The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-04-25
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G.
Gangway-A thoroughfare. The apertur
in the ships side where people ente
and depart.
Starboard strake-The first range of plat
ing in the ships bottom next the keel
Great gunslThe heavy ordnance Of
ship; al! guns above 6-inch caiiber ar
styled great guns; below that guns ar
now usually called rapid-frers or rapid
fire guns.
Gun-A generic term for the pieces com
posing the armament of a ship.
| Gunboat-A small vessel. usually unde
1000 tons displacement, with gun powe
developed rather than speed or coal
carrying capacity.
| H.
| Half mast-To lower a flag midway be
tween the truck and the deck
Hatch-An aperture in the deck more thar
two feet square; when smaller they are
usually called manholes.
Hold-The interior portion of ship below
the lower deck.
Howitzer-A short, light cannon. to throw
a large projectile with a small charge
of powder.
Hull-The body of ship, independent OF
masts and rigging.
J.K,L
Jacobs ladder-Short ladder, with wood
rungs and rope sides.
Keel-The bottom plate Of ship, extend
ing from stem to stern; the frames are
bolted to 1t.
Keelson-The inside keel Of the ship.
Launch-Usually the largest boat in the
ship. steam or pulling
Line of fire-The line of the proIongat or
of the bore ia gun when fired.
List-To lean to one side or the other.
NJ, N. o, P.
Machine guns-Those in which the oper-
atoms pertaining to continuous fire are
automatically performed by machinery.
Cartridges are supplied to the chamber.
fired, the empty case withdrawn and a
fresh cartridge inserted.
Monitor-A low freeboard armored vessel
with one or two turrets, each carrying
two great guns; nearly nat bottom and
with very light draught of water; de-
signed by Ericsson.
Ordnance-The science Of making and
mounting guns.
Orlop-The lowest deck, where the cables
and storerooms usually are.
Pennant-A narrow flag. coach whip"
holsted by all vessels in commission
commanded by an officer not Of flag
rank.
Platform Deck-The upper part of the
protective deck.
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missioned by the government in time
of war to prey upon an enemy's COM
MERGE.
Protective Deck-The armored deck, cur
we'd protecting the vitals and extending
from the ram to the stern.
Quarter Dack-The upper deck, abatt the
mainInast
the navy petty Off
GER who has charge of tho steering of
the ship and assists the navigator; he
has charge of the logs, leads, colors, sig
nal gear, etc.
Quarters-The stations of the officers and
men at the guns for working them when
in action.
Rapid Fire Guns-Those for which cart
ridges and projectiles are made up as
one whole
Rate-In 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 ship protecting the turret
mounts and ammunition.
'ide-The side of a ship includes all the !
outside upper works down to the water
edge.
'kin-The inside or outside plating Of a
ship.
small Arms-Firearms carried in the
hand.
'quadron-A detachment of vessels en-
ployed on any service.
squadron, Flying-A squadron Of obser-
walton that cruises rapidly from place
to place.
upper deck on which the
turrets are placed
tarboard-The right hand side, looking
forward.
tem-The casting at the fore end Of the
ship; the plating forward is made fast
to it.
tern-The whole after part Of the snip.
aftermost casting. It re-
ceives the ends of the plates.
trake-One breadth of plating worked
from end to end of the ship.
term applied to projectiles
that are smaller than the bore of the
gun.
-Thelight structure placed
on the spar deck between the turrets.
T. U. V. W.
op-A platform of circular form on
mast
trimming Tanks-Tanks in which water
ballast may be carried to trim the ship
urret-A circular movable armored
chamber in which are mounted great
guns.
Jaist-That part of the ship between
the quarter dack and forecastle
Iardroom-The apartment Of the com
missioned officers.
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