During off watch or not turning to many Deck division sailors would play "Quoits" We would make grommets out of 21 thread manila. We made a so called stake by cutting a foot long section of a swab handle and driving that into a hole in a round piece of wood.
Then we would play similar to horseshoes.
Sometimes we would use buckets and ki-yi brushes spaced a certain distance apart.
All these games were played on smooth,freshly holystoned teakwood decks.
Oh how I miss Battleship duty.
