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Thread: Why is the US still using a Nazi tall ship?

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    Exclamation Why is the US still using a Nazi tall ship?

    Why is the US still using a Nazi tall ship?

    http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-33543706



    The Eagle was built by the Nazis and fought for Hitler in World War Two - so how did a tall ship that once flew the swastika end up as a training vessel for new US Coast Guard cadets?

    Driving home along the coast of Connecticut one winter's evening, Tido Holtkamp saw a ghost.

    There she was - moored in the harbour, her three towering masts, draped with those familiar sails he had rigged back in the German Navy in World War Two.

    Her body had been repainted in the red, white and blue of the US, but her curves were unmistakable.

    "That's my ship!" shouted Holtkamp, stopping the car. "That's my ship. The Horst Wessel. What in the world is she doing here in America?"

    He may be 89 years old now, but the old sailor still twinkles wide-eyed as he recalls that moment back in 1959.

    Much more at link...
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    Next, Hitler's toilet. Is this what passes for news today ?

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    What should they do with it- sink it?

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    Someone has to be offended by this. Burn it to the ground.

    Snark aside that's an interesting read. Thanks AF.
    Last edited by phill4paul; 08-02-2015 at 11:46 AM.

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    nice looking boat....stormfront members in here must be proud.

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    Quote Originally Posted by JK/SEA View Post
    nice looking boat....stormfront members in here must be proud.
    Are you insane ?

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    because THIS IS nazi germany...AMerikkkan style!

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    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    Are you insane ?
    subjective...

    are you?



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    Quote Originally Posted by phill4paul View Post
    Someone has to be offended by this. Burn it to the ground.

    Snark aside that's an interesting read. Thanks AF.
    You're welcome.

    Those were the exact same thoughts I had, in that order.

    I've been on board, she's a beauty.

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    Nice looking ship!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    What should they do with it- sink it?
    I'm sure there is a contingent of the professional grievance mob that thinks exactly that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    You're welcome.

    Those were the exact same thoughts I had, in that order.

    I've been on board, she's a beauty.
    I have too. It is huge for a masted ship. There was a festival of tall ships here in 2006. That copy of the Bounty which sank in hurricane Sandy off the East Coast was here too. Pic I took of the Bounty while they were firing cannons in mock battle:
    Last edited by Zippyjuan; 08-02-2015 at 12:04 PM.

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    Nice.

    That was a damn shame, and to this day, I don't know what the hell that skipper was thinking, trying to squeeze between a landfalling hurricane and the Outer Banks.

    One of the best seafaring movies ever, featured her, renamed "Hispaniola"



    Quote Originally Posted by Zippyjuan View Post
    I have too. It is huge for a masted ship. There was a festival of tall ships here in 2006. That copy of the Bounty which sank in hurricane Sandy off the East Coast was here too. Pic I took of the Bounty while they were firing cannons in mock battle:

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    Quote Originally Posted by timosman View Post
    Are you insane ?
    It's the heat.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Anti Federalist View Post
    Nice.

    That was a damn shame, and to this day, I don't know what the hell that skipper was thinking, trying to squeeze between a landfalling hurricane and the Outer Banks.

    One of the best seafaring movies ever, featured her, renamed "Hispaniola"

    Agreed. In my mind the sinking could have been well avoided. Weather prediction today can be hit or miss. However, it is a long way from "Red sky at night, sailors delight. Red sky at morn', sailors be warned."

    Last edited by phill4paul; 08-02-2015 at 05:34 PM.

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    Where is Coastie? This thread should be right in his wheelhouse.
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