A 19th century American boarding pike

fernando · 2nd June 2021, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

... Now...why do some say 'starboard' and others 'larboard' but they mean the same thing!?...

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Originally Posted by David R

They don't, starboard went back to the days of a steering oar on one side, and larboard was the other side. Eventually to avoid confusion the terms Port and Starboard ware adopted.
Why an international (for the most part) vocabulary, because the crews were (For the most part)!

Was the link in my post #45 a wrong source ?...

David R · 2nd June 2021, 12:05 PM

Possibly a more authoritative source.... https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/port-starboard.html

David R · 2nd June 2021, 12:10 PM

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Originally Posted by fernando

Was the link in my post #45 a wrong source ?...

Not at all. Sometimes stuff just gets repeated.

2nd June 2021, 12:05 PM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,136	Possibly a more authoritative source.... https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/facts/port-starboard.html