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  • The word Brig

    From Ed Vance@1:2320/105 to Joe Mackey on Sun Aug 8 22:07:00 2021
    Howdy! Joe and All,

    Years ago for an extra price, you could get a Glass Drinking Glass
    that had a handle (a Mug) when buying a Soft Drink at the restaurant.

    The Glass had a picture of a old Sailing Vessels on one side of it
    and on the reverse side there were some words Describing that type
    of Ship.

    One of the Glass Mugs I have shows a Ship called a "Brig", and says
    something about that type of Ship was used to transport cargo, and
    it also was used by Pirates.

    I am wondering why Navy Ships used the word "Brig" for a space
    that has Jail Cells, and thought to ask here about it.

    Thanks.

    73 (Best Regards) de (from) Ed W9ODR dit dit

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  • From JOE MACKEY@1:135/392 to ED VANCE on Mon Aug 9 05:55:30 2021
    Ed wrote --

    I am wondering why Navy Ships used the word "Brig" for a space
    that has Jail Cells, and thought to ask here about it.

    Best I can l learn the ships were used as jails and the name sort of
    stuck. Like College for a prison.

    https://www.google.com/search?q=brig+military&client=firefox-b-1-d&ei=v_kQYf30ComutQbTz5mYAw&oq=brig&gs_lcp=Cgdnd3Mtd2l6EAEYATIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQRxCwAzIHCAAQsAMQQzIHCAAQsAMQQ0oECEEYAFAA
    We had a brig on my ship but I literally have no idea where it was. Somewhere below decks.
    Joe
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