Bluenose, Bluejacket, and Blue Peter. <!-- Place this tag where you want the +1 button to render -->
A Bluenose
is the name that was given to the men and vessels of Nova Scotia. There are two origins for the term. One is
the cold weather gave the seaman a bluenose, and the other is for the Nova
Scotia Bluenose potato. I like the potato origin myself. I can see a cold nose looking like a potato.
After both the US and the British Navy enlisted seaman began
to wear uniforms with blue jackets one of the nicer nicknames for the enlisted
seaman was Bluejacket.
The Blue Peter
is the mariners’ nick name for International Signal Code “P”. When the Blue Peter was flown from the signal
mast on a British ship it indicated that the ship would sail that day. It was a
sign for any sailors on shore to conclude whatever they were doing and return
to the ship.
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