The Sailor Is as Handy with Knife and Rope 



Working on a deck mat. These mats are at every dcor of a battleship. 

 Heavy wire is used for the base. One-inch Manila rope is twisted and 

 woven in and out. When finished the mat has an elaborate rope edge 



Int. Film Serv. 



Every battleship has several collision mats, 

 to be used in emergencies. The mats are 

 usually thirty feet by nineteen feet. They 

 are made of heaviest canvas and hemp 



Starting the work on a collision mat by 

 sewing the first layer of hemp on the canvas. 

 When the mat is complete it is covered with 

 a thick layer of hemp and no canvas is visible 



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