The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-05-13

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warship; also dinghy and "dingy."
DISPLACEMENT weight in
tons of the volume of water the hull OF
! ship displaces.
/ DRAFT-The depth of the keel Of
ship below the surface of the water
spelled also draught.
ENSIGN-The national flag; also
the lowest grade of commissioned Off
GERS in the 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 IL midnight.
FLUSH DECK-A deck from stem
TO stern without break.
FORE FOOT-The forward end Of
the keel.
FORE PEAK-The extreme forward
hold of the ship, where the paintroom
and other storerooms are.
FUNNEL-The large pipe for carry
ing off the smoke, called often smoke
stack or smoke pipe.
FUSE-The local apparatus for in
flaming the charge of shell or torpedo
GANG WAY-A thoroughfare; the
aperture in the ships side where people
enter and depart.
GREAT GUNS-The heavy ordnance
of a 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 a ship.
GUNBOAT-A small vessel usually
under 2, 900 tons displacement, with
gun power developed rather than speed
or coal carrying capacity.
HALF MAST-To lower a 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 a large projectile with small
charge of powder.
HULL-The body of a ship indie
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.
Usually the largest boats
in the ship. steam or pulling.
LINE OF FIRE-The line of the
of the bore of a gun when
fred.
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, fred, the empty case with
drawn and fresh cartridge inserted.
MONITOR-A low freeboard armor-
I'D vessel, with one or two turrets, each |
carrying two great guns; nearly fat |
bottom and with very light draft Of wa |
5er, designed by Ericsson.
ORLOP-The lowest deck, where the
;abies and storerooms usually are
PENNANT-A narrow flag, coach
Whip" hoisted by all vessels in COM
mission commanded by an officer not of
lag rank.
PLATFORM DECK-The upper part
# the protective deck.
PRIVATEER-A private armed YES
el commissioned by the government in
ime of war to prey upon an enemy's
commerce.
PROTECTIVE DECK-The armored
leok, curved, protecting the vitals and
from the ram to the stern.
QUARTER DECK-The upper deck
bait the mainmast.
STER-In the navy a
'etty officer who has charge of the steer
ng of the ship and assists the navigator.
Ie has charge of the logs, leads, colors,
ignal gear, etc.
QUARTERS-The stations of the Of
GERS and men at the guns for working
hem when in action.
RAPID FIRE GUNS-Those for
7hioh cartridge and projeotiIe are made
p as one whole.
RATE-In our navy classification
f ships according to displacement ton
age-above 5000 tons, first rate;
900 to 5000, second rate; 1000 to
600, third rate; below 1000, fourth
ate.
REDOUBF-An armored space in the
enter of the ship protecting the turret
lounts and ammunition. I
SKIN-The inside or outside plating |
ship.
SMALL ARMS-Firearms carried in
ne hand.
O@OADRON, FL II 1NG-A squadron
observation that cruises rapidly from
lace to place.
SPAR DECK-The upper deck on
hich the turrets are placed.
STARBOARD-The right hand side
oking forward.
STEM-The casting at the fore end
the ship. The plating forward is
ade fast to it,
STERNPOST-The aftermost east
g. 1t receives the ends of the plates.
STRAkE-One breadth of plating
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