Aboard at a ship’s helm, A young steersman steering with care. Through fog on a sea-coast dolefully ringing, An ocean bell-O a warning bell, rock’d
Author: Tim Migaki
I am a social studies teacher and a super-geek. I have two great passions in life: Japan and the sea. The first is the byproduct of spending over 15 years studying about Japan's language, culture, history, literature, and art. The second is due to the fact that I've spent too much time (10+ years) around sailors.
I read vociferously because reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body.
Other interests include: photography, science fiction, Star Wars, space stuff, jogging, martial arts.
Song for All Seas, All Ships by Walt Whitman
1 To-day a rude brief recitative, Of ships sailing the seas, each with its special flag or ship-signal, Of unnamed heroes in the ships-of waves
Sailor Speak of the Week – Nautical
Definition Adjective The general term for anything pertaining to ships and the sea. Origin 16th century. Originally from Greek, nautikos, and then from Latin, nauticus,
Japanese 16.1″/45 3rd Year Type Gun
Caveat: The information contained in this post is of a very general nature. More detailed (read: technical) information can be found in the U.S. Naval
Sailor Speak of the Week – Maru
Definition Noun A Japanese word used after the name of every vessel (except naval vessels). Origin In Japanese, 丸, literally meaning round or circle. Comments
Book Review: Battleship Musashi by Akira Yoshimura
Also known as Build the Musashi! – The Birth and Death of the World’s Greatest Battleship. My basic policy is to not review books that
