Shellback is an ancient designation. It represents someone that has crossed the Equator while on a ship. The tradition is a source of pride to those that have achieved it. It is also made a part of the service member permanent file. I am a Shellback!
Shellback Wilderness was created in 2006.
Shellback - producer - was born on 1985-02-01.
The area of Shellback Wilderness is 146.266 square kilometers.
If you go around Cape Horn, you become a Mossback. When you cross the equator, you become a Shellback. If you do both on the same trip, you are a Mossback Shellback.
The difference between the two is that a Golden Shellback has crossed the Equator at the International Date Line (00.00 N and 00.00 E)
If you go around Cape Horn, you become a Mossback. When you cross the equator, you become a Shellback. If you do both on the same trip, you are a Mossback Shellback.
In the Navy, when you "cross" the equator you don't receive a badge. During the crossing you go through an initiation to become a "shellback". You receive a small card which explains when and where you crossed the equator and also a large certificate which looks really good up on your wall.
If, by "Imperium Neptuni Regis", you are referring to a U.S. Navy "Shellback" Certificate, it would depend entirely on its age and condition. They aren't particularly sought after by anyone other than collectors.
They certify that the individual has passed through the Straits of Gibralter on a US Naval vessel. See also: * Plank Owner * Shellback * Emerald Shellback * Golden Shellback * Blue Nose * Red Nose * Realm of the Czars * Golden Dragon * Order of Magellan * Order of the Ditch * Order of the Sand Sailor * Safari to Suez.
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Yes there is, but if your a polly wog, than don't even think about it. But if your a certified golden shellback than you should look up Sailor Jerry tattoos. Aloha, from a golden shellback, crossed in 2000.
A Shellback is someone that has crossed the Equator on the ocean and gone through the initiation ceremony. It is recorded in the service record. The tradition goes back many centuries. Those that haven't gone through the ceremony are referred to as pollywogs.