’ slang name for Laundry - both the firm who does the work and the materials which are washed; from Hindustani. A Dhobey Firm is a man (or men) who do other men’s laundry for them. DIG IN Common slang for "Help yourself" (to food) DIG OUT Common slang for "Work hard", "Get down to it". DOGSBODY Common slang name for someone of very little importance THE DRINK Maritime slang name for the Sea. Synonyms are the Ditch, the Pond, and the Oggin. DUMMY RUN The naval name for a trial or practice in which all the motions are gone through but nothing else. E.g., in a gunnery dummy run all the motions of laying, setting, loading and firing are gone through meticulously but the gun is not actually fired. The expression is therefore freely used in the Navy to mean a rehearsal. FIGGY DUFF Naval name for any kind of steamed suet pudding, whether or not it contains figs. FAG END To ‘fag’ is to separate or tease out the strands of a rope; thus the fag end is the extreme end. This expression has no original connection with cigarettes. A FACE LIKE A SEABOOT A nautical way of describing an expressionless face. FANNY ADAMS Miss Fanny (or Frances) Adams was a child aged 9 who was murdered at Alton, Hants on 24th April 1867. The murderer (Frederick Baker, a solicitor’s clerk aged 24) cut up the body into pieces some of which were said to have been found in Deptford Victualling yard. Baker was tried at Winchester and hanged in December 1867. At about this time tinned mutton was introduced into the Navy and somewhat naturally it soon acquired the name of Fanny Adams. The tins themselves were found very useful by the sailors as mess gear (there was no official issue of mess gear in those days) and to this day the name FANNY remains attached to the small round "mess kettle" (similar in appearance to a painter’s pot - also called a kettle). FISH A naval slang name for a torpedo: synonyms are MOULDY, TINFISH, KIPPER. FISHES’ EYES Sailors’ slang name for tapioca pudding. FISH-HEAD A Fleet Air Arm officers’ slang name for any non-flying naval officer. FISHING FLEET A naval slang collective name for unmarried ladies, who frequent the Ladies’ Lounge of the Union Club in Valletta, Malta (or other places where naval officers are much to be found ashore). FLAT ABACK The accepted naval way of describing a sailor’s cap jammed on the back of his head. It was a sailing ship expression said of square sails when the wind blew from right ahead. FORE AND AFTER Old officers’ slang name for the uniform cocked hat. THE FOUL ANCHOR Commonly known as "the seaman’s disgrace", the foul anchor was the seal of the Earl of Nottingham, Lord High Admiral in 1600; as Lord Howard of Effingham the Earl had been in command of the British forces which defeated the Spanish Armada in July 1588. GAMMIES Old sailor’s slang name for Raisins . GOFFER Naval name for a non-alcoholic drink such as lemonade; the place where goffers are sold is the Goffer Bar. Before the days of NAAFI soda fountains, goffers were often made and sold on board by authorised members of the ship’s company, known as the Goffer Firm. Sometimes erroneously spelt Gopher (from Genesis vi.14.). THE GOLDEN RIVET An old mythological story was that one of the rivets in the lower parts of the ship’s hull was made of gold. The golden rivet is as fabulous as the Key of the Starboard watch and a Hammock ladder and, like them, has covered many a new entry with confusion. In other words, it didn’t exist. GONG Common slang name for medals and decorations. GUMPERS Sailors’ slang for sentimental. HEADS Naval name for latrines - originally sited in the extreme bow - or head - of the ship. The rating responsible for their general cleanliness is the CAPTAIN OF THE HEADS. TO HOG OUT A naval expression meaning to scrub or clean thoroughly. It comes from the name (hog) of the special brush made of birch twigs provided in bygone days for cleaning a sailing ship’s bottom. HOGGING AND SAGGING Unfair strains and stresses are set up in a ship’s structure when part of her hull is unsupported. When waves are supporting the bows and stern of a ship but not her amidships part (i.e., when the hull tends to assume a concave shape), the ship is said to be sagging: when the amidships part is supported but not the extremities (i.e., when the hull tends to become convex), the ship is said to be hogging. HOLIDAY Naval name for a gap, such as an area on a ship’s side left unpainted, or a space on a clothes line between pieces of linen hung out to dry. HUGGER OR HUGGER-MUGGER An old naval word meaning slovenly, confused, muddled. INSULT Naval slang name for the money paid to individuals on pay day (ratings are paid fortnightly). JAWBATIONAn old naval slang word for a reprimand, a telling off. JETTISON OR TO JETTISON To throw overboard JEW OR JEWING Naval nickname for tailoring. This may have originated from the fact that tailoring is a popular profession among Jews, or "J" was substituted for "S". JEWING FIRM A sailor on board who in his spare time does tailoring for others. JEWING BAG or BUNDLE The bag in which a sailor keeps his sewing gear. Also called a HOUSEWIFE. JIB OR CUT OF HIS JIB A maritime phrase descriptive of a person’s facial appearance. It comes from the days of sail when a ship’s nationality could be told at a distance by the cut of her sails. HANGING JUDAS Said of a rope when insecurely made fast or belayed, i.e. false and unreliable as was Judas. KAGG (or CAGG) Naval slang name for an argument - defined as "positive assertion followed by flat contradiction and culminating in personal abuse." RED LEAD A sailors’ slang name for tinned tomatoes. SHOW A LEG In the days when women used to be allowed to sleep on board they were allowed to lie in and the call "Show a leg" was made to see that it really was a woman who was enjoying the privilege. The old cry was "Show a leg or else a purser’s stocking". A LONG SHIP An officers’ slang expression applied to a lengthy interval between drinks or to slowness in showing hospitality. LONG TOM A paint brush lashed to the end of a long pole, used for painting places difficult of access. LOT’S WIFE Sailors’ slang name for table-salt (from Genesis XIX.26). LUBBER’S HOLE The opening or hatchway in the deck of the tops on sailing ships’ masts, provided as a means of access to the tops for those ‘lubbers’ afraid to climb up via the futtock-shrouds. LUBBER’S LINE The mark on the binnacle which is brought to meet the desired point on the compass-card. So called because a ‘real’ seaman can do without it. LURK OR TO LURK Originally, to ‘lurk’ someone was to impose on his kindness to do something for you. Nowadays the word is merely a naval synonym for to ‘detail’ someone for a job, though it implies that the job is one for which no volunteers are forthcoming. MAKE A SIGNAL Naval signals are made not sent. MAKE-AND-MEND OR A MAKERS The official naval name for a half day off. It comes from the old pipe "Hands to Make and Mend Clothes", the traditional occupation for the hands when no official ship’s work is to be carried out, see UNIFORM (Ratings) "Make-and-mend pud" is a slang name for a stodgy pudding which should assist its eaters to sleep heavily after lunch. MARRY THE GUNNER’S DAUGHTER An old naval expression meaning to be laid over a gun to receive a thrashing. MATEY or DOCKYARD MATEY The navy’s affectionately offensive name for a dockyard workman. MISSMUSTERS Men who for any reason have failed to attend a general occasion or ‘parade’ - such as payment, medical inspection, etc. - attend at a later session, specially arranged for them, as "Missmusters", because they have missed the original muster. BLACK DOG FOR A WHITE MONKEY To "give a black dog for a white monkey" is an old naval way of expressing a fair exchange - a quid pre quo. CHARLIE MOORE An old naval synonym for fair play; from a Maltese innkeeper’s sign - "Charlie Moore, the fair thing" (about 1850). MOULDY A naval slang name for a torpedo (said to be an allusion to the mole): synonyms are KIPPER, TIN-FISH, TAMPEEDIE. MUNJY A sailors’ slang name for food: perhaps from the French Manger but more probably from the Maltese Mangiare (to eat). TO MUSTER YOUR BAG A naval metaphorical expression meaning to be seasick. NATIVE Naval name for an officer or rating whose home is in the port where the ship is lying. A native is sometimes said to be "changing his name to Nippinoff" from the rapidity with which, it seems to non-natives, he goes ashore! NEW NAVY The old naval man’s term of contempt for any innovation. NIBBY An old naval name for a ship’s biscuit - something to nibble. NUTTY Naval slang name for chocolate, whether or not it contains nuts. OFFING OR IN THE OFFING Old naval expression meaning near at hand; originally it meant a distance from the shore - i.e., towards the horizon. THE OGGIN Modern sailors’ slang for the sea; it is said to be derived from Hogwash, though some assert that it comes from a mispronouncement of Ocean. Synonyms are The Ditch, The Pond, The Drink, all three of which words are used by officers more often than Oggin. OYSTER OR BOMBAY OYSTER A old maritime name for a laxative draught consisting of a double dose of caster oil in a glass of milk; a more modern name for such a laxative would be "elephant-rouser". PRAIRIE-OYSTER A morning-after reviver composed of port wine, worcester sauce, red pepper, mustard and the unbroken yolk of an egg. BAGS ON PASSION Modern sailors’ slang name for mails from home PERKS Naval abbreviation of the word "Perquisites", referring to allowances, either in money or in kind, given with any particular office or appointment. TO POKE CHARLIE A common slang expression meaning to treat anyone or anything with derision - to make fun of. POZZIE Old sailor’s slang name for Jam or Marmalade. PUSH OR TO PUSH THE BOAT OUT Old navel expression meaning to stand drinks all round. PUSSER The inevitable corruption of PURSER and/or PAYMASTER. PUSSER BUILT Naval slang description of an officer or rating who abides closely to the letter of the regulations. PUSSERS An adjective used to describe any article of service s tores, especially clothing, to differentiate it from the similar article bought from civilian sources. PUSSERS CRABS Naval slang name for boots bought from the slop room. PUSSERS CRABFAT Naval slang name for Admiralty pattern grey paint. PUSSERS DIRK Slang name for the uniform clasp-knife, part of every seaman’s kit. PUSSERS TALLY Naval slang for a false name, such as may be given by a malefactor to the patrol or on other occasions when the concealment of a man’s own name seems desirable. PUSSERS VINOLIA Naval slang name for soap, particularly for Admiralty pattern hard yellow soap. ON THE PUTTY Naval slang expression for Aground. RABBITS Naval slang name given to articles taken, or intended to be taken, ashore privately. Originally "rabbits" were things taken ashore improperly (i.e. theft or smuggling - the name arose from the ease with which tobacco, etc., could be concealed in the inside of a dead rabbit) but with the passenger of time the application of the word has spread to anything taken ashore; an air of impropriety nevertheless still hangs over the use of the word, whether or not this is justified (it seldom is). Hence the phrase "Tuck its ears in", often said to an officer or rating seen going ashore with a parcel. THE RIG OF THE DAY Naval name for the type of uniform directed to be worn each day; it is piped at breakfast time in each ship daily. THE RUB Naval expression meaning the Blame or Responsibility. A RUB OR RUBBER Naval slang word for a Loan. A RUB OF THE GREEN OR A GREEN RUB Naval slang expression for an Unfortunate mishap. RUMBO Condemned rope. SALTASH LUCK Old maritime expression meaning No success at all. It is said to be derived from the many anglers who sat on the bridge at Saltash for hours and caught nothing but colds. RECEIVE A SCRUBBING Naval slang for Receiving a reprimand. TO SCRUB ROUND Naval slang for To avoid (from the course pursued by some chairwoman - and other wielders of a scrubbing brush). SCUPPER OR SCUPPERED Naval slang for Killed. In the days of sail, if a man on deck was washed into the lee scuppers by a heavy sea he was almost certain to sustain at least serious injury. SEA OR LOWER DECK LAWYER Naval name for a sailor who is fond of arguing and would have one believe that he knows all the regulations. Usually an excellent example of a little learning being dangerous. FACE LIKE A SEA-BOOT Naval expression for a man’s face devoid of any expression - or a woman’s face devoid of beauty. SET A full set of moustache, beard and side whiskers.. KNOCK SEVEN BELLS OUT OF A MAN An old naval expression for the giving of a sound thrashing (the nautical equivalent of "Knocking a man for six"); presumably to knock all eight bells out of a man would be to kill him! If you scare the TEN BELLS out of someone, they are dead and have come back!!! SEWN UP Said of a man who is completely drunk and incapable - so much so that he might just as well be sewn up in his hammock and tripped over the side. SHAKY Expressed of anything in which there is a suspicion of short measure. E.g., a rating may say that he received a shaky tot, meaning that he thinks his rum ration was of short measure. JACK SHALOLOO Old naval name for a boaster, or braggart. As an epithet applied to a ship it denotes slackness. TO SHOVE ONE’S OAR IN Old naval expression meaning to interrupt, to break into someone else’s conversation. SHOVEWOOD A word often used in naval circles in circumstances when a civilian might refer to a "Do-hickey", a "What-not", a "What-do-you-call-it". SIPPERS A sip from a messmate’s tot of rum or grog; an illegal practice that started in the 1939?45 war and became a customary birthday gift to a lucky sailor from all his messmates, often with disastrous results. But compare the wardroom birthday practice whereby the birthday boy provides drinks for his messmates! SLOPS Naval name for any article of clothing (ready-made) which can be purchased from the ship’s clothing store. Slops were introduced into the Navy in 1623. The compartment in a ship where slops are kept and issued is called the SLOP ROOM. The intending purchaser indents for his requirements on an established form called a SLOP CHIT; this name has come to mean metaphorically the amount of work a man has to do or responsibility he assumes, in the phrase "It’s on your slop chit now". Mobile slop room introduced at Portsmouth in July, 1954. THE SNAKE PIT Formal naval officers’ slang name for the ladies’ lounge of the Union Club, Valletta, Malta = a favourite haunt of the Fishing Fleet. SNOB Naval name for a boot-repairer or cobbler. FLUATERS IN THE SNOW Sailors’ slang name for Sausages and Mashed Potatoes. SPITCHER Naval slang work meaning "Finish" - used as either a verb or a noun. From the Maltese word of that meaning. PORT AND STARBOARD In the earliest ships there was no rudder and the ship was steered by a "Steerboard" (large car or sweep) sited over the right-hand side of the stern; hence that side of the ship came to be known as the Starboard side. The other side of the ship was in consequence used for going alongside for embarking or disembarking cargo through the ‘load-ports’; the left hand side of the ship therefore became known as the "Loadboard" side, the "Larboard". As the use of this latter word inevitably caused confusion with the word Starboard, the word Port came to be used instead. By some authorities, the Venetians are given the credit for the origin of "the word" - ‘board’ comes from the Italian ‘Borda’ meaning side; the side with the steering oar was ‘Questa borda’: the other side was ‘Quella boarda’; these two expressions would rapidly become adapted into Starboard and Larboard. STOP A GLASS RINGING .... It is an old tradition that a ‘ringing’ glass must be silenced without delay; the old saying is "Stop a glass ringing to save a sailor drowning". STRONGERS A bucketful of strong soda water, used for cleaning paintwork, etc. Usually referred to as a drop of strongers SWING IT Slang expression meaning "Don’t worry about it"m "postpone" or "cancel". The motto of the VERNON is irreverently quoted as "Swing it till Monday". HARD TACK Old slang name for ship’s biscuit. SOFT TACK Old slang name for bread. ON THE WRONG TACK Naval expression meaning doing things incorrectly or pursing the wrong line in an argument. A sailing ship makes progress towards the direction from which the wind is blowing by tacking; so a ship on the wrong tank is progressing in the wrong direction. It has been suggested that a ship on the wrong tack is one on the port tack, whose responsibility it is to give way to a ship on the starboard tank. TALLY Slang word meaning Name; hence, Cap-tally (= cap-ribbon with ship’s name on it), Death-tally (= identity disc). A TAUT HAND A good all-round seaman whom everyone respects LONG TOM A paint brush lashed to the end of a long pole, used for painting inaccessible places. TOUCH AND GO An expression commonly used to mean uncertainty. It is of maritime origin and refers to a ship touching the sea-bottom and then slipping off. TRAIN SMASH A lower deck name for bacon and tinned tomatoes. A TRICK The naval name for a spell of duty, a watch, particularly as coxswain at the steering wheel. WEBS Sailor’s slang name for his feet. TO HAVE A WEED ON Sailor’s slang for having a grievance and dilating on it. WEIGH OFF Naval slang for awarding punishment. Clearly this use of the word comes from the idea of the scales of Justice. WHALES Sailors’ satirical slang name for Sardines. WINGER Any young rating who has been ‘adopted’ as his particular friend - taken under his wing - by a senior rating. The word was not a complimentary one, though with the passage of time its original insinuation is probably nowadays seldom appreciated. THE SUN IS OVER THE YARDARM (OR FORE YARD) Naval officers’ expression meaning "It is time for a drink", it is bad form to have a drink on board before sun is over the yardarm, i.e. approaching noon. The last word of this phrase is more correctly FOREYARD that YARDARM. YARD ARM CLEARING To clear one’s yard, or yard arm, is to clear oneself of blame, either before or after an incident has occurred. Thus an order which puts responsibility on someone else is known as a YARD ARM CLEARER. Also my favourite "You Dingo" [You may need to ask an Aussie about this one.]

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Are you still allowing acess to Open World as per the requirements set out earlier [santisima req]? As I have finaly acquired said ship.

On 26th January 1808, officers and men of the New South Wales Corps marched to Government House in Sydney in an act of rebellion against Governor William Bligh. Bligh was arrested and the colony was placed under military rule. This was the only time in Australian history that a government was overthrown by a military coup. The military stayed in power for two years until Lachlan Macquarie, the fifth Governor of NSW, assumed office at the beginning of 1810. The overthrow of Bligh much later became known as the ‘Rum Rebellion’ because the NSW Corps was heavily involved in the trade in rum in the colony and was nicknamed the ‘Rum Corps’. The term 'Rum Rebellion' was not used at the time. The factors leading up to Bligh’s arrest had much less to do with the rum trade and much more to do with a battle for power between the military and civil elites of the colony and the Governor. A Governor representing the British government ruled the penal colony of New South Wales. He took instruction from the government in London and was responsible for implementing government policy and maintaining order in the Colony. The officers and men of the New South Wales Corps were stationed in the Colony to support the Governor. Many of the men in the New South Wales Corps were recruited from the unemployed in Britain though many were skilled, victims of the Industrial Revolution. New South Wales was a long way from home, and quick promotion, good wages and the opportunity to engage in trade alongside their military duties induced ambitious men to sign up. Officers were also rewarded by early governors with large land grants and were assigned convict labour, which allowed them to build comfortable homes and cultivate farm produce, which they could sell at a profit. Before the end of the 18th century, trading ships were already calling in at Sydney Cove, knowing that the remoteness of the colony meant good business. The early governors bought some of the goods to replenish the government stores and allowed the military to purchase and market the rest, effectively allowing them to monopolise trade within the town. Note and coin money was in short supply, so a complex barter system developed which was controlled by those who had access to goods – particularly food, clothing and alcohol. Convicts and lower ranking military were regularly paid in goods, rather than money, and the most popular form of payment was rum. The NSW Corps involvement in this system led to its nickname in the 1790s – the Rum Corps. Some of the officers in the Corps, like John Macarthur, became powerful and wealthy citizens in the small Colony. Macarthur was favoured with large land grants and other privileges under Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose. As Officer-In-Charge of the NSW Corps, Grose had temporary charge of the Colony after Governor Phillip left and appointed Macarthur to several official positions of influence. The power wielded by Macarthur and others lead to clashes with the second and third governors, John Hunter and Philip Gidley King, who tried to eradicate the military’s monopoly on trade and crack down on drunkenness, but too much money and power was at stake and they failed. The next Governor was William Bligh, who arrived in the Colony in 1806. ‘Bounty’ Bligh had a reputation for tough leadership and the British Government hoped that he could exert some control over the rum trade in Sydney. Bligh came into conflict almost immediately with John Macarthur (who by this time was no longer a Corps officer) over Macarthur's provisional land grant in the Cowpastures and Bligh threatened to remove Macarthur from his prime land. The animosity continued until Bligh had Macarthur taken to trial over an incident involving one of Macarthur’s trading ships. The jury of Corps Officers refused to recognise the court and Bligh indicated that he intended to charged them with treason. Commanding Officer of the NSW Corps, George Johnston defended his men and claimed that removing them from duties would compromise the safety of the Colony. He claimed that Bligh needed to be removed from office for everyone’s good.

Note: Australia had a rebellion over RUM. RUM is also my drink of choice. Also RUM also was called GROG, which was served to sailors to help prevent scurvy.

Windrode (Naut.) Caused to ride or drive by the wind in opposition to the course of the tide; - said of a vessel lying at anchor, with wind and tide opposed to each other.

Got my Bellona, today and decided to test her in PvE, match was another Bellona and a Connie, after some manovering was in the ideal pos to broadside the Bellona only to see the Connie cut the Ballona's bow and ram me, NOW this is the AI, so if this can happen with AI then, as the story goes "Shit happens, build a bridge and get on with it". Ladies and Gents, ramming happens, wether intentialy or by accident, the Devs have endevered to reduce this, and I for one am happy with there work.

If you think the Yanks murder the English language, you need to speak to an Aussie...lol

The idears are sound BUT we DONT have any charts ATM, it a big open world and we need to chart them, when we have these maps the Naval board would distribute them, or we as explores could sell them. So back to navigating, you need Sexton, to shot the sun at Miday, according to your Crinomiter, a special type of clock used by sailers. Then when you have this you can plot your Lat and Lon. from there you not your speed direction, every hour to get a dead reconing position until the next day when you reshoot the sun for your next pos. fix. When land is sighted the takeing compass bearings will start to fill your map. Just my thoughts.

http://forum.game-labs.net/index.php?/topic/2346-forum-and-sea-trials-rules/ For those that MISSED...

Fantastic, if only.

Foooogggg, Oh yes please. Oh yes please. With Open World All these and Day/Night cycles, No maps have to explore and make your own as you go,,, Also need a Leadsman to call out depth,