Summary
LIFE for the ordinary seaman on sailing ships was hard with poor food, atrocious living conditions and frequently diabolical weather.
There was also very harsh discipline to make sure crew members literally "toed the line" - believed by many to be a seafaring expression. The saying is said to refer to the lines created by deck planks on ships which naval crews used to "fall in line".See the full content of this document
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Under the Lash
Captains ordered wrongdoers to be flogged.
This involved the culprit being whipped on the back, usually w...See the full content of this document
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