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  2. Sailor tattoos - Wikipedia

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    Drawings of tattoos, including initials, hearts, and an anchor, recorded in protection papers [5]: 529 There is a persistent myth that tattoos on European sailors originated with Captain James Cook's crew, who were tattooed in Tahiti in 1769, but Cook brought only the word tattoo to Europeans, not the practice itself.

  3. Nautical star - Wikipedia

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    Nautical star. The nautical star is a symbolic star representing the North Star, associated with the sea services of the United States armed forces and with tattoo culture. It is usually rendered as a five-pointed star in dark and light shades counterchanged in a style similar to a compass rose.

  4. File:Person's hand with tattoo of skull, anchor, and life ...

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    English: This is a still from the following video: 191201-N-YQ383-1001 PACIFIC OCEAN (March. 12, 2019) Sailors discuss the history of tattoos in the Navy on board the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting routine training in the Eastern Pacific Ocean.

  5. Sailors' superstitions - Wikipedia

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    The anchor is commonly used in sailor tattoos, which were supposed to prevent a sailor from floating away from the ship, should he fall overboard. The words 'HOLD FAST' tattooed on the knuckles would prevent a sailor from falling from aloft.

  6. American traditional - Wikipedia

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    Tattoo design with a naval theme, c. 1900–1945. Many old school motifs derive from tattoos popular among military service members, including patriotic symbols, such as eagles and American flags, along with pin-up girls. [2] Other old school tattoo designs include: Mermaid; Swallow (sometimes confused with sparrows and bluebirds) Heart; Anchor ...

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