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1974katama posted 06-22-2010 02:56 PM ET (US)
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1974katama posted 06-22-2010 02:57 PM ET (US)
Please disregard. Sorry Jim.
elaelap posted 06-22-2010 05:26 PM ET (US)
Yikes. "dd" is the notation made next to his name in British naval logbooks when a sailor dies: "discharged dead".
Tony
Nails posted 06-22-2010 07:09 PM ET (US)
Hah!
Funny stuff.
elaelap posted 06-22-2010 07:34 PM ET (US)
Here's a link to some interesting Royal Navy reference material, nails:
http://www.pembrokedock.org/h_dockyard_2.htm
The paragraph about the initials "DD" is in there somewhere.
Tony
elaelap posted 06-22-2010 07:39 PM ET (US)
Preceding footnote 31:
"The dreaded letters DD in red ink denoted the Royal Navy abbreviation for ‘Discharged Dead’, the final epitaph of many a fine fellow. William Williams aged forty-five, Labourer No 1899, from Bush Street, had been greasing cogs in a machine in No 2 Fitters Shop on the morning of 21 May 1900 when he was caught in the machinery. He was taken to the Surgery with a fractured skull and his right hand amputated ‘all except his thumb’. William Williams received his DD in red ink the following day.
His widow received £193 14s.lld. in compensation from the Admiralty. The following January the Admiralty informed the Captain Superintendent that in future coffins for workmen accidentally killed in the Dockyard were not to be provided at public expense and, reported the Pembroke Dock and Pembroke Gazette, ‘have directed the Yard authorities to recover from the representatives of the late William Williams . . . the cost of the coffin supplied’ (31)"
1974katama posted 06-23-2010 12:56 PM ET (US)
Well, all I can say is that I'm impressed that my lack of grace resulted in a learning experience for me. Thanks for the bailout. Interesting stuff Tony! lol!!
burning_hXc_soul posted 06-23-2010 06:28 PM ET (US)
Since you brought it up, this is a great book on the subject that I really enjoyed reading.
"To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World" by Arthur Herman.

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Author	Topic: dd
1974katama	posted 06-22-2010 02:56 PM ET (US) dd
1974katama	posted 06-22-2010 02:57 PM ET (US) Please disregard. Sorry Jim.
elaelap	posted 06-22-2010 05:26 PM ET (US) Yikes. "dd" is the notation made next to his name in British naval logbooks when a sailor dies: "discharged dead". Tony
Nails	posted 06-22-2010 07:09 PM ET (US) Hah! Funny stuff.
elaelap	posted 06-22-2010 07:34 PM ET (US) Here's a link to some interesting Royal Navy reference material, nails: http://www.pembrokedock.org/h_dockyard_2.htm The paragraph about the initials "DD" is in there somewhere. Tony
elaelap	posted 06-22-2010 07:39 PM ET (US) Preceding footnote 31: "The dreaded letters DD in red ink denoted the Royal Navy abbreviation for ‘Discharged Dead’, the final epitaph of many a fine fellow. William Williams aged forty-five, Labourer No 1899, from Bush Street, had been greasing cogs in a machine in No 2 Fitters Shop on the morning of 21 May 1900 when he was caught in the machinery. He was taken to the Surgery with a fractured skull and his right hand amputated ‘all except his thumb’. William Williams received his DD in red ink the following day. His widow received £193 14s.lld. in compensation from the Admiralty. The following January the Admiralty informed the Captain Superintendent that in future coffins for workmen accidentally killed in the Dockyard were not to be provided at public expense and, reported the Pembroke Dock and Pembroke Gazette, ‘have directed the Yard authorities to recover from the representatives of the late William Williams . . . the cost of the coffin supplied’ (31)"
1974katama	posted 06-23-2010 12:56 PM ET (US) Well, all I can say is that I'm impressed that my lack of grace resulted in a learning experience for me. Thanks for the bailout. Interesting stuff Tony! lol!!
burning_hXc_soul	posted 06-23-2010 06:28 PM ET (US) Since you brought it up, this is a great book on the subject that I really enjoyed reading. "To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World" by Arthur Herman.