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    Another sad story.

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    H.M.C.S. RACCOON

    On the night of 6 to 7 September 1942, a German submarine (the U-165) attacked convoy QS-33 of the Royal Canadian Navy, escorted by three armed ships, including H.M.C.S. Raccoon, a former US pleasure yacht converted into a warship. Four ships were sunk. The Raccoon set off in pursuit the U-boat and disappeared into the thick fog of that Summer night. Later, survivors of the convoy heard loud explosions and the Raccoon was never seen again. Only a few pieces of wreckage and the body of one sailor were ever found.

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    That certainly was sad Dave.
    I'll see if I can find something a bit more cheerful for today.
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    No couldn't do that!



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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    The sequel to yesterday's story:

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    About this beer the brewery wrote,"

    THE U-165

    If this beer bears the name of a German submarine of the Second World War, it is not with the intention of glorifying the Nazis, but rather that of telling the story of a Gaspé shipwreck. Submarine U-165, actively involved in the Battle of the St. Lawrence, was sunk by a Czech airplane in the Bay of Biscay on September 27, 1942. This episode occurred 21 days after the U-165 sank H.M.C.S. Raccoon of the Royal Canadian Navy in the St. Lawrence River. The two ships are forever linked in history, as are two Penny beer and the Raccoon: the first can only be brewed after the second, from which it derives its sugar and tastes."

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    Again a beer with a story line.
    Thanks Dave.
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    My ale for today is.



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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    This is not a drink but a micro-brewery, however I liked the logo.

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    If you want an actual drink here is a red peppery ale.

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    I agree. A fine sign for a purveyor of the golden nectar.
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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Bligh.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Here is another piece of Canda's maritime history remembered by a beer.

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    THE COLBORNE'S SHIPPING

    The Colborne, a 350-ton sailing vessel of the English navy, crossed the Atlantic in 1838. On board, in addition to some wealthy Englishmen, it carried 40 boxes of gold for the payment of English soldiers in Canada. On October 15, a stormy night, the ship crashed into reefs off Gascon-Newport. Only six sailors and five cases of gold survived the sinking...

    What really happened that night? No one can be sure. Nevertheless, it is still possible today to admire the luxurious Victorian houses built by the survivors of the shipwreck in Port-Daniel and people still wonder what happened to the rest of the English gold.

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    Could it possibly have been....



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    Wreckers?

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    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    This Coxswain looks like a formidable character.

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    So does his Cabin boy.

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    Bligh.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    This drink reminds us again of one of your favourite themes, Rob, but it also has some very Southern Pacific ingredients. The brewery writes about it," Come on a journey below the 45th parallel. Inspired by the ill fated expedition of the HMS Bounty, Mutiny is a very South Pacific take on an export stout, brewed with breadfruit, roasted plantain, coconut sugar, toasted coconut and Tahitian vanilla. Spirituous heat elegantly balanced with deep, rich coconut vanilla sweetness in an ebony black brew of intense complexity. A voyage to the true heart of darkness."

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    The crew had better remember that they have all taken the........



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    Bligh
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Something more peaceful, a sky of blue and a

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    I meanwhile am still ranting and roaring across the Spanish Main.


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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Something else to do with your rum.

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    Can't match that Dave.


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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Another tragic story from the history of Canada is remembered by this ale.

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    THE TRAGEDY OF THE CARRICK

    At the beginning of 1847, 187 Irishmen from Sligo embarked for America on board a small two-masted sailboat called the Carrick. These emaciated families, huddled in the holds, fled from what was called the Great Famine, which killed nearly a million Irish at the time. On the 28th of April, 1847, the ship, tossed by a furious sea, in snow and wind, ran aground on the reefs of Cap-des-Rosiers. 139 passengers were killed. They were buried in a common grave on the shore of Cap-des-Rosiers. Many Survivors chose to settle near the scene of the sinking. A Carrick family is still there today.

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    My ale for today is.....

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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Another Canadian maritime disaster is commemorated by this drink.

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    Collision and sinking [from Wikipedia]

    Empress of Ireland departed Quebec City for Liverpool at 16:30 local time (EST) on 28 May 1914 with 1,477 passengers and crew. Henry George Kendall had just been promoted to her captain at the beginning of the month, and it was his first trip down the St. Lawrence River in command of her.Name:  220px-Henry_Kendall_Empress_of_Ireland.jpg
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    The ship reached Pointe-au-Pčre, Quebec (or Father Point) near the town of Rimouski in the early hours of 29 May 1914, where the pilot disembarked. Empress of Ireland resumed a normal outward bound course of about N76E, and soon sighted the masthead lights of Storstad, a Norwegian collier, on her starboard bow at several miles distant. Likewise, Storstad, abreast of Métis Point and on a course W. by S., sighted Empress of Ireland's masthead lights. The first sightings were made in clear weather conditions, but fog soon enveloped the ships. The ships resorted to repeated use of their fog whistles. At about 02:00 local time Storstad crashed into Empress of Ireland's starboard side. Storstad remained afloat, but Empress of Ireland was severely damaged and began flooding.


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    Empress of Ireland listed rapidly to starboard. There was no time to shut the watertight doors. Most of the passengers and crew in the lower decks drowned quickly; water entered through open portholes, some only a few feet above the water line, and inundated passageways and cabins. Those berthed in the upper decks were awoken by the collision, and immediately boarded lifeboats on the boat deck. Within a few minutes of the collision, the list was so severe that the port lifeboats could not be launched. Five starboard lifeboats successfully launched, while a sixth capsized during lowering.

    Ten or eleven minutes after the collision, Empress of Ireland lurched violently on her starboard side, allowing as many as 700 passengers and crew to crawl out of the portholes and decks onto her port side. The ship lay on her side for a minute or two, having seemingly run aground. A few minutes later, about 14 minutes after the collision, the stern rose briefly out of the water and the ship finally sank. Hundreds of people were thrown into the near-freezing water. The disaster resulted in the deaths of 1,012 people.

    As reported in the newspapers at the time, there was much confusion as to the cause of the collision with both parties claiming the other was at fault. "If the testimony of both captains were to be believed, the collision happened as both vessels were stationary with their engines stopped," as noted at the subsequent inquiry. The witnesses from Storstad said they were approaching so as to pass red to red (port to port) while those from Empress of Ireland said they were approaching so as to pass green to green (starboard to starboard), but "the stories are irreconcilable".[20]

    Ultimately, the swift sinking and immense loss of life can be attributed to three factors: the location in which Storstad made contact, failure to close Empress of Ireland's watertight doors, and longitudinal bulkheads that exacerbated the list by inhibiting cross flooding. A contributing factor were open portholes. Surviving passengers and crew testified that some upper portholes were left open for ventilation. The maritime 'Safety of Life at Sea' regulations require openable portholes to be closed and locked before leaving port, but portholes were often left open in sheltered waters like the St. Lawrence River where heavy seas were not expected. When Empress of Ireland began to list to starboard, water poured through the open portholes further increasing flooding.

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    Funny thing there Dave.
    Although we had on drink commemorating the Titanic we now get this one.


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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    No tragedy today but a drink remembering a ship for faithful service.

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    The brewery wrote,"

    ST-BARNABÉ

    St-Barnabé was built during the Second World War by the Canadian Navy to serve as a minesweeper to counter the ambitions of the Nazis and their terrible war machines that sowed death in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. A proud survivor of this tragic epic, she subsequently served as a school boat for the Institut maritime du Québec, where she helped train many valiant captains and strong sailors. Like an old tired sailor, she rests today on a beach in Baie-des-Chaleurs."

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    You can have both.


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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Another historic incident:

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    MARQUIS-DE-MALAUZE

    The Marquis-de-Malauze was a merchant ship sent by France with five other ships to support the troops of Quebec City during the second siege of the city in 1760. Only three ships managed to cross the Atlantic : The Marquis-de-Malauze, the Machault and the Beneficent. They took refuge in the mouth of the Restigouche river. A force of Royal Navy ships arrived and the Battle of Restigouche ensued. Only the Marquis-de-Malauze survived. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Restigouche

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    More help for Titanic.

    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    This stout had a number of special ingredients but from what I have come across on the web, many people liked it.
    Special Additives: Madras Curry, Cumin, Cayenne, Coconut, and Kaffir Lime Leaf
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    Sounds a bit exotic for my taste to me Dave.
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    My beer for the day is another.

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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    The fate of many mariners' bodies.

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    Indeed Dave.
    And all bound for.........

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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    This IPA is called Sunk Punk although I cannot see it anywhere on the label. what is special about it is that it is brewed at the bottom of the North Sea.

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    Here is what the brewery wrote,"

    BrewDog, Scotland’s largest independent brewery has today launched Sunk Punk, a 7.1% ABV beer that has been brewed at the bottom of the North Sea in order to break an age-old curse on the Scottish shoreline. The idiosyncratic India Pale Ale is the first beer to be brewed underwater and contains a range of maritime-themed ingredients such as buckweed, distilled sea-salt and rum.

    The beer has been brewed as a solution to Scottish folklore which states that a witch’s curse on a fisherman is the cause of storms on the Scottish shoreline.
    BrewDog dropped a fermentation tank into the sea on 27th June 2011, positioning it at a selected spot which maintains a steady temperature of 10 degrees Celsius.
    A special non-return valve was attached to the tank to ensure CO2 could escape without salt entering the sealed vessel.
    The tank was fitted with a Jolly Roger flag to fly in the prevailing currents.
    The innovative label was designed by illustrator Johanna Basford who has worked with Starbucks and Absolute Vodka.
    The video explaining the story and beer can be seen here.
    Previous innovations from BrewDog include a 55% ABV beer encased in a dead squirrel and a share scheme entitled “Equity for Punks” through which fans can invest in the company.
    960 bottles of the beer are available which can be purchased via the online shop here: www.brewdog.com/product/sunk-punk
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    James Watt, co-founder at BrewDog commented:

    “Sunk Punk is an example of how beer can save the world. Not only does it provide an alternative to the fizzy, pathetic mainstream lagers peddled by giant monolithic breweries, it will be solely responsible for halting any superstition-related storms on our coastline. Britain, you’re welcome.”

    He added:

    “This is history in a glass. This is human achievement. This is science meets superstition. This is the latest marketing gimmick from BrewDog.” "

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    Even brewed at the bottom of the sea you are not safe from the......


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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Agreed. It is better to stay on board something like this.

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    Now that has some bite.
    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    As indeed did these chaps.


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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    Beware of a

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    Leading to.........

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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    If you are going underwater you may need a snorkel.

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    All depends on how far you are going Dave.


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    Rob.
    The Business of the commander-in-chief is first to bring an enemy fleet to battle on the most advantageous terms to himself, (I mean that of laying his ships close on board the enemy, as expeditiously as possible); and secondly to continue them there until the business is decided.

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    I actually prefer.......... this.

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    Or even this.......

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    Rob.
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    If you dive that deep, you may find an old foreign anchor.

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    I didn't find an anchor, but I did find this.

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    This bitter remembers a ship from the time of the first Queen Elizabeth.

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    I think I posted the Poem about Grenville's other ship the Revenge somewhere on here Dave.
    Nice find.
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    Here it is:- http://sailsofglory.org/showthread.p...=Flores+Azores
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    My tipple for today is...

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    Rob.
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    For today I have a nasty touch of.........


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    Bligh.
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    Your crew need to drink their lime juice.

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