Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1898-05-20

CeIS III CHe navy
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.
Fathom--A measure OF six feet.
First Watch-The watch from 8 to
II midnight.
Flush Deck-A deck from stem to
stern without 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.
Fore Peak-The extreme forward
hold of the ship, where the paint
room and other store-rooms are.
Frames-The several ribs which
compose the frame Of a ship. The
floor plate angle irons and reverse
angle irons when completed form @
rib.
Funnel-The large pipe for carry
ing off the smoke, called smokestack
or smokepipe.
Fuse-The local apparatus for in
flaming the charge of a shell or tor.
pedo.
Gangway A thoroughfare. The
aperture in the ships side where peo'
pie enter and depart.
Starboard Strake-The first range
of plating in the ships bottom next
the keel.
Great Guns-The heavy ordnance oi
ship-all guns above 6.inch calibel
are styled great guns; below that guns
are now usually called rapid firers OF
rapid-fire guns.
Gun-A general term for the pieces
composing the armament of a ship.
Gunboat-A small vessel usually
under 1000 tons displacement, with
gun power developed rather than
speed or coal-carrying capacity.
Half Mast-To lower flag midway
between the truck and the deck.
Hatch-An aperture in the deck
more than two feet square; when
smaller they are usually called man.
holes.
Hold-The interior portion of a
ship, below the lower deck.
Howitzer-A short, light cannon, to
throw large projectile with a small
charge of powder.
Hull-The body OF ship, indepen-
dent of masts and rigging.
Jacobs Ladder-Short ladder, with
wood rungs and rope sides.
Keel-The bottom plate of ship,
extending from stem to stern; the
frames are bolted to it.
Keelson-The inside keel of the
ship.
Launch-Usually the largest boats
in the ship, steam or pulling.
Line of Fire-The line of the pro.
longation of the bore of gun when
fired.
List-To lean to one side or the
other.
Machine Guns-Those in which the
operations pertaining to continuous
fire are automatically performed by
machinery. Cartridges are supplied
to the chamber, fired, the empty case
withdrawn and fresh cartridge in.
serted.
Monitor-A low freeboard armored
vessel, with one or two turrets, each
carrying two great guns; nearly fiat
bottom and with very light draught o
water, designed by Ericsson.
Ordnance-The science of making
and mounting guns.
Orlop-The lowest deck, where the
cables and store rooms usually are.
Pennant-A narrow flag, "coach
whip" hoisted by all vessels in com.
mission commanded by an officer not
of flag rank.
Platform Deck-The upper part ol
the protective deck.
Privateer-A private armed vessel
commissioned by the government in
time of war to prey upon an enemy's
commerce.
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.
Quartermaster-In the navy petty
officer who has charge of the steering
of the ship and assists the navigator
he has charge of the logs, leads, colors
signal gear, etc.
Quarters-The stations of the off.
GERS and men at the guns for working
them when in action.
Rapid-tire Guns-Those for which
cartridge and projectile are made NJ
as one whole.
Rate-In our navy, n classification
of ships according to displacement
tonnage. 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 ship protecting the tur.
ret mounts and ammunition.
Side-The side of a ship includes all
the outside upper works down to the
water edge.