But wouldnt that leave nasty stains/smears along the side of the ship [which would need cleaning to avoid smell and disease?], if you dumped off the rear quarters of the ship then that would be cleaner for the whole ship - i.e. no brown go faster stripes running from the front TD
Just found this illustration. Good cutaway showing 'the necessary seat'' on here http://www.slate.com/content/dam/slate/blogs/the_vault/2014/12/18/LgShipOfWar.jpg I'm sure the action of the waves would clean that off.
A former high school teacher of mine had been a diver in the Canadian Navy. He sported a beautifully circular scar on his hip. It was the permanent souvenir after encountering a very drunk and belligerent sailor wielding a broken bottle, while assigned to Shore Patrol in Hong Kong.
It made sense to have the ‘bog’ in the bow of the ship in the days of sails. Just think about the way the wind blows... Ever wondered where the expression ‘he’s dropped a pilchard’ comes from?!
Battle of Baltimore is where Star Spangled Banner was written Star Spangled Banner Flag that flew over Fort McHenry during its bombardment in 1814, which was witnessed by Francis Scott Key. The family of Major Armistead, the commander of the fort, kept the flag until they donated it to the Smithsonian in 1912.[8] Fort McHenry - Wikipedia Main article: Star Spangled Banner Flag Francis Scott Key, a Washington lawyer who had come to Baltimore to negotiate the release of Dr. William Beanes, a civilian prisoner of war, witnessed the bombardment from a nearby truce ship. An oversized American flag had been sewn by Mary Pickersgill for $405.90[9] in anticipation of the British attack on the fort. When Key saw the flag emerge intact in the dawn of September 14,[6] he was so moved that he began that morning to compose the poem "Defence of Fort M'Henry" that was later set to the tune "To Anacreon in Heaven" which would later be renamed "The Star-Spangled Banner" and become the United States' national anthem.