Naval Hierarchy Quotes

Don't talk to me about naval tradition. It's nothing but rum, sodomy, and the lash.

Admiral. That part of a warship which does the talking while the figurehead does the thinking.

The tradition of our Navy mandates that senior officials bear the ultimate responsibility for their command.

There were gentlemen and there were seamen in the navy of Charles the Second. But the seamen were not gentlemen; and the gentlemen were not seamen.

This is Leo. I'm the... What's my title? Am I like, admiral, or captain, or..." "Repair boy." "Very funny, Piper.

When the Prince of Wales [later King George IV] and the Duke of York went to visit their brother Prince William [later William IV]at Plymouth, and all three being very loose in their manners, and coarse in their language, Prince William said to his ship's crew, "now I hope you see that I am not the greatest blackguard of my family.

I'm obsessed with the Victorian era and the British Royal Navy... I'd love to play a troubled sailor or captain or a boatman on a three masted ship.

The admirals of his majesty's fleet are classed into three squadrons, viz. the red, the white, and the blue.

I must repeat what I asserted formerly, that unless some happy expedient can be fallen upon to induce the seamen to enter into the service for a longer term than twelve months, it will never be possible to bring them under proper subordination; and subordination is as necessary, nay, far more so in the fleet than in the army.

In reality, in the history of it, the captains are only really in charge during an engagement. The rest of the time, everyone had got the same vote. It's been very interesting finding that.

Another nice thing was that I would type out letters home for the admiral's stewards. They would then feed me the same food the admiral ate.