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The USS Independence and the training ship Amerigo Vespucci of the Italian Navy, 1962 (media.kbin.social)

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[–] SlapnutsGT@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

US coast guard still trains officers on a tall ship, the USCGC Eagle

[–] phoneymouse@lemmy.world -5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

What are they training for? A pirate raid? Swashbuckling with Blackbeard?

[–] muzzle@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago

They are getting trained to listen to and understand the see, winds, and weather conditions, because on a tall ship you have to do that to a degree incomparable to modern, engine powered ships.