These ropes are tied to the SS American Victory ship, a 455 foot long merchant cargo ship built in the 1940s. It's a big ship and it amazes me that these roes are what keep it tied to its dock. A museum now after almost forty years of distinguished service beginning during World War II and continuing through the Korean War and Vietnam, it now serves as a museum in the Port of Tampa. (Visit their website, SS American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship, to see what a really extraordinary story this ship has to tell. I posted today a photo of the ship in port at Tampa Daily Photo.) The big question I have is, Is this big yellow thing called a cleat, even though it is humongous? Does anyone know. Any sailors out there who helped tie up a ship of this size? Obviously, I did not serve in the navy.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Is this a cleat that the ropes to the SS American Vistory Ship are tied to?
These ropes are tied to the SS American Victory ship, a 455 foot long merchant cargo ship built in the 1940s. It's a big ship and it amazes me that these roes are what keep it tied to its dock. A museum now after almost forty years of distinguished service beginning during World War II and continuing through the Korean War and Vietnam, it now serves as a museum in the Port of Tampa. (Visit their website, SS American Victory Mariners Memorial and Museum Ship, to see what a really extraordinary story this ship has to tell. I posted today a photo of the ship in port at Tampa Daily Photo.) The big question I have is, Is this big yellow thing called a cleat, even though it is humongous? Does anyone know. Any sailors out there who helped tie up a ship of this size? Obviously, I did not serve in the navy.
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