All naval officers with the rank of rear admiral (or its equivalent) and above.

The large enclosed floor where the lines of a vessel are laid out and the molds or templates made.

Are of two kinds: First, those built in permanently and part of the ship's structure, used for the reception of water ballast, fuel, oil, or liquid cargo; second, those constructed specially and removable if necessary. These vary greatly in size and shape ...

To double a vessel's mooring lines.

Is the energy a substance possesses by virtue of its motion or velocity. Used primarily in calculations for dynamic and ejector type compressors.

The tackle used for running guns in and out.

The air compressor continues to run and air supply is matched to the demand by partial unloading. This can be accomplished by a regulator controlled floating inlet or by step unloading.

Estimated account

An order to hold a vessel on the course she is heading.

The state of a vessel when she is so loosened as to droop at each end.

An old term for getting married.

Turbines or engines in which gas expands, does work, and undergoes a drop in temperature.

Is the unique temperature to which the air (or any gas) must be cooled in order that it shall be saturated with respect to ice.

Cruising in shallow water and spending the nights in coves.

Long-range navigation system that uses radio signals transmitted at specific times. An onboard receiver computes position by measuring the difference in time of signal reception. This system is being phased out in favor of GPS.

The soft sandstone block sailors use to scrub the deck, so-called, because seamen were on their knees to use it.

Document listing all personal goods of crew members.

A bridge that can be raised vertically to allow boats to pass underneath.

A dynamic compressor. A machine in which air or gas is compressed by the mechanical action of rotating vanes or impellers imparting velocity and pressure to the air or gas. In a centrifugal compressor, flow is in a radial direction. Air enters the compres ...

See standard air.