“I can haz capstan ride?” Cats at sea!

The US Naval Institute has a photo gallery of cats and the sailors that dote on them. I am utterly undone by seagoing kitties with tiny hammocks! A couple of my favorite photos from the site are below – click here for the rest. (Via Metafilter).


 

 

3 Replies to ““I can haz capstan ride?” Cats at sea!”

  1. That first cat is clearly a bosun’s mate. When 19th c. sailors said, “You’ll get the cat”, they’re referring to him.

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