Flogging was banned in 1862, during the Civil War. Many other things were banned aboard ships.
The rule for Mary Read and her crew was disguised as men to serve aboard pirate ships. Being disguised allowed women like Mary Read to fully participate in piracy during a time when female presence on ships was largely forbidden.
The hornpipe was a dance popular aboard ships during the 16th to 18th centuries.
Aside from nurses on hospital ships, the Department of the Navy began authorizing female sailors to serve aboard non-combat vessels during FY 1979. The first women reported aboard their respective ships by November 1, 1978.
Blockade
194 Ships in the blockade fleet.
The ships were used as a blockade, so the confederate could not leave and retreat from the southern states.
Yes, there were naval battles; in fact, the first ironclad ships were invented during the Civil War.
They climbed aboard ships and sailed here.
Cannons aboard and gunboat escorts.
Blockade runners.
The ships in the Civil War were called the Ironclad.
Working as sailors or traders in the US Civil War had the potential of large monetary gains. Building small ships to sail with cotton aboard, and or sailing in them could be profitable. In a sense, this was a "black market". Illegal trading has risks and rewards.