Comments on: Ark Royal

By: SpazSinbad

SpazSinbad — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 21:40:19 +0000

Just because: “Issue of the last tot onboard Phoebe in the Persian Gulf.
The rum issue being measured out by the Captain. First and last time for everything. It was usually the supply branch (victualling) that dished the rum up with the Officer Of the Day and Duty Petty Officer as witness to the correct issue.
Once the issue had been poured into the fanny, the ‘rum boson’ took it down the mess to be measured out into tot glasses. Usually the rum bosun was invited to take a sip out of everyone’s glass. Reason being that if the issue was short then the rum boson would be the one to go without. Usually there was a bit left over in the fanny and this was poured into a glass and was called “Queens” and passed around for each member of the mess entitled to rum to take a sip.”
http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/lasttot1.htm

By: SpazSinbad

SpazSinbad — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:28:12 +0000

JTG: “Issue of the last tot onboard Phoebe in the Persian Gulf (pic). Carrying out the procedure for preparing the rum issue (2 parts water to 1 part rum). The wicker jars held a gallon of rum. One fanny boldly states “No Tot, No Navy”.
http://www.axfordsabode.org.uk/lasttot3.htm

By: bdgerjmn

bdgerjmn — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:18:01 +0000

So much for Zip Lip recoveries. Love the grades from Pri-Fly!

By: b2

b2 — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 14:12:56 +0000

Back in the day as JO did PASSEX x 2 with old Phantom-Buccaneer laden Ark Royal on it’s last Med cruise..

Crazy boogers. Talk about low altitude flight.

By: Buck

Buck — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:56:42 +0000

Thanks!!

By: virgil xenophon

virgil xenophon — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:21:26 +0000

OK, threadjack here we come!

For dark rum, Barbancourt 5-Star, a Haitian Rum can’t be beat. They double-distill it in copper pots like cognac and should be sipped same way, or on the rocks. Can be mixed, but tastes like cognac and coke, only sweeter. (They sell a less expensive “3-Star” as well–a better mixing rum, but still heavy.) For white mixing rums (rum&tonic, coke, etc.) I prefer Appleton White out of Jamaica–REALLY smooth. A great “value for money” rum, is one originally distilled in Cuba but now in NYC, “Ron Methuzulam”–the price is right and tastes much like Ron Rico, but can be usually found cheaper, only trouble is, hard to find.