Splice the mainbrace information

"Splice the mainbrace" is an order given aboard naval vessels to issue the crew with an alcoholic drink. Originally an order for one of the most difficult...

platform Splice (ice cream), an Australian iced confectionery consisting of ice cream surrounded by fruit flavoured ice Splice the mainbrace, an order...

Royal Navy, when the sovereign wishes to reward the crew of a British warship with the order to "splice the mainbrace," i.e., providing the crew with an additional...

producers Pusser's Splice the mainbrace Ranft., B. L. (1958). The Vernon Papers. London: Navy Records Society. pp. 417–9. Vale, Brian (2008). "The Conquest of...

[clarification needed] Back splice (or end splice) – A splice where the strands of the end of the rope are spliced directly back into the end without forming...

special occasions; the rum is usually provided out of the commanding officer's fund and is 150 proof (75%). The order to "splice the mainbrace" (i.e. take rum)...

the order to "splice the mainbrace", awarding sailors an extra tot of rum for good service, remained as a command which could only be given by the Monarch...

board have my highest commendation. Splice the mainbrace. Soon after, on 5 August 1949, Lt Cdr Kerans was awarded the Distinguished Service Order for his...

high polish. Splice the Mainbrace – Invitation to drink, from the old naval custom of drinking grog after repairing battle-damage to the main braces....

during a splice the mainbrace ceremony held at Gibraltar's Naval Base, Lima was appointed an Honorary Commander Royal Naval Reserve, making him the only Honorary...

Walker: Splice the Mainbrace Part Three. An Archive of WW2 People's Memories - Written By the Public, Gathered By the BBC, accessed 2 Jan 2012. The Hull...

John Frederick Walker: Splice the Mainbrace Part Three". An Archive of WW2 People's Memories - Written By the Public, Gathered By the BBC. Retrieved 2 January...

flags so as to spell out a nautical phrase – "Three sheets to the wind, splice to the mainbrace, weigh anchor and set sail." – to receive their next clue...