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Save our Ship
Nothing to do with that, although it's commonly thought to be. It's the
morse code. -- "j" ganz @@ www.sailnow.com "katy" wrote in message ... Joe wrote: Is that were SOS came from? or was it save our souls? Joe I've a;ways heard it was save our souls... |
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Save our Ship
Capt. JG wrote:
Nothing to do with that, although it's commonly thought to be. It's the morse code. I knew it was the Morse Code but thought that they used the SOS as an acronym...I see now that that was a fairy tale... |
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Save our Ship
"katy" wrote in message ... Capt. JG wrote: Nothing to do with that, although it's commonly thought to be. It's the morse code. I knew it was the Morse Code but thought that they used the SOS as an acronym...I see now that that was a fairy tale... more like, a sea story. They *did* use the acronym 'Save Our Souls' and Save Our Ship , but only after the signal was in use for some time. SOS made it easier to remember. |
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