Posted: 1/5/2015 11:13:44 PM EDT
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What did the marines do on a ship when not in battle? I can't imagine they just stood around but did they take part in the sailing of a ship or just stand guard all day? |
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Google us invasions of Falkland islands- we did it like 6 times once because they did not dip thier flag in salute we invaded Argentina 2 or 3 times too.
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Google us invasions of Falkland islands- we did it like 6 times once because they did not dip thier flag in salute we invaded Argentina 2 or 3 times too. read this The blue part. What the fuck just happened in there? |
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The Merines guarded the officers from the crew. That's basically it. For most of history, sailors were not there voluntarily. They were slaves, or criminals, or press-ganged. A ship's officers needed a contingent of disciplined and reliable troops to keep them in line. |
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Quoted: The blue part. What the fuck just happened in there? Quoted: Quoted: Google us invasions of Falkland islands- we did it like 6 times once because they did not dip thier flag in salute we invaded Argentina 2 or 3 times too. read this The blue part. What the fuck just happened in there? The guy's from Florida, brains addled on meth or poppers. |
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Weight lift bogarting all the stations all day long while the ship's crew is busy working and the again after working hours, get in the chow line first delaying watch standers who have to eat quickly, break sailor proof gear, and generally get in the way of the ship's crew.
Just like modern times. 
ETA: I kid, I kid! |
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Quoted: What did the marines do on a ship when not in battle? I can't imagine they just stood around but did they take part in the sailing of a ship or just stand guard all day? |
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On the HMS Victory, the "Marines' Walk" is the gangplank connecting the forecastle deck with the bowsprit. When the ship was at anchor, an armed Marine was always stationed there to prevent sailors from diving off the bowsprit, to swim to shore and desert. Also, when the ship was at anchor, standard procedure was to open the gunports and run out the cannon. This was to help ventilate the lower decks, increase the clear space on the decks, and also to deter possible hostile boarders by giving the ship a more threatening appearance. What I don't understand is why, if a sailor wanted to desert, he didn't just jump out of an open gunport rather than climbing the bowsprit.
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