British
Shanghai was one place that sailors were taken to, many from San Francisco.
britian
US Navy Sailors Creed http://navydads.blogspot.com/2008/09/sailors-creed.html
impressment of American sailors and forcing them to serve in the British royal navy
by pooping on them
Shanghai was one place that sailors were taken to, many from San Francisco.
British
sailors
U.S. sailors have been kidnapped in various locations over the years, often by pirate groups or militant organizations. Notably, incidents have occurred near the coasts of Somalia and in the Gulf of Aden, where pirates would sometimes take hostages to demand ransoms. In other cases, sailors have been taken by militant groups in regions like the Middle East. The fate of these sailors often depends on negotiations for their release.
britian
Shanghaiing refers to the practice of kidnapping people to serve as sailors.
Pressgang was forcing ordinary people in a port onto a boat to be sailors.
About 2,555 US Sailors died in the war. This figure takes into account US Navy airmen and riverine sailors.
The practice of capturing sailors and forcing them to serve on a ship from another country is called impressment. This was a common practice during times of war or conflict when one country needed more sailors for their navy.
impressment
Shanghai itself is a city in China. At one time, sailors were kidnapped & used as slave labor on ships bound for Shanghai.
James Hoffa - and it has never been proven that he was kidnapped. He simply disappeared and has never been seen again.