Re: [Paddlewise] Nomenclature

From: Mike McNally <mmcnally3_at_prodigy.net>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 16:01:11 -0600
When I worked at Ingall's/Litton Shipyard, in Pascagoula MS, they
refered to ships (DD class destroyers, LHAs, subs) as boats.  Do these
government warships become ships again once they leave the shipyard?  Or
are warships always "boats" to navy personel?


On Sat 29 Dec 2001, John Winters wrote:

> Ahh Yes, but only if it remains on the Great Lakes. Once it passes out of
> the lakes and into the ocean it grows up and becomes a ship.  This explains

-- 
Mike McNally		mmcnally3_at_prodigy.net

Nice guys finish last, but we get to sleep in.
		-- Evan Davis

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