The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-07-01

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Arm and Away-The order for the
small boats of a ship to prepare for
service.
Ardois System-Electric signal lights
carried on a stay from a masthead and
made to show a series of red Or white
lights.
Athwart-Transversely; at right an
giles to the keel.
Armor Inclined-A perpendicular belt
running ~diagonally on board for a short
distance at the forward and after ends
of the belt.
Backing-The timber to which the
armor plates are bolted.
Barbette-A fixed circular belt of ar
MOI rigidly attached to the deck, pro-
tecting the turret, which revolves in
side. The guns fire over it. Guns are
mounted in barbette when they fire
over a parapet and not through port
holes.
Base-The rear portion Of a shot or
gun.
Bilge-That part of he hull more
nearly horizontal than vertical.
Bilge Keel-A projection on the bilge
of a vessel parallel with the keel.
Bow Chaser-A gun mounted in the
bow to fire on retreating vessels.
Breech-The portion of the gun abaft
the chamber.
Bridge-A platform extending across
the deck above the rail for the con-
%venience of the officers in charge.
Coming Tower-The armored tower
forward where the wheel, engine tele-
graphs, etc, are placed, and where the
captain is supposed to go to direct the
fighting of his ship in time of action.
Convoy-A merchant fleet protected
by an armed force. The ships Which
defend the merchant vessels while en-
voyage.
Crosstrees-The short arms extending
across the topmast.
Crown-The roundup Of the deck
from the lev. lire.
Crows Nest-A perch for the look
out at the masthead.
Dead Flat-The name of the widest
frame of the ship.
Dead Lights-Coverings to the side
air ports.
Dinghey-The smallest boa on a war
ship; also called dinghy and "dingy."
False Keel-A plank bolted to the
main keel so that, when a ship touches
bottom the false keel will be injured
and not the main keel.
Flush Deck-A deck from stem to
stern without a break.
Fore Foot-The forward end of the
keel.
Fore Orlop-That part of the ship
next forward of the hold and Under
the berth deck.
Forepeak-The extreme forward hold
of the ship where the paint room inc
other stOrerOoms are.
Gangway-A thoroughfare. The aper-
ture in the ships side where people en-
te rand depart.
Great Guns-The heavy ordnance Of
a ship. All guns above 6-inch caliber
are styled great guns; below that guns
are nov usually called rapid-firers or
rapid-fire guns.
Hatch-An aperture in the deck more
than two feet square. When smaller
they are usually called manholes.
Hull-The body of a ship, independ-
ent of masts and rigging.
Jacobs Ladder-Short ladder with
wood rungs and rope sides.
Keelson- The inside keel of a ship.
Line of Fire-The line of the pro-
longation of the bore of a gun when
fired.
List-The lean to one side or the
other.
Ordnance-The science of making
and mounting guns.
Orlop-The lowest deck. wher the
cables and storerooms usually are.
Platform Deck-The upper part of
the protective deck.
Protective Deck-The armored deck,
curved, protecting the vitals and ex-
tending from the ram to the STERN.
Quarter Deck-The upper deck, abaft
the mainmast.
Quarters-The stations Of the officers
and men at the guns for working them
when in action.
Rate-1n our navy, a classification of
ships according to displacement ton
mage. Above 5000 tons, first rate; 5000
to 5000, second rate; 1000 to 5000, third
rate; below 1000, fourth rate.
Redoubt-An armored space in the
center of the ships protecting the tur-
ret mounts Inc ammunition.
Side-The side of a ship includes all
the outside upper works down to the
water edge.
Skin-The inside or outside plating Of
a ship.
Spar Deck-The upper deck on which
the turrets are placed.
Strake-One breadth of plating work
ed from end to end of the ship.