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| Message header | Area/Game: | Wooden Ships & Iron Men | | 1Topic: | War at sea | | Subject: | Re: [WS&IM][TOUR] Hear Ye! Hear Ye! (again) | | Posted by: | SteveMartin  - 18years 46days ago. |
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| Message text A little gem I lifted from Silent Victory by Clay Blair, a must read for any naval buff.
The Fearless Skipper
The Captain is a rugged guy
With hair upon his chest
O'er a glass of beer in peacetime
He's at his fighting best
He scorns far distant danger
With a scornful scornful leer
And never runs for cover
When everything is clear
He swings around the periscope
With firm and steady hands
When the ship is unescorted
He has no fear of cans
In eyes so grey and piercing
There shines a reckless gleam
As he takes his sip of coffee
And adds a little cream
With conversational courage
He talks a fearless fight
He's a rough tough hombre
When nothing is in sight
All hazards of navigation
Cause him no loss of sleep
He cruises along most calmly
In water one mile deep
His nerves are surely made of steel
His voice has a confident sound
And never gets excited
When danger's not around
The poem was written by some junior officer in the USN during the early days of World War II as a commentary on the "aggressiveness" of US submarine skippers at that time. |
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