Could anyone with salt in there blood tell me what a SHIPS STEADE (Royal Navy) did in the good old days, or is this a spelling mistake.. All the best Eddy in bavaria

At 18:12 08/09/05 +0200, you wrote: >Could anyone with salt in there blood tell me what a >SHIPS STEADE (Royal Navy) >did in the good old days, or is this a spelling mistake.. >All the best >Eddy in bavaria The "Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea" (my maritime bible) has no reference to anything like your query. I would guess that it is a spelling mistake. However, I am always willing to be corrected... Ian Miller Puddletown Dorset