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“Salty Dog” is nautical slang for an experienced sailor who has spent much of their life aboard a ship at sea. A salty dog is often given increased credibility by ship mates in matters pertaining to ship-board life and duties. Also known as an “old salt.”This project will include captains and crew of the following kinds of vessels:*Riverboats - A riverboat is a watercraft designed for inland na...
THE HAWKHURST GANG Around the country people were smuggling, it was a way of making a living, survival, but it had its drawbacks, death by hanging if caught. There was a heavy tax on wool, making it difficult to make any profit from it, the smugglers used it to their advantage, being able to sell it to France for a profit, if you Smuggled wool, you were called an "Owler". If you lured ships in...