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Walking the quay
Just thinking back to the 50's and 60's when joining a ship for the first time and sighting our new home as we walked along the quay, we had a couple of thoughts, perhaps on some occasions the first was 'sh*t what have I done to deserve this' at another time 'looking good'
Then professional thoughts, looking at the bow, well she's kept out of trouble, or sh*t she's going to pound!, look at the beam, we're in for a bit of rolling here! at the flush deck - not another bloody submarine!, but all in all we had a limited design for what we joined, they were much of a muchness some more refined than others
Wonder what they think now-a-days as they walk (or taxi) to their vessel with so many variety of ship shapes, some of which look like they have come from a Dan Dare Comic, some with bows that look like sterns, some with accommodation perched on the bow, some I wouldn't know how to describe. Any modern sailors out there to give us feedback?
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