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vessel, such as fore, aft, astern, aboard, or topside. Abaft (preposition): at or toward the stern of a ship, or further back from a location, e.g. "the mizzenmast...10 KB (968 words) - 09:52, 8 March 2024
direction. Astern propulsion does not necessarily imply the ship is moving astern (in reverse); astern propulsion is used to slow a ship by applying a force...4 KB (475 words) - 15:47, 18 July 2022- A double acting ship is a type of icebreaking ship designed to travel forwards in open water and thin ice, but turn around and proceed astern (backwards)...28 KB (3,208 words) - 21:34, 19 May 2024
of Sail, raking fire was cannon fire directed parallel to the long axis of an enemy ship from ahead (in front of the ship) or astern (behind the ship)...4 KB (371 words) - 14:55, 7 August 2023
device consisted of one or two noise-making devices towed several hundred metres astern of the ship. The noise makers mechanically generated a far louder cavitation...7 KB (913 words) - 16:44, 27 April 2024
Titanic (redirect from Titanic (ship))Smith ordered Titanic's engines to be put "full astern". The two ships avoided a collision by a distance of about 4 feet (1.2 m). The incident delayed Titanic's...203 KB (22,826 words) - 06:49, 3 June 2024- ahead/astern, the number of revolutions is standardized for the individual ship and is unstated Half ahead/astern, accompanied by an order for a power...3 KB (373 words) - 04:24, 14 March 2024
"full astern". The two ships avoided a collision by a distance of about 4 feet (1.2 m). The incident, as well as a subsequent stop to offload a few stragglers...127 KB (16,945 words) - 19:11, 26 May 2024
some vessels carrying a single small boat suspended astern. In the smallest vessels a ship's boat was also on occasion towed astern. Boats stored on deck...14 KB (2,005 words) - 09:12, 15 November 2023
a force from astern pushed the ship's bow up onto the floe, lifting the hull out of the pressure and with a list of five degrees to her port side. A gale...58 KB (7,011 words) - 11:48, 19 April 2024
The line of battle is a tactic in naval warfare in which a fleet of ships forms a line end to end. The first example of its use as a tactic is disputed—it...21 KB (2,499 words) - 12:19, 5 February 2024
RMS Aquitania (redirect from The Ship Beautiful)pressure ahead turbine (41 feet 6.5 inches (12.7 m) long) and a high pressure astern turbine (twin of the port high pressure turbine) for the starboard shaft...55 KB (6,427 words) - 17:17, 12 May 2024
HMS Dreadnought (1906) (category 1906 ships)HMS Dreadnought was a Royal Navy battleship, the design of which revolutionised naval power. The ship's entry into service in 1906 represented such an...46 KB (5,827 words) - 11:57, 27 May 2024
resistance, and the other Ottoman galleys came astern of Loredan's ship to his left, and launched volleys of arrows against him and his men. Loredan himself...42 KB (5,907 words) - 11:19, 30 May 2024
HMS Victoria (1887) (category Ships built on the River Tyne)commander-in-chief of the British Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland. Victoria was constructed at a time of innovation and rapid development in ship design. Her...18 KB (1,846 words) - 09:12, 24 February 2024- SS Yarmouth Castle (redirect from Yarmouth Castle (ship))steamship whose loss in a disastrous fire in 1965 prompted new laws regarding safety at sea. The ship was the second of two identical ships built by the William...24 KB (2,915 words) - 22:41, 2 March 2023
including a flag of truce. Traditionally, they were unarmed but for a single gun retained for signalling purposes. Cartel ships were used on the basis of intergovernmental...5 KB (499 words) - 17:56, 20 July 2023
midships, and astern. These marks allow a ship's displacement to be determined to an accuracy of 0.5%. The draft observed at each set of marks is averaged...9 KB (884 words) - 17:46, 15 May 2024
Icebreaker (redirect from Icebreaker (ship))thrusters also allows a ship to move astern in ice without losing manoeuvrability. This has led to the development of double acting ships, vessels with the...40 KB (4,987 words) - 08:56, 23 April 2024
Bucentaure was an 86-gun ship of the line of the French Navy, and the lead ship of her class. She was the flagship of Vice-Admiral Latouche Tréville, who...8 KB (654 words) - 02:03, 4 March 2024
- Monthly (1858) Tacking Ship off Shore by Walter Mitchell 412721The Atlantic Monthly — Tacking Ship off Shore1858Walter Mitchell TACKING SHIP OFF SHORE. i. The
- went on board of her, when he anticipated my wish by volunteering to bring the schooner which had been kept astern by the lightness of the wind, into
- front and rear of a boat. d. Astern behind the boat or backwards. e. Binnacle protective box for a compass. f. Bollards short, heavy posts on a pier for securing