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Into the storm…
That was fun.
While sailing in the Mediterranean sea, in 1962, the American aircraft carrier USS Independence (CV-62) flashed the Italian Amerigo Vespucci with light signal asking «Who are you?», the full rigged ship answered «Training ship Amerigo Vespucci, Italian Navy». The US ship replied «You are the most beautiful ship in the world».
Great, now I ship actual ships.
this makes me want to cry
The Victory of Lord Howe, 1 June 1794 (The Glorious First of June), Philippe-Jacques de Loutherbourg, 1795
