[DOC] [TLE] Ship's bell - Wikipedia [PAR] A ship's bell is used to indicate the time aboard a ship and hence to regulate the 
sailors' duty watches. The bell itself is usually made of brass or bronze and 
normally has the ship's name engraved or cast on it. Contents. [hide]. 1 Timing of 
duty periods; 2 Name of the ship; 3 Other uses; 4 Number of bells ... Instead, 
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second) dog watch, then rings two at 7:00, three at 7:30 and eight at 8:00. .... a 
ship displaying one of these flags or arriving at a station where one of them is 
displayed. .... On the day after notification, one gun every half hour from 0800 
until sunset,... [DOC] [TLE] Tell Time Like A Sailor - Electricka [PAR] On this page, The Muses discuss how bells ring onboard ship when they tell time. 
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... a sailor will stand two watches a day and will be on duty a total of eight hours 
out ... Every half hour, the watch on duty rings a bell to announce the time of day. [DOC] [TLE] Bell | Mystery of the Iniquity [PAR] Bells are used in the Bible in The sound Aaron made with the bell and 
pomegranate fringe is ... Bell ringing has a rich tradition in the Church dating from 
the sixth century. .... One bell strike signals the first half hour, two, the second until
, at the conclusion of each 4 ... Thus, eight bells signals the end of a sailor's duty 
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when it's time for a shift change as well alert the crew to listen for announcements
. ... in maintaining proper organization and functioning of a ship at sea in the age 
... of two rings) every half hour, with 8-bells signaling the end of a watch period. [DOC] [TLE] Pirates of the Caribbean --Piratical and other nautical terms, a ... [PAR] Thus once the ship bell had been rung 8 times, or "eight bells", the ship's crew ... 
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a ... These barnacles affected the ships speed and mobility. .... hours into seven 
watches instead of six, and thus shift the hours every night ... 2. A distress signal. [DOC] [TLE] Customer Service FAQs [PAR] duties at sea in addition to its uses for navigation purposes. ... Watches or shifts 
were organized into increments of four hours; a custom that is still widely ... 
starting with the strike of one bell at the end of the first half hour, two at 2nd and 
so on until ... The Ship's Bell Code. 4:00. 8:00. 12:00. 8 Bells. 4:30. 8:30. 12:30. 1 
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Question: At sea the bells ring every half hour, & 8 bells signals the end of one of these shifts
Answer: Watch