Sunday, March 28, 2010

History: Round The Cape

On this day in 1800 USS Essex, Captained by Edward Preble (above) became the first U.S. Navy ship to round the Cape of Good Hope and enter the Indian Ocean. Want to know more about one of my favorite ships? Of course you do.
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4 comments:

  1. OzarklorianMarch 28, 2010 at 2:05 PM

    Hi, Love the new header pic. Very eye-catching.

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  2. PaulineMarch 28, 2010 at 4:41 PM

    Ahoy, Ozarklorian and thankee! Me too. I really like the way it looks on the black background. Although I love her, Barataria Bay was getting old...

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  3. Timmy!March 29, 2010 at 12:19 PM

    Ahoy, Pauline! The blinging of the blog continues. Nice work. I am in agreeance with Ozarklorian on the new header pic. Sorry to hear you are having trouble with Blogger today. Hope they get the problem fixed so you can post pictures again soon, Pirate Queen.

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  4. PaulineMarch 29, 2010 at 1:37 PM

    Ahoy, Timmy! All better now. Thanks, Blogger.

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