M&D Deep Duck 4-6: Yet another reason M&D starts at sea

[kelber at mindspring.com]

Pynchon's navy experience was obviously a formative one, given how much ships are used as plot devices, or at least referenced, in his books. So many ripe connections and metaphors. Or is it all about Moby Dick, Alice? 

Ships in his other books (please add to this list!):

V: Profane's a Navy man, and there are multiple shipboard scenes. 

COL49: Mike Fallopian's recounting of a naval encounter between Russian and American ships. More on this from Martin Eve:

http://www.academia.edu/1037657/Historical_Sources_for_Pynchons_Peter_Pinguid_Society 

GR: Well, the Anubis, of course, and the hijacked U-boat, the toilet ship.

Vineland: Well, not much other than a reference to Zoyd working a cruise gig for Kahuna Airlines.

ATD: The SS Stupendica sequence, and the Airship.

IV: the Golden Fang

Laura

BE: If I remember, there's a little scene on a ferry boat.

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