NAVAL TOASTS

Always proposed by the newest midshipman or officer they had to be correct for the day of the week.

Sunday: Absent Friends

Monday: Our Ships at sea

Tuesday: Our men

Wednesday: Ourselves (as no-one else is likely to concern themselves with our welfare)

Thursday: A bloody war or a sickly season

Friday: A willing foe and sea room

Saturday: Sweethearts and wives (may they never meet)