Matthew, glad to see that you have already weighed in (pun intended) on sea chanteys in the short week on Mudcat.

To discuss lack of tradition in the navy, I submit that chanteys may never have been a strong tradition since in the Royal Navy, at least, they were known as the "silent service" (not to be confused with the current US Naval reference to its submariners). Bad operational security to start belting out a chantey when chasing down some elusive man o'war. Of course, colonial and other national practices may have differed ...

Hope to see more threads from you. And hope to back in NYC for some more Brooklyn Brown Ale and chanteys in a few months,

Cheers, Brian