A tiller that is designed to be used in the event that wheel steering fails.

Melting and becoming a liquid by absorbing moisture.

The vertical pole or spar that supports the boom and sails. a mast on a mechanically propelled vessel holds electronics antennas, lights, etc.

The power required to compress a gas isothermally through a specified range of pressures.

Gilded carving and scroll work decorating the hulls of ships.

A comparison of a carrier's operating expense with its net sales. The most general measure of operating efficiency.

Cubic capacity in 'grain"

The place where a vessel lies. The place in which a man sleeps.

Strop inserted between two hawsers, and weaker than the hawsers, so that strop, and not hawsers, will part with any excessive strain.

Turning the wheel or tiller as far as possible

A drawing representing the internal parts of a vessel as if she had been cut straight through, either longitudinally or athwartships. It shows the positions of the frames and their exact curvature in relation to the hull shape.

A smooth hard wood grown in the West Indies which had many maritime uses, such as deadeyes and the sheaves of blocks. Its hardness stood up well to wear, and its smoothness allowed lines to render through easily.

A pointed metal spike, used to separate strands of rope in splicing.

a type of separator for removal of larger particles from an exhaust gas stream. Gas laden with particulates enters the cyclone and is directed to flow in a spiral causing the entrained particulates to fall out and collect at the bottom. The gas exits near ...

Above sea level

Old sailing ship term for taking a nap.

An anchor or weight, permanently attached to the sea floor, with a buoy going to the surface, used to hold the boat in a certain area.

The semi-circular steel coupling device mounted on a tractor which engages and locks with a chassis semi-trailer.

A navigational instrument which provides a bearing to a radio beacon.

Same as not under command.