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 NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Pirate
In most cases, modern pirates are not interested in the cargo and are mainly interested in taking the personal belongings of the crew and the contents of the ship's safe, which might contain large amounts of cash needed to pay payroll and port fees.
The letter of marque was recognized by convention and meant that a privateer could not be charged with piracy although this was often not enough to save them; whether one was considered a pirate or a legally operating business often depended on whether you were the commissioning country or the object of attack.
The captain of a pirate ship was often a fierce fighter in whom the men could place their trust, rather than a more traditional authority figure sanctioned by an elite.
http://pedia.nodeworks.com/P/PI/PIR/Pirate

  
 Ship commissioning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When a captain of this period in our history determined that his new ship was ready to take to sea, he mustered the crew on deck, read his orders, broke the national ensign and distinctive commissioning pennant, caused the watch to be set, and the first entry to be made in the log.
The preparation and readiness time between christening-launching and commissioning may be as much as three years for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier to as brief as twenty days for a World War II landing ship.
The ceremonies involved in commissioning ships into a military force are based in traditions thousands of years old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ship_commissioning

  
 Ship commissioning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
When a captain of this period in our history determined that his new ship was ready to take to sea, he mustered the crew on deck, read his orders, broke the national ensign and distinctive commissioning pennant, caused the watch to be set, and the first entry to be made in the log.
Regardless of the type of ship, the brief but impressive commissioning ceremony completes the cycle from christening and launching to full status as a warship of her nation.
The ceremonies involved in commissioning ships into a military force are based in traditions thousands of years old.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_commissioning

  
 Sea Power: Navy leaguers play key role in successful ship commissionings
The planning for a ship's commissioning should begin at least one year before the event, according to Hanna.
A "Council Guide for Ship Commissioning" is available from NLUS Headquarters for Navy League councils interested in obtaining additional information about sponsoring the commissioning of a Navy ship or Coast Guard cutter, said Director of Regional Activities William J. Waylett Jr.
Publicity for the commissioning is important-both for fund-raising purposes and to educate the community about the important role seapower, both naval and commercial, plays in national security.
http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3738/is_200307/ai_n9258526

  
 USSLosAngelesCommissioning
The Commissioning Ceremony signifies the acceptance for service and entry of a ship into the active fleet of the United States Navy.&; At the moment of breaking the commissioning pennant, LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) became, as any proud ship of the line, USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688).
The commissioning pennant has for centuries been the symbol of the man-of-war.  Today, as the distinctive mark of a ship in commission, it is flown, except when displaced by the personal flag of an admiral or commodore embarked aboard the ship. 
The modern commissioning ceremony is devoid of the ancient pagan rituals which were instituted to ward off evil spirits and seafaring denizens.  We, as a professional Navy, have outgrown these primitive superstitions.
http://www.submarinehistory.com/USSLosAngelesCommissioning.html

  
 Navy News - News Desk - News - HMS Shoreham commissioned in 'home town'
On arrival in Shoreham the ship’s company worked hard to prepare for the commissioning day, and after the ceremony enjoyed a buffet lunch provided by Adur District Council, and that evening held a ship’s company dance in the local pub the Schooner Inn.
On completion of the ceremony Mrs Katie Guy, wife of the ship’s Commanding Officer, Lt Cdr Tom Guy, cut the commissioning cake – made on board by the Shoreham’s Leading Chef Jim Weaver in a 15-hour labour of love – with the assistance of the youngest member of the ship’s company, OM(C) Johnny Pickbourne.
HMS Shoreham was commissioned in her affiliated port of Shoreham-by-Sea in Sussex, and prominent among the guests was the ship’s sponsor, Lady Nicola Perowne.
http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2002/0209/0002090201.asp   (361 words)

  
 Navy League of the United States - Citizens in Support of the Sea Services
Commissioning is a formal ceremony, steeped in tradition, during which the crew officially “mans” (boards) the ship to “bring the ship to life” and begin her service as a United States Ship or United States Coast Guard Cutter.
Navy League Councils often sponsor the commissioning ceremony and then adopt the ship and her crew.
If your council is interested in sponsoring a commissioning, call Joe Hanna (Navy) at (228) 769-4419, email hannajoe@msn.com, or LCDR Jeffrey Neumann, USCG at (202) 267-0325, email jneumann@comdt.uscg.mil.
http://www.navyleague.org/councils/ship_commissioning.php   (361 words)

  
 New Ship has Admiral’s Name
Today, we’re commissioning a ship that will carry a whole new generation of Americans to places like Iraq and Afghanistan in defense of that same cause.”
After the governor and other speakers addressed the audience, the commissioning pennant was hoisted, and Cmdr. Edward Kenyon assumed command of the ship.
Hailey gave the sponsor’s traditional command to the officers and crew, “Board our ship and bring her to life!” At this, nearly 300 Sailors ran up the fore and aft brows and assumed their places, some at controls and others manning the rails to render a salute to their guests on the pier.
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=14962   (361 words)

  
 USSLosAngelesCommissioning
The Commissioning Ceremony signifies the acceptance for service and entry of a ship into the active fleet of the United States Navy.  At the moment of breaking the commissioning pennant, LOS ANGELES (SSN-688) became, as any proud ship of the line, USS LOS ANGELES (SSN-688).
The commissioning pennant has for centuries been the symbol of the man-of-war.  Today, as the distinctive mark of a ship in commission, it is flown, except when displaced by the personal flag of an admiral or commodore embarked aboard the ship. 
http://www.submarinehistory.com/USSLosAngelesCommissioning.html   (137 words)

  
 NAVY News :: Features
The ship is manned and cheered, the Chaplains have blessed her and the reception begins with presentations and the cutting of the commissioning cake.
My heart is usually in my mouth when the Guard Commander presents his compliments to the Commissioning Lady and invites her to inspect the “Guard and Ship’s Company”;
Jill Green the Commissioning Lady whose grandfather CMDR Langford was Captain of a previous HMAS Brisbane and whose father LEUT Bill Langford was lost with Parramatta II at Tobruk, wished Parramatta IV safe voyages wherever she went in the service of her country.
http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4619/feature/feature02.htm   (137 words)

  
 Navy - Command and Commissioning Pennants (U.S.)
The ceremonies for commissioning and decommissioning a U.S. Navy warship call for the hoisting of the ensign, jack, and commission pennant as the first act after the new captain reads the commissioning order, and as the final act before the last captain declares the ship decommissioned.
The hoisting of the commission pennant is considered the key moment in the commissioning of a ship.
The homeward bound pennant is flown when getting underway to a U.S. port and remains hoisted until sunset on the day of arrival at the destination, at which time the commanding officer is presented the blue portion and the members of the ship's company dividing the remainder.
http://flagspot.net/flags/us^nvcp.html   (872 words)

  
 Commissioning Ceremony Brochure: United States Ship Aubrey Fitch [FFG-34] -
Special booklet produced for the Commissioning of the United States Naval Ship U. Aubrey Fitch, October 9, 1982.
Title: Commissioning Ceremony Brochure: United States Ship Aubrey Fitch [FFG-34]
Commissioning Ceremony Brochure: United States Ship Aubrey Fitch [FFG-34] -
http://www.antiquarius.com/si/10258.html   (872 words)

  
 Northrop Grumman Corporation - Defining the Future
USS Preble (DDG 88) is the 38th ship of the DDG 51 Aegis destroyer program, and the 17th to be built by Northrop Grumman Ship Systems.
More than 5,000 invited guests are expected to attend when DDG 88's more than 300 officers and enlisted personnel march to their posts on the ship, which will be dockside next to the Navy's first ship, USS Constitution.
Construction of DDG 88 began at Northrop Grumman Ship Systems' Ingalls Operations July 26, 1999.
http://www.irconnect.com/noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=33385   (553 words)

  
 Navy News - News Desk - News - HMS Bulwark joins the Fleet
Following tradition, the youngest member of the ship’s company, 17-year-old OM Jodi Flaven, and Lady Walker jointly cut the commissioning cake, made by the ship’s caterers.
HMS Bulwark’s Commanding Officer, Capt Jerry Stanford, read a commissioning warrant from Commander-in-Chief Fleet Admiral Sir Jonathon Band and a short service of dedication was conducted by the Chaplain of the Fleet, the Ven Barry Hammett.
HMS Bulwark, the seventh RN warship ship to bear the name, is an 18,500-tonne assault ship which can carry up to 700 Royal Marines and 60 vehicles ranging from trucks to battle tanks.
http://www.navynews.co.uk/articles/2005/0505/0005051801.asp   (493 words)

  
 HMAS Parramatta Commissioning Ceremony - Royal Australian Navy
As part of the Commissioning ceremony, the four survivors presented four sailors with HMAS Parramatta cap tallies to highlight the ship’s heritage and the continuity of the Parramatta name.
A Commissioning ceremony marks the introduction into service of a ship as a unit of the Royal Australian Navy.
LSCK Samara Bradburn, a member of HMAS Parramatta’s Commissioning Guard, reflected on the significance of the ceremony for her; “I was honoured to be part of the Guard.
http://www.navy.gov.au/ships/parramatta/newsarticle.htm   (493 words)

  
 LPD 17 San Antonio Class
The ship’s mission is to embark, transport, and land elements of a Marine Landing Force in an assault by helicopter or tilt rotor aircraft; conventional or air cushion landing craft; and amphibious or Expeditionary Fighting Vehicles.
Christening, the traditional breaking of the bottle of champagne across the bow, or in the case of San Antonio Texas sparkling wine, continues as a ceremony, but the ship will already be in the water.
Commissioning is the ceremony in which San Antonio will become a unit of the operating forces of the United States Navy.
http://www.pms317.navy.mil/ships/lpd17.asp   (493 words)

  
 Shipmate
Admiral Carney’s daughter, Betty Taussig who is also the widow of Captain Joe Taussig ’41, served as ship’s sponsor and gave the traditional first order to "man our ship and bring her to life." Admiral Jay Johnson ’68, then vice chief of naval operations, was the principal speaker at the commissioning ceremony.
Since the commissioning of Carney (DDG-64), the USNA Class of 1964 has sponsored a leadership award which recognizes the professional achievement and superior performance of a junior officer aboard the ship.
The plaque that commemorates the Leadership Award was officially presented to the first commanding officer of Carney by the USNA Class of 1964 representatives at a formal reception just prior to the commissioning and remains prominently displayed in the wardroom.
http://www.usna.com/News_Pubs/Publications/Shipmate/2002/04/64.htm   (1630 words)

  
 PAM SLATER, DISTRICT 3 WEBSITE
Hosting the commissioning in San Diego would eliminate the need for these veterans, who are advanced in years, to incur the cost of flying to Hawaii to participate in the commissioning of a ship named for the historic event in their life.
Warship commissionings are a jubilant occasion which reflect highly on the host city.
USS Pearl Harbor, fourth of the Harpers Ferry-class Landing Ship Dock amphibious ships, is nearing completion at Avondale shipyards in Louisiana, and will be delivered to the US Navy in early 1998.
http://www.co.san-diego.ca.us/cnty/bos/sup3/legislation/GENERAL/usspearl.html   (1630 words)

  
 NED Staff Contacts
Nautilus Entertainment DesignÂ’s successful history of designing and commissioning entertainment systems for Carnival CorporationÂ’s new cruise ships led Carnival to involve NED in the development of their first privately owned seaport, located in Long Beach, CA next to the historic Queen Mary and situated within the worldÂ’s largest geodesic dome.
In total, NED was responsible for the specification and commissioning of entertainment systems for 27 areas on the ship, the programming of the public area house lighting and specialty house lighting, and the commissioning of the broadcast center systems.
The third ship, MS Westerdam, was delivered in April 2004, and the Vista class will be completed with the delivery of MS Noordam in 2006.
http://www.n-e-d.com/news.htm   (1630 words)

  
 Senator Hutchison -- Press Releases
When the commissioning pennant is broken at the masthead, the ship takes her place alongside the other active ships of the Fleet.
The 300 year-old tradition of commissioning a ship marks her entry into active Navy service.
At the commissioning ceremony next year, Sen. Hutchison will be accompanied by four matrons of honor, an honorary position typically bestowed upon a mother, daughter, sister, aunt or friend of the sponsor.
http://www.senate.gov/~hutchison/prl548.htm   (1630 words)

  
 Commissioning Pennant
At the moment the commissioning pennant is broken, a ship becomes the responsibility of the Commanding Officer, who together with his ship's officers and men, has the duty of making her ready for any service required by our nation.
The modern U.S. Navy commissioning pennant is blue at the hoist with a union of seven white stars, and a horizontal red and white strip at the fly.
As such, it is flown continuously by each Navy ship from the moment she is commissioned until that final moment, years later, when she is retired from active service.
http://www.vanpoots.com/submarines/pennant.htm   (1630 words)

  
 MASON HISTORY
Commissioning was held at Norfolk Navy Yard on 28 February 1920 with Lieutenant Commander Carl F. Holden as the commissioning commanding officer.
The second ship to bear the name MASON was named for Ensign Newton Henry Mason, born on 24 December 1918 in New York City.
At the end of the war MASON was assigned as a training ship operating from Miami, Florida until being decommissioned and sold for scrap in 1947.
http://www.mason.navy.mil/history.htm   (1630 words)

  
 NAVY News :: Features
The ship is manned and cheered, the Chaplains have blessed her and the reception begins with presentations and the cutting of the commissioning cake.
My heart is usually in my mouth when the Guard Commander presents his compliments to the Commissioning Lady and invites her to inspect the “Guard and Ship’s Company”;
Jill Green the Commissioning Lady whose grandfather CMDR Langford was Captain of a previous HMAS Brisbane and whose father LEUT Bill Langford was lost with Parramatta II at Tobruk, wished Parramatta IV safe voyages wherever she went in the service of her country.
http://www.defence.gov.au/news/navynews/editions/4619/feature/feature02.htm   (554 words)

  
 USS Anchorage Decommissioned
The shipÂ’s commanding officer, Cmdr. Mark Cedrun, closed remarks after the shipÂ’s colors was lowered for its last time and the commissioning pennant was struck, signaling an end to the shipÂ’s active service.
USS Anchorage (LSD 36), the oldest dock landing ship in the Navy, was solemnly decommissioned and stricken from the active list after 34 years of service during a ceremony Oct. 1 at Naval Base San Diego.
“We will remember our ship as a “Classic 36,” because even though she was old, our crew treated her like a classic car that we liked to work on and keep fine tuned,” said Mess Management Specialist 1st Class Buck Taylor.
http://www.news.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=9843   (554 words)

  
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