Comments on: Wooden Ships and Iron Men http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2008/03/08/wooden-ships-and-iron-men/ "And we sail and we sail and we never see land, just the rum in the bottle and a pipe in my hand..." Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:43:52 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: David http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2008/03/08/wooden-ships-and-iron-men/comment-page-1/#comment-713 David Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:54:54 +0000 http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2008/03/08/wooden-ships-and-iron-men/#comment-713 Busted. It is an urban legend -- but too fun not to repeat. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Ironsides for the story. Busted. It is an urban legend — but too fun not to repeat.

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Ironsides for the story.

]]> By: Jon http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2008/03/08/wooden-ships-and-iron-men/comment-page-1/#comment-712 Jon Mon, 10 Mar 2008 13:53:52 +0000 http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2008/03/08/wooden-ships-and-iron-men/#comment-712 It should be noted that CONSTITUTION was launched 17 years AFTER the time frame of this story. So, fun story, but it's fiction. It should be noted that CONSTITUTION was launched 17 years AFTER the time frame of this story. So, fun story, but it’s fiction.

]]> By: Maritime Monday 101 | gCaptain.com http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2008/03/08/wooden-ships-and-iron-men/comment-page-1/#comment-711 Maritime Monday 101 | gCaptain.com Mon, 10 Mar 2008 11:49:12 +0000 http://neversealand.downtothesea.org/2008/03/08/wooden-ships-and-iron-men/#comment-711 [...] Sea Land has a short post on provisioning the USS CONSTITUTION. It should have been titled ‘Victory Through Hunting for [...] [...] Sea Land has a short post on provisioning the USS CONSTITUTION. It should have been titled ‘Victory Through Hunting for [...]

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