Sunday, April 3, 2011

Seafaring Sunday: The Signal Book

April 3, 1797:  The first U.S. naval signal book using the numeral system was published and put into use by Captain Thomas Truxton, USN.

Header: Thomas Truxton by Bass Otis
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2 comments:

  1. Timmy!April 3, 2011 at 4:28 PM

    Ahoy, Pauline! 214 years and still going strong...

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  2. PaulineApril 3, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    Ahoy, Timmy! America's global force for good. Seriously.

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