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one point during development of R101, one engine was used only for astern running at the start and finish of flights, a decision that astonished Nevil...6 KB (702 words) - 21:45, 19 November 2023
she could fire six guns aft, and four forward. On bearings 1° ahead or astern she could fire six guns, although she would have inflicted blast damage...46 KB (5,825 words) - 23:59, 23 October 2024
Kitchen rudder (section Moving astern)of the propeller, directing the thrust forwards and thus creating motion astern. In addition to the "jaws" of the cone being controlled the direction of...6 KB (614 words) - 06:48, 12 November 2022
crew and the Kowloon Bridge was effectively abandoned with her engine running astern, heading away from the Irish coast. A tugboat that tried to reach her...6 KB (366 words) - 13:31, 17 July 2023
Underway replenishment (section Astern fueling)Petroleum and the battleship Victorious. The oiler was towed 600 ft (180 m) astern of Victorious using a 6.5 in (170 mm) steel rope.[clarification needed]...28 KB (3,344 words) - 16:14, 20 June 2024
Hogan became the first US Navy ship to be refuelled while underway, towed astern by the oiler Cuyama. For the remainder of her service Hogan assisted U.S...9 KB (1,142 words) - 15:28, 15 November 2022- to a vessel's course Overtaking sea – A sea in which waves approach from astern at a speed faster than the vessel Breaking wave – Wave that becomes unstable...3 KB (476 words) - 08:18, 9 December 2021
without the engine running. Unlike conventional propeller systems where the rotation of the propeller is reversed to provide astern movement, a waterjet...12 KB (1,540 words) - 08:52, 9 April 2024
revolutionize submarine warfare, inventing the night convoy attack from astern by joining the flank escort line. He attacked two convoys at anchor 26 miles...22 KB (2,062 words) - 23:06, 20 October 2024
discovered that sometimes it was easier to break through ice by running their vessels astern. This was because the forward-facing propellers generated a water...27 KB (2,791 words) - 09:47, 28 September 2024- running astern was 40% of that when breaking ice ahead despite the ships being equipped with an icebreaking bow and not designed to break ice astern....28 KB (3,216 words) - 08:19, 28 September 2024
The Manassas struck the Richmond a glancing blow on her port side just astern of the bow, wedging briefly between the Toone and Richmond. The momentum...20 KB (2,699 words) - 01:45, 21 June 2024- aircraft to intercept or outmaneuver these objects, and instead to place them astern to mitigate the risk of collision. The report also speculates that the hypothesized...19 KB (1,866 words) - 19:04, 24 September 2024
the beam on the port side (left side) and a white light that shines from astern to two points abaft the beam on both sides. Power driven vessels in addition...13 KB (1,641 words) - 17:21, 12 September 2024
fall off or close up. The ship may sail on either side of a wind directly astern. A manoeuvre similar to coming about is used to move the wind from one side...65 KB (4,251 words) - 18:49, 29 October 2024
Harvey's Temeraire turn to pass astern of the French Redoutable, but resolved to follow Nelson and HMS Victory to pass astern of the French flagship Bucentaure...24 KB (2,778 words) - 22:32, 10 August 2024
discovered that sometimes it was easier to break through ice by running their vessels astern. This was because the forward-facing propellers generated a water...29 KB (2,859 words) - 16:39, 23 October 2024
pistons. Early engines had a pair of timing cams, one for ahead running and one for astern. Later engines had two injectors per cylinder, and the final series...18 KB (2,071 words) - 15:47, 31 October 2024
of the White Star Line's captains, ordered her engines to be put "full astern". The two ships avoided a collision by a distance of about 4 feet (1.2 m)...128 KB (17,003 words) - 18:31, 31 October 2024
lookouts on the submarine's bridge were startled to see a torpedo pass astern. As Trutta put on speed and turned parallel to the torpedo's wake, another...15 KB (1,631 words) - 02:47, 5 November 2024
- ease that morning and which now should have been well down the horizon astern—not two miles distant, and bearing directly down upon the smaller vessel
- top speed, and the wind that swept her decks blew the flames and smoke astern over the fantail, preventing the blaze from spreading forward on the flight
- Ahead Towards the front of the boat. Aloft Towards the top of the mast. Astern Actually behind the boat. (Aft can mean on the boat but at the rear) Backwinding