- "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...
-
Mainbrace was a
champion New
Zealand Thoroughbred racehorse who won 23 of his 25 race
starts and was
placed second in the
other two.
Notably the two losses...
-
Exercise Mainbrace was the
first large-scale
naval exercise undertaken by the
newly established Allied Command Atlantic (ACLANT), one of the two prin****l...
- to
reward the crew of a
British warship with the
order to "splice the
mainbrace," i.e.,
providing the crew with an
additional rum ration, it is ordinarily...
- That year also saw the
first major NATO
maritime exercises,
Exercise Mainbrace and the
accession of
Greece and
Turkey to the organization. Following...
- rum is
still issued on
special occasions,
using an
order to "splice the
mainbrace",
which may only be
given by a
member of the
royal family or, on certain...
-
exercise involving naval air
strikes and
submarine attacks.
Exercise Mainbrace brought together 200
ships and over 50,000
personnel to
practice the defense...
- In 1952 she took part in the
first large NATO
naval exercise,
Exercise Mainbrace. The Audacious-class
aircraft carriers were
intended as a
larger follow-on...
- Glögg List of hot
beverages List of rum
producers ****r's
Splice the
mainbrace Ranft., B. L. (1958). The
Vernon Papers. London: Navy
Records Society...
- facilities.
While the rum
ration was abolished, the
order to "splice the
mainbrace",
awarding sailors an
extra tot of rum for good service,
remained as a...
