#fighting top

[ltwilliammowett]

USS Constitution’s Main Fighting Top in action, by William Gilkerson (1936-2015)

[clove-pinks]

As the battle between USS Chesapeake and HMS Shannon raged in June, 1813, Chesapeake was blown into her opponent after a devasting carronade salvo, becoming temporarily hooked on a fluke of the British ship's anchor as the ships collided.

The Tars of Old England Triumphant, 1813 print (Old Print Shop, NYC).

In this close action, the Shannon's officers and crew boarded the enemy ship—and those in the fighting tops ran across yard arms, including midshipmen.

As Chesapeake’s sails began to fill the ship lurched forward. As her side scraped down the Shannon’s forward end her foreyard fouled Shannon’s briefly. Seeing a momentary opportunity, Midshipman John Smith stationed in the foremast fighting top, ran out over the yard followed by five of his topmen and onto Chesapeake’s foreyard. Fighting their way up into the enemy foretop they forced the Americans there to flee down the weather-side shrouds.

Seven men in Chesapeake’s mizzen top armed with muskets and a small howitzer were still causing great execution amongst Shannon’s boarders. Seeing this, Midshipman Philip Cosnahan across in Shannon’s main top began to pick them off one by one using a succession of loaded muskets passed down to him through the lubber’s hole.

— Martin Bibbings, "The Battle," in Broke of the Shannon and the War of 1812, edited by Tim Voelcker.

A model diorama of an early 19th century fighting top by Flagship Models.

[symphonyofsilence]

Let the poor man rest.

[oobbbear]

I want to post this here too because I’ve seen it happen a few times

Please understand that there are cultural differences and language differences, if you see this happening let the person clarify what they meant, that person might just not be familiar with words the western side of the internet use

[crucifiedcastiel]

we’ve all been so caught up in the emotional turmoil of another category 5 destiel event that i’ve barely even seen people taking about how misha’s quotes confirm that cas tops

[shrimpyjackal]

I fluffing swear I am so happy that i drew that-

[oooocleo]

sometimes u just gotta slap a screentoney texture on ur flats and pretend ur a comic artist….

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[originalartblog]

Unforeseen learning opportunity!

(wikitionary to explain the scar)

(bonus)

[upthewitchypunx]

Source

[sophsun1]

Interview With The Vampire – 2.05: Don't Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape

[pinacoladamatata]

blink and you'll miss it moments around skyhold....

[dredgesnails]

hermitcraft season 10 and water

1. grian and gem are haunted (infected…?) by the ocean

2. false is the mary poppins of rivers. her briefcase is waterlogged

3. pearl and xb are fish

4. mumbo is growing gills

5. beef and skizz are henchmen for the salmon mafia

6. doc is in a swamp (and being terrorised by said salmon mafia)

7. keralis is on a boat :)

8. joel has a shrine for axolotl ocean queen lizzie ldshadowlady [NEW!]

[goldensunset]

when people refer to canon story-relevant kingdom hearts games as ‘spinoffs’ it makes me sad not only for the obvious reasons i always say but also bc like man i WISH this series had spinoffs. imagine what they could do if they had permission from nomura to truly go off the rails and ignore the greater canon for a second and just do some fun whimsical plotless thing in an alternate universe. imagine a fishing/boating game on destiny islands. kh fighting game. it is an injustice that we have been deprived of kingdom karts. can anyone hear me

[kernalbot]

Goku would be taught the concept of "anal training", walk into the hyperbolic time chamber, and come out a day/year later able to gape on command

[puppyeared]

so fucking normal abt this cat

[napping-sapphic]

dying of need to kiss another girl SO bad disease rn