Boast Quote by Horatio Nelson

“There are many so-called glorious and invincible ships now rotting beneath the oceans! Most of them – with high conceit – had thought that…

— Mehmet Murat ildan

The days of languorous shore leave are long gone. Overnight stays are unheard of and sailor towns a distant memory. In better ports, seafarers…

— Rose George

When the supreme violence of a furious wind upon the sea sweeps over the waters the chief admiral of a fleet along with his…

— Lucretius

Here the people could stand it no longer and complained of the long voyage; but the Admiral cheered them as best he could, holding…

— Christopher Columbus

If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.

— Thomas Aquinas

It is not the ship so much as the skillful sailing that assures the prosperous voyage.

— George William Curtis

(Mariners) have written one of its most brilliant chapters. They have delivered the goods when and where needed in every theater of operations and…

— Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The Spanish fleet was beautiful and terrifying. The great battleships were clouds of sail scudding before the wind while their xebecs and frigates ran…

— M. Kei

Admirals and Generals always want more ships and more weapons and they take the arguments where they can find them.

— Helmut Schmidt

I think a high tide raises all ships. I think when you win, it elevates everybody.

— Gardner Minshew

It is futile to spend time telling stories about the fleetness of each day.

— Dejan Stojanovic

“Imperial Navy had been in existence by that name for less than a decade, since Chancellor Palpatine put down the traitorous Jedi and transformed…

— John Jackson Miller