A valve that permits flow in one direction only.

The watches aboard ship change at 4, 8, and 12 around the clock. A watch lasts four hours and at each half hour during the watch, a bell is struck. For instance, at 12:30 a.m. there is one bell for the first half hour after midnight; at 1:00 a.m. there ar ...

Decorative ropework with an even number of strands to form a herring-bone pattern.

Sailing with the wind coming from the stern or quarter of the boat.

A measure of air compressor efficiency, usually in the form of bhp/100 acfm or acfm/bhp

A program whereby the U.S. government attempted to offset the higher shipbuilding cost in the U.S. by paying up to 50% of the difference between cost of U.S. and nonU.S. construction. The difference went to the U.S. shipyard. It is unfunded since 1982.

A small toggle used on a flag.

Convention on International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea; Rules of the Road. Internationally accepted rules by which vessels at sea must keep clear of each other.

Compounds containing chlorine, fluorine or bromine, used as aerosol propellants, refrigerants, foaming agents and solvents and which, on decomposition by sunlight, produce oxides of chlorine responsible for the removal of ozone from the stratosphere.

An area designated for the stowage of cargoes in container; usually accessible by truck, railroad and marine transportation. Here containers are picked up, dropped off, maintained and housed.

The radio operator.

The action of a whale when it comes to the surface and expels the seawater it has taken in while feeding. The traditional hail of the lookout in a whaling ship when sighting this spouting water is "There she blows".

A fitting of wood or metal, with horns, used for securing lines (tying up).

A rope network.

A device for issuing fog signals, used for giving a warning of a vessel's presence in fog. These signals are also made by lighthouses.

A machine that compresses air, gases.

To sail around the world

A sharp-bowed sailing vessel of the mid-19th century, having tall masts and sharp lines; built for great speed; the generic name used to describe types of fast sailing ships.

Any time Day or Night Sundays & Holidays Included.

A rate applicable to or from a group of points.- A special rate applicable to several different articles in a single shipment.