Seamanship: Compiled from Various Authorities, and Illustrated with Numerous Original and Select Designs, for the Use of the United States Naval AcademyD. Van Nostrand, 1868 - 699 páginas |
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... Vessels - Fog Signals - Sailing Vessels - Vessels at Anchor- Rules of the Road - Various Cases of Vessels Approaching Each ... Vessel - Hints on Weighing - Steamers Getting Under Way - Steam and Sail-- Handling Propellers -- On Running ...
... Vessels - Fog Signals - Sailing Vessels - Vessels at Anchor- Rules of the Road - Various Cases of Vessels Approaching Each ... Vessel - Hints on Weighing - Steamers Getting Under Way - Steam and Sail-- Handling Propellers -- On Running ...
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... vessel has headway on , the leadsman throwing the lead forward , and get- ting the depth as the vessel passes , while the line is nearly per- pendicular . He communicates to the officer the soundings ob- ' tained , thus : If the depth ...
... vessel has headway on , the leadsman throwing the lead forward , and get- ting the depth as the vessel passes , while the line is nearly per- pendicular . He communicates to the officer the soundings ob- ' tained , thus : If the depth ...
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... vessel is luffed up into the wind until her headway is sufficiently deadened . Or , as is advisable in a good breeze , the main or mizzen topsail is braced aback . The line is then snatched in a small snatch - block , secured to the ...
... vessel is luffed up into the wind until her headway is sufficiently deadened . Or , as is advisable in a good breeze , the main or mizzen topsail is braced aback . The line is then snatched in a small snatch - block , secured to the ...
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... vessel - of - war , where you have many hands unoccupied , it is a prudent , and should be ob- served as a standing , rule , without regard to the weather . By this , you will have instant notice if the vessel parts her cable or drags ...
... vessel - of - war , where you have many hands unoccupied , it is a prudent , and should be ob- served as a standing , rule , without regard to the weather . By this , you will have instant notice if the vessel parts her cable or drags ...
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... vessel is shipped in a mortise in the rud- der - head . Two pieces of iron , a a , Fig . 273 , are put on each side of the mortise before the rudder is shipped . The pieces of iron are prevented from coming out by the two shoulders , bb ...
... vessel is shipped in a mortise in the rud- der - head . Two pieces of iron , a a , Fig . 273 , are put on each side of the mortise before the rudder is shipped . The pieces of iron are prevented from coming out by the two shoulders , bb ...
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Términos y frases comunes
abaft aloft anchor bend bight boat boom bowline bowsprit braces buntlines burton cable capstan chain clear clew Cloth cringle deck downhaul eye-bolt fathoms fitted fore foresail forward furl furling sails grommet guns guys halliards Haul taut hawse hawser head yards heave heel helm hemp hitch hoist hook inches jiggers keep knot laniard lashing length let go lifts lower yards luff mainsail mast mast-head mizzen outhaul overhaul pass pendant pendant-tackles Plate port purchase quarter ratline ready reef reeve rigging rope round round seizing rove RUNNING RIGGING sail secured seizing sennit shackle sheave sheer sheet ship shrouds side single block slack slings spanker spar splice square standing starboard stay staysail stern stopper stowed strain strap studding-sail tack tackle thimble tide toggle top-gallant topmast topsail trysail turns upper veer vessel weather weight whip wind yard-arm yarns
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Página 363 - ... so constructed as to show an unbroken light over an arc of the horizon of twenty points of the compass, so fixed as to throw the light ten points on each side of the vessel, namely, from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on either side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least five miles.
Página 363 - ... from right ahead to two points abaft the beam on the port side, and of such a character as to be visible at a distance of at least two miles.
Página 359 - The points to be aimed at are, first and immediately, the restoration of breathing ; and secondly, after breathing is restored, the promotion of warmth and circulation. The efforts to restore...