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Captain Duffy & Captain Bligh
Posted by:
Robert Eno
()
Date: January 13, 2001 05:37PM
<HTML>This is a heated thread isn\'t it? I might as well throw in my two bits\' worth.
I like to shell the odd flame or two myself, when someone says something that pisses me off, however I do not believe that this forum should be used to make personal attacks against other posters.
To those of you who disagree with Captain Duffy, that is your right. If you want to call him on his comments, then you are entitled to do so. This need not be accomoplished by personal attacks. Simply asking him to back up his assertions is the fair and polite way to go about doing this otherwise the forum degenerates into a big snake pit.
To Steve Cooper:
I am going to politely call you on your Captain Bligh comment just to set the record straight (no, not to worry, I am not one of those wussies just waiting to be outraged and offended - being politically incorrect is one of my pastimes!): I suggest you read a book entitled \"Captain Bligh, the Man and His Mutinies\" by Gavin Kennedy.
Believe it or not, Captain Bligh was one of the more humanitarian sea captains in the British Navy during that era. He was a martinet and a perfectionist and he expected nothing but 110% from his officers. Bligh cared a great deal for the welfare of his crew and was, contrary to the popular image as promulgated by the movies, a very kind-hearted individual. Unfortunately, for him and his officers, he had an acid tongue and was known to berate his officers for the least oversight in the operation of his ship. This offended many of the officers, most of whom came from the equestrian classes of England and felt that they should not be treated in this manner. This was further exacerbated by the fact that Bligh did not come from the wealthy classes; a bad combination at the time.
Bligh, whose mentor was none other than Captain Cook, was also an outstanding navigator and seaman. One of the best that Britain ever produced.
So if Captain Duffy was like Bligh, he must have been pretty damn good!
Just thought that I would set the record straight.
regards,
Robert </HTML>
I like to shell the odd flame or two myself, when someone says something that pisses me off, however I do not believe that this forum should be used to make personal attacks against other posters.
To those of you who disagree with Captain Duffy, that is your right. If you want to call him on his comments, then you are entitled to do so. This need not be accomoplished by personal attacks. Simply asking him to back up his assertions is the fair and polite way to go about doing this otherwise the forum degenerates into a big snake pit.
To Steve Cooper:
I am going to politely call you on your Captain Bligh comment just to set the record straight (no, not to worry, I am not one of those wussies just waiting to be outraged and offended - being politically incorrect is one of my pastimes!): I suggest you read a book entitled \"Captain Bligh, the Man and His Mutinies\" by Gavin Kennedy.
Believe it or not, Captain Bligh was one of the more humanitarian sea captains in the British Navy during that era. He was a martinet and a perfectionist and he expected nothing but 110% from his officers. Bligh cared a great deal for the welfare of his crew and was, contrary to the popular image as promulgated by the movies, a very kind-hearted individual. Unfortunately, for him and his officers, he had an acid tongue and was known to berate his officers for the least oversight in the operation of his ship. This offended many of the officers, most of whom came from the equestrian classes of England and felt that they should not be treated in this manner. This was further exacerbated by the fact that Bligh did not come from the wealthy classes; a bad combination at the time.
Bligh, whose mentor was none other than Captain Cook, was also an outstanding navigator and seaman. One of the best that Britain ever produced.
So if Captain Duffy was like Bligh, he must have been pretty damn good!
Just thought that I would set the record straight.
regards,
Robert </HTML>
