作者： Morgane

Hi! 

First of all, as a gentle reminder, it’s winter flu/sickness season! Please be sure to take care of yourself, drink plenty of savory soups, and head to bed early. Trust me, you don’t want to catch what some of the team’s suffering through right now!

Secondly, I thought I’d pop up and talk a bit about how we’re, well, sorta not ships. You know we’ve talked about the strategies that are involved, or how we can turn around and aim and stuff.

But, I think today maybe we should look at the distinctive “thing” about us shipgirls (our equipment, gear, rigging, whatever the kids are calling it these days) that separates us from other heroic entities and characters in, well, these sorts of stories. 

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STEC Archives, Print Document Division
Curator signature: Tautog
Secondary Curator signature: Shinano no-kami
Format: Message, Personal Object
Object: Collection, Personal Correspondences of New Jersey
Location (if known): STEC Archives
Time (if known): Undated 
(Suspected to be sometimes prior to 1970? Or earlier?)

Curator’s notes:

Several personal messages addressed to Jer. First three letters appear to be from [——————-]. Next appears to be from [———-], followed by two more from [———–].

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STEC Archives, Auditory Recording Division
Curator signature: Tautog
Format: Audio Tape
Object: Excerpt of Interview Segment with Maury on the Real News Hour
Location (if known): STEC Archives
Time (if known): [UNKNOWN]

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Alright. I got a question a couple of months back that I think is worth discussing. Not to mention, you know, I figure I’d write something on everyone’s favorite subject matter.

Do subgirls even need to use periscopes when y’know, they can just pop outta the water?

The answer to this is that no, but they’re nice to have. Let’s take a look at the historical stuff first and I think you’ll quickly get what we’re going for here.

(From Maritime History Association’s Periscope Manual – link below)

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