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Oh well done Benny! Yes, it was indeed the drastic punishment of Keelhauling! As mentioned in the question, it has never been an official RN punishment but many Captains were a law unto themselves! What is not well known is that contrary to good ol' Hollywood (yet again) the object of keelhauling was NOT to sand paper the poor seaman to death on the barnacles but to simply pull him under the water on one side of the ship and drag him back out on the other. His legs were weighted down with lead shot to ensure he did'nt touch the hull unless he was really unlucky in which case he might get a whack from the actual keel as he passed under it!  Knowing the reputation of some Captains they probably told the unfortunate victim he'd have to make a full report on the condition of the keel and hull on his return!  Well done and all yours! Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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hi robin thought it was wrong because bligh was supposedly did this on the bounty and that was well after sots anyway who was the Spartan king that held the Persians to give Greece time and were was the battle fought  benny.
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 Hi Benny The king was Leonidas and the battle was called Thermopylae, on a side note the film '300' was based on this battle regards Andy  Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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hi andy correct but my personal favorate was the 1961 version with Richard egan and nearer the truth, over to you benny. 
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One of my favourites too (and I got the marching theme on my mp3 from amazon music!) Robin First wooden ship: The Grimsby 12 Gun 'Frigate' by Constructo Second: Bounty DelPrado Part Works Third: HMS Victory DelPrado Part Works 1/100 scale Diorama of the Battle of the Brandywine from the American Revolutionary War Diorama of the Battle of New Falkland (unfinished sci-fi), Great War Centenary Diorama of the Messines Ridge Assault Index for the Victory diary is on page 1
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Where was the expression 'Going off at half cock' originate and why, and it has nothing to do with gun powder Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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I am guessing this is something to do with flint lock muskets that had a cock (striking arm) that could be set at half cock which was a bit like safety on a modern fire arm. you could only fire at half cock by accident so guess the term means to do something by accident or before something is fully ready? “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Hi Jase Yes thats right I actually asked the wrong question, meant it to be a different one anyways over to you Andy Current builds:-C57,Zero, Lamborghini Countach, Caldercraft HMS Agamemnon,Robi,R2-D2, MFH Cobra .
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Thanks Andy
simple one I think
Who were the armoured farmers?“Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3RTR) ~ also known as "The West Country's Own" or "The Armoured Farmers" Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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Dontshootme wrote:3rd Royal Tank Regiment (3RTR) ~ also known as "The West Country's Own" or "The Armoured Farmers" Nice one Rob - siad it was easy over to you “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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What effectively ended the Battle of Torrington in 1646 & who was the lucky commander that narrowly escaped death...Real name,title & nickname Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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hi rob was it sir Thomas Fairfax of cameron commander in chief of the new model army nicknames were black tom or the rider of the white horse was it the blowing up or Torrington church where the gunpowder was kept benny.
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Spot on,over to you. Rob Nolli Illigitimi Carborundum!!!Current Builds: HMS Victory, SV Thermopylae
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we go further into the mists of time Boadicea name the battle were she was defeated the full name of the general who defeated her and the famous legion she nearly wiped out a few months earler benny
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benny b wrote:we go further into the mists of time Boadicea name the battle were she was defeated the full name of the general who defeated her and the famous legion she nearly wiped out a few months earler benny Benny in the interests of keeping this going do you want to make this a bit easier or drop some clues Thanks “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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Right here goes The ninth legion was nearly wiped out on the way back from Lincoln. The name of the leader at the last battle was governor Suetonius Paulinus. And the last battle was at the line of Watling. that is the best I could get. Peter Builds in progress: HMS Victory.HMS Surprise.
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Well done Peter over to you “Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.”
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What was the name of the jagdwaffe ace that flew the white 14 bf109 the only airworthy Emil. Peter Builds in progress: HMS Victory.HMS Surprise.
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hi peter well done with the Boadicea question now was the pilot hans-joachim Marseille credited with 158 confirmed victorys. benny.
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