I’ve spent the week down here in Annapolis, MD, and my, what a week it’s been! Racing sail boats, touring the UK Sailmakers sail loft, and trecking across the historic United States Naval Academy. My poor iPhone has had quite the work out (and still going strong). One of the trip’s highlights was pulling my great-grandafther’s file at the Naval Academy, Commander Charles Talley Blackburn, commanding officer of the USS Beale, and awarded the Navy Cross by the President for getting the first German U-Boat to surrender during WWI. It was quite moving to touch his signature on many of the documents they had on file. The photo above is from the Naval Academy’s historic shipyard model collection. Bon voyage! ch:
