This collection is not only wading, but we're diving deep into the waters of old time radio seafaring and ocean adventures.
368 old time radio show recordings
(total playtime 140 hours, 1630 min)
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Building ships may not seem as impressive a technological feat as building a castle or a cathedral but consider that fact that a ship is expected to cross oceans, carry its crew and passengers to foreign lands through storms and unknown peril, and, eventually, return them safely home. Castles and cathedrals just kind of sit there.
That element of the unknown is what gives extended voyages on ships and boats their romance. When the vessel has been out of sight of land for several days it is easy to realize that the sturdiness of the ship and the skill of its crew at keeping it afloat are the only things between life and death. No wonder that ships are seen to have personalities and are given names. The sailors who work on them also develop a language of their own.
This seemingly foreign language has led to considerable confusion, so some definitions are in order. What is the difference between a ship and a boat? In the days of sail, a ship was defined as having at least three square-rigged masts and a bowsprit. In modern parlance, the difference is a matter of size; an accepted definition in the US Navy is that ships carry boats, but boats cannot carry ships. The Navy refers to even its largest submarines as "boats", however, so some confusion is understandable.
Yachting is associated with wealth and excess; however, "yacht" comes from a Dutch term for "hunt". The Dutch Navy used swift sailing vessels to chase pirates off the coast of the Low Countries, and these crafts were readily adopted for recreation. Perhaps the best definition of "yacht" is a vessel which does not have to work for a living. That means that the canoe that granddad kept by the pond to fish for bluegills is just as much of a yacht as fashion designer Giorgio Armani's stunning, 150ft, black-hulled MV Main.
Naming ships and boats is another area steeped in tradition and superstition. Many vessel names are given a prefix (not unlike the titles of Mr. and Miss for people), according to the type of vessel is in question; steam-powered ships are sometimes referred to as "SS", while motor powered craft are "MV" and sailboats are sometimes "SV". Ships of Great Britain's Royal Navy are "HMS" for Her Majesty's Ship, US Navy Commissioned ships are "USS" for United States' Ship, while the Coast Guard's ships are United States' Coast Guard Cutters, "USCG".
Because ships and boats have such distinct personalities it is hardly surprising that they are even assigned a sexual identity. Seafaring is a traditionally masculine occupation, and in many cultures, the boats are referred to using the masculine pronoun "he". In the English and American tradition, however, boats are almost universally thought of as feminine, even when they are given masculine names. A sailor from the USS Gerald Ford after a long deployment might tell you, "She came into port yesterday".
For more boating tales in Old Time Radio, see also: Ships, Yachts and Boats, Cruise of the Poll Parrot, Men at Sea, Racing Boats, Submarines, Battle Stations, Titanic, Naval Battles in OTR, Escape: Ocean Tales, and Spooky Tales of the Sea.
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