Re: [MISC]: nautical terminology

Don't know where you got these from but, here's a couple of corrections for
you. (20 years U.S. Navy experience is where I get this info from.)

>From: Alfred O'Meagher <nineunknown@???????.com>

>ALL AHEAD
>Maintain heading, increase speed. This command also means that ALL sail or
>other propulsion is to be used to accelerate. Sometimes used in a
>colloquial way in expressions such as "All Ahead slow" or "All Ahead on my
>mark" by drag racing type Captains who want to try and get a particular
>type of acceleration from a fine ship and finely honed crew who can nicely
>regulate sail or drive use. example: "All ahead! Stand by to repel
>boarders!"

All Ahead is used to refer to multiple drive units (ie. two engines) being
given the same speed command. (This phrase was NOT used in the days of sail
as it wouldn't have made sense.)

>HEAD
>The latrine or cubicle where a tiny bit of privacy can be had whilst one
>relieves oneself. Submarines always have them; ships don't.

Ships DID have them. They were up forward (in the head of the ship) thus the
name. Submarines are a poor reference for old naval terms do to their
relative newness (1900 to current).

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