USS GARY, At Sea -- Seventy Sailors aboard the Oliver Hazard Perry-class frigate USS Gary (FFG-51) went from being a pollywog to becoming a shellback during a ceremony aboard the ship Dec. 28, while ...

There's a long-standing tradition among sailors on U.S. Navy ships when they cross the equator: Those onboard who've already experienced the passage, called shellbacks, perform an elaborate initiation ...