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Re: Eyes on bow or stern
Posted by: Freddy01 ()
Date: February 24, 2016 01:50PM

Hello Joe,

You wrote : « on the bowS of the boat was a painted eye meant to mean " I see and conquer » ??

There is of course but only 1 bow on a U-boot/ship.But 2 … on a catamaran ;-)

I don’t think this means « I see and conquer », but it is rather a very old tradition by the sea-going people. Sailors are superstitious, and painting an « eye » on front of their ships, means the eye of God, which should look for their security and save travel. Even a white-painted « triangle » on a modern fishing-boat is a symbol of this eye.
During WW1, many of the subs of the Flanders Flotilla for instance, had such an « eye »; this brings luck.
Regards,
Freddy.

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Eyes on bow or stern jwilliams 02/24/2016 12:19AM
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Re: Eyes on bow or stern jwilliams 02/24/2016 02:28PM
Re: Eyes on bow or stern Freddy01 02/25/2016 07:42AM
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