Nikki Locke wrote in
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A ship has three square rigged masts. I thought everyone knew that!
Hmm...that's odd. I was aboard SeaLand "Performance", about 950' long.
They kept calling it a "ship", but I didn't see any masts except the stick
on the bow holding up the flag....about half a mile from the master's
stateroom...(c;
She's an "inboard". 38,800 HP at 102 RPM. Great for trolling after
getting her up to speed for a few miles!
Don't ask what "mileage" she gets. They only laugh at you...(c;
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