The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-28


of ship. All guns above 6 inch caliber
are styled great guns Below that guns
are now usually called rapid fires or
rapid fire guns.
GUN-A generic term for the pieces
composing the armament of ship.
GUNBOAT-A small vessel usually |
under 1900 tons displacement, with
gun power developed rather than speed
or coal carrying capacity.
HALF MAST-To lower flag mid |
way 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.
HOWITZER-A short, light cannon
to throw large projectile with small
charge of powder.
HULL-The body of ship inde-
pendent of masts and rigging.
JACOBS LADDER-Short ladder,
with wood rungs and rope sides.
KEEL-The bottom plate of a ship.
extending from stem to stern. The
frames are bolted to it.
KEELSON-The inside keel Of the
ship.
LAUNCH-Usual the largest boats
in the ship. steam or pulling.
LINE OF FIRE-The line of the
prolongation 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 ma
chinery. Cartridges are supplied TO the
chamber, fired, the empty case with
drawn and fresh cartridge inserted.
MONITOR-A low freeboard armor.
ed vessel, with one or two turrets, each
carrying two great guns; nearly fat
bottom and with very light draft OF wa
ter, designed by Ericsson.
| ORLOP-The lowest deck, where the
| cables and storerooms 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
of the protective deck.
| PRIVATEER-A private armed YES
sci commissioned by the government In
time of war to prey upon an enemy q
commerce.
PROTECTIVE DECK-The armored
deck, curved, protecting the vitals and
extending from the ram to the stern.
| QUARTER DECK-The upper deck
abaft the mainmast. t1
OUARTERMASTER-In the navy q
petty officer who has charge OF the steer
inc of the ship and assists the navigator.
He has charge of the logs, leads, colors,
signal gear, etc.
OUARTERS--The stations OF the Of
ficers and men at the guns for working
them when in action.
RAPID FIRE GUNS-Those for
which cartridge and projectile are made
up as one whole
RATE-In our navy classification
of ships according to displacement ton
nape-above 5000 tons, first rate
| q 600 TO 5000, second rate; 1000 to
8, 600, third rate; below 1000. fourth
rate. JA
REDOUBT-An armored space in the
center of the ship protecting the turret
mounts and ammunition.
SKIN-The inside or outside plating
Of a ship. y
SMALL ARMS-Firearms carried in
the hand.
SQUADRON, FLYING-A squadron
If observation that cruises rapidly from
place to place.
SPAR DECK-The upper deck on
which the turrets are placed.
STARBOARD-The right hand side
looking forward.
STEM-The casting at the fore end
of the ship. The plating forward Is
STERNPOST--The aftermost cast
inc Il receives the ends of the plates.
STRAKE-One breadth OF plating
worked from end to end OF the ship.
sUBCALIBER-A term applied &c
nroiectiles that are smaller than the
bore of the gun.
sJJPERSTRUCTURE - The light
structure placed ON the spar deck Do
tween the turrets.
TOP-A platform of circular form on
q mast. A.
TRIMMING TANKS = Tanks In
which water ballast may be carried &c
trim the ship
TURRET--A circular movable ar
mored chamber In which are mounted
WAIsT-That part Of ship between
.ha ouarter deck and forecastle.
WARDROOM-The apartments o.
the commissioned officesa