File:Sign for the Dolphin - geograph.org.uk - 1056567.jpg
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English: Sign for the Dolphin. Ancient seamen looked upon the dolphin as a creature who would help them in storms by twining itself around the anchor cable, thus preventing the anchor of dragging. The name has been used by ships of the Royal Navy from 1646 until the present day. Dolphins also figures in the coats of arms of the Fishmongers Company and the Company of Watermen and Lightermen. This is the sign for 1056551 |
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| Author | Trish Steel |
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This image was taken from the Geograph project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Trish Steel and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 license.
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| current | 01:43, 24 February 2011 | | 640 × 480 (71 KB) | GeographBot (talk | contribs) | == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |description={{en|1=Sign for the Dolphin Ancient seamen looked upon the dolphin as a creature who would help them in storms by twining itself around the anchor cable, thus preventing the anchor of dragging. The name h |
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