Author: Howard PattersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Patterson's Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia
Author: Howard PattersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 498
Book Description
Illustrated Nautical Dictionary
Author: Howard PattersonPublisher:
ISBN: 9781462269501
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 431
Book Description
Hardcover reprint of the original 1891 edition - beautifully bound in brown cloth covers featuring titles stamped in gold, 8vo - 6x9". No adjustments have been made to the original text, giving readers the full antiquarian experience. For quality purposes, all text and images are printed as black and white. This item is printed on demand. Book Information: Patterson, Howard. Illustrated Nautical Dictionary, Unabridged. Indiana: Repressed Publishing LLC, 2012. Original Publishing: Patterson, Howard. Illustrated Nautical Dictionary, Unabridged, . New York: Publication Offices, 1891. Subject: Naval Art And Science
Patterson's Illustrated Nautical Encyclopedia
Author: Howard PattersonPublisher: Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN: 9781230100722
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1901 edition. Excerpt: ...p. m. till 8 p. m.. second dog-watch; from S p. m. till midnight, first watch. On a merchant ship the crew are mustered aft at 8 p. m. on the day of sailing, the men divided into the captain's and mate's watch, and the first watch set at that time, the captain's watch, remaining on deck while the other goes below. The captain always takes the first watch out and the mate the first watch home. The stewards and cooks are known as "idlers,"' and they stand no watch. The captain's watch is called the "starboard," and the mate's the "port" watch. If there is an uneven number of mien in the forecastle, the odd man goes into the captain's watch by courtesy. Provided the vessel carries a second mate, the captain's watch is.kept by him, so that the captain" has no regular deck duty, but goes and comes as he pleases. The ofiicer on watch is kriownas the "otficer of the deck," and, while left in possession, his orders must be obeyed to the letter. He has full powers to alter the course of the ship to avoid danger, to make, or alter, or take in sail, etc. On an ocean passenger steamer one of the waiters is always on watch in the saloon, being stationed by the steward the same as the anchorwatch is set by the mate, so that they stand a certain number of hours each and then call their relief. The saloon-watch should report to the ofiicer of the deck when each bell is struck. A floating buoy is said-to watch. (See Anchor VVatch.) Watch and Watch. The crew are said to get watch and watch when their service on deck and their leisure below is regularly alternated. Watch Bill. A list of the crew showing the division of the watches. Watch ho! Watch! The cry passed along from forward to aft by the men...
A Standard Dictionary of the English Language, Upon Original Plans ...
Author: A List of Cyclopedias and Dictionaries
Author: John Crerar LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified (Dewey decimal)
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
The Publishers Weekly
Author: The Bulletin of the Hartford Public Library
Author: Hartford Public LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Classified
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Alphabetical Catalogue of the Navy Department Library
Author: United States. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Naval art and science
Languages : en
Pages : 706
Book Description
For Want of a Lighthouse
Author: Marc SeguinPublisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 149075671X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 576
Book Description
No safe harbours for steamboats or sailing vessels could be found along an isolated 70-mile stretch of eastern Lake Ontario, dominated by the irregular-shaped Prince Edward County peninsula. Frequent storms, rocky reefs and sandy shoals were among the many dangers facing 19th century mariners. So many shipwrecks mark one narrow and shallow underwater ridge in the region that it became known as the graveyard of Lake Ontario. It was on these shores, from Presquile Bay to Kingston harbour and along the Bay of Quinte, that a network of more than forty lighthouses and light towers was built between 1828 and 1914. FOR WANT OF A LIGHTHOUSE presents a sweeping look at the social and technological changes which marked the era, and brings to life the people, politics and hardships involved in the construction of these essential aids to navigation. Through the use of extensive archival material and more than 100 maps and photographs, Marc Seguin documents the vital role these lighthouses played in the building of a nation. There is now a race against time to save the few original towers that are still standing. All profits from the sale of this book will be used to preserve these remaining lighthouses.
Supplement to the Catalogue of the Navy Department Library
Author: United States. Navy Department. LibraryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 102
Book Description