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Old 20th Aug 2012, 17:06
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con-pilot

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If she has got a Perkins diesel below decks, Jack Aubrey will be in for a surprise when he tries to take the weather gauge
Nope, no engine at all. I've toured it from stem to stern and there is nothing that powers that ship except the wind and the backs of men. Well and women today.

When I toured Old Ironsides the commanding office was a woman. A Lt. Commander if I remember correctly.
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