Category:Nautical Stuff

See Category: Glossary for naval glossary links.

Coastal Information

• Breakwater (structure) on Wikipedia

Sailing Culture and Naval/Military Culture

• Sea Shanties
• How do you address a Navy Chief Petty Officer?
• Military Rank Chart (pdf)
• US Coast Guard

Ships

• McKenzie River Dory (Wikipedia)

Ship parts

• Deck
• Ice Polar Scuba Diving has good graphics illustrating the ship's layout
• Ship's Gimbal Chamberstick aka "how do candlesticks work on board a ship?

Virginia Beach sailing and ships

• Rudee Flipper
• Naval Air Station Oceana on Wikipedia

Additional Resources

• Mummified captain found in 'ghost ship' he sailed in for seven years after death by Jon Austin on The Daily Express
• For anyone looking to describe wind speed in fiction on tumblr
• The Pocket Guide to Atmospheric Diving Suits on tumblr