Jeremy Ruggles
@jeremyruggles80
Former sea captain on half pay* waiting on my next HMCS SURPRISE. The views expressed on this account are my own (*may or may not be on full pay)
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23-10-2020 00:20:45
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#OnThisDay 1844 Royal Navy directed that Larboard be replaced by the word Port to refer to the left side of a ship. Larboard came from ladeboard (loading) which was usually done on the left as the steering oar or 'Steerboard' was on the right, later and still known as Starboard.
Should have had to pay extra to travel back in time onboard this VIA Rail Canada car travelling from Canada’s largest city to Canada’s National Capital. (Photo on the right is coming to Toronto and it was a very nice experience.) #TaleOfTwoTrains