“To compel the nation with challenge the traditional American doctrine of freedom of the seas, every man and every ship in the navy is solemnly pledged.” MenNationsChallengesSeaEvery ManDoctrineShipsTraditionalNavy Author:Josephus Daniels
“And the winds and the waves are always on the side of the ablest navigators.” LifeInspirationalWisdomSidesNatureAbilitySeaPositive ThinkingWindLuckWaveShipsBoatAviationSailingNavyBad LuckGreat AviationNauticalNavigationYachtSailing And The SeaBoats And SailingMarinersSailing ShipsShips At SeaSailboatBrighten Your DaySaying Good LuckNavigatorsSailing And WindLuck And Hard WorkRiding The Wave Author:Edward Gibbon
“We forget today that Britain still depends for its livelihood and, indeed, its day-to-day survival, on the sea. But the Royal Navy is now pitifully small and has been reduced in size by the current Government, seeking economies to finance its social programmes. Fine while there is no threat to our security. But what use would schools and hospitals be if we could not protect our imports?” IfsHas BeensStillsUseGovernmentTodaySchoolSocialForgetEconomySeaSecurityFineDependsProtectSurvivalThreatSizeCurrentsSeekingFinanceBritainHospitalsDay To DayRoyalNavyProgrammesLivelihoodImportsRoyal Navy Author:John Keegan
“The common sense of the word (navy) as we use it today refers to a permanent fighting service made up of ships designed for war, manned by professionals and supported by an adminsistrative and technical infrastructure. A navy in this sense is only one possible method of making war at sea, and by some way the most difficult and the most recent. There have in the past been, and to some extent still are, many other ways of generating sea power.” WayMadeStillsWarUseTodayPastFightingDifficultCommonSeaMethodCommon SenseShipsPermanentNavyInfrastructureSea Power Author:Nicholas Rodger
“It is not surprising that only one medieval state, Venice, long possessed anything clearly identifiavble as a navy in this sense. We shall see that no state in the British Isles attained attained this level of sophistication before the 16th century, and no history of the Royal Navy, in any exact sense of the words, could legitimately begin much before then. This book, which does, is not an institutional history of the Royal Navy, but a history of naval warfare as an aspect of national history. All and any methods of fighting at sea, or using the sea for warlike purposes, are its concern.” LongDoeBookStatesPurposeFightingLevelsSeaCenturyConcernAspectMethodBritishSurprisingPossessedWarfareRoyalNavyMedievalVeniceSophisticationNavalIsleRoyal NavyNaval Warfare Author:Nicholas Rodger
“If we were building our navy, rather than reducing our navy to pre-World War I levels, China would not be thinking about increasing its navy to take over the South China Sea.” IfsThinkingWorldWarLevelsSeaBuildingSouthChinaWar Of The WorldsWorld War INavyReducing Author:Rudy Giuliani
“There's this misconception that the Navy is this cruise ship, and you get to go out and sail around, and every now and then, you have to swab the deck. But, no, it is a very impressive group of young people that live at sea, in this place that's very uncomfortable. They exude a pride that is well-deserved.” PeopleWellsYoungGroupsSeaPrideShipsUncomfortableNow And ThenSailNavyImpressiveMisconceptionDeckCruiseCruise ShipsVery Impressive Author:Tom Hanks
“A ship is always referred to as 'she' because it costs so much to keep one in paint and powder.” WarPeaceSeaCostPaintShipsSailingNavyPowderNauticalYachtSailing And The SeaSailing ShipsShips At SeaSailboatSeamen Author:Chester W. Nimitz