Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoReligionlemmy.nzimagemessage-square75fedilinkarrow-up1431
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minus-squareSiegfried@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·edit-21 month agoSaint Barbara, patron of artillery men and military engineers. In the hispanosphere, we used to call “santa barbara” to the ammunition storage of sailing ships. Now i know why
minus-squareOzymandias1688@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 month agoFun fact of the day: That is why the little columns on which gun turrets are mounted are called ‘barbettes’ (little barbara)
Saint Barbara, patron of artillery men and military engineers.
In the hispanosphere, we used to call “santa barbara” to the ammunition storage of sailing ships. Now i know why
Fun fact of the day: That is why the little columns on which gun turrets are mounted are called ‘barbettes’ (little barbara)
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