©2007 Ed Book

There's another name for the small boat that takes the crew ashore when at anchor. The Navy calls them "Liberty Boats" because time ashore is called "Liberty" in the Navy. I can't think of the name civilian ships call them. Yes, they are gigs, and dingies and launches (those are kinds of boats but there is another descriptive name that escapes me just now). So, for now, I'll call it a Liberty Boat. I photographed this boat a few years ago when it made a port call in Port Townsend at the Wooden Boat Festival and saw that it's named "Liberty" so there...


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