These 12 historical photos vividly show where the Navy’s term “salty” came from
"Salty" is a term from the United States Navy used to describe an experienced sailor – someone for whom the romanticized idea of ship life is gone and replaced with s…
“Salty” is a term from the United States Navy used to describe an experienced sailor – someone for whom the romanticized idea of ship life is gone and replaced with sea salt.
An older sailor with a young one, circa 1917. Exchanging seas stories, circa 1900 Sailors aboard the USS Oregon, circa 1900 These are U.S. Navy sailors from the Spanish-American War period. This photo was recently found in an archival building. The crew of the Holland, the Navy’s first commissioned Submarine in 1899 Sailors from the USS Hartford, circa 1876 Sailors aboard the USS Ohio circa 1870. Sailors of the Union Navy during the Civil War, 1865 Confederate officers aboard the CSS Alabama, 1863 Admiral DD Porter, 1860 A Mexican-American War Era Navy Commander, circa 1850
