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22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+411)‎ . . N Tack ‎ (Created page with " 1. A leg of the route of a sailing vessel, particularly in relation to tacking and to starboard tack and port tack. <span class="c7...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+580)‎ . . N Sweep ‎ (Created page with " 1. A long oar used to row, steer, or maneuver an unpowered lighter or sailing vessel when there is no wind. ...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+886)‎ . . N Submarine ‎ (Created page with " 1. Generally, a watercraft capable of independent operations underwater, able to renew its own power and breathing air. A submarine differs from a sub...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+557)‎ . . N Strike ‎ (Created page with " 1. To haul down or lower (a flag, mast, etc.). 2. To surrender the vessel to the enemy, from "strike the c...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+974)‎ . . N Stay ‎ (Created page with " 1. A strong rope supporting a mast and leading from the head of one mast down to some other mast or other part of the vessel; any rigging running fore...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+572)‎ . . N Storeship ‎ (Created page with " Also store ship or stores ship. 1. During the Age of Sail and immediately afterwards, a captured ship used...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+720)‎ . . N Station ‎ (Created page with " 1. In chiefly 19th- and early 20th-century usage, a naval formation under a commander-in-chief who controls all naval operations, and sometimes all na...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+184)‎ . . N Stack ‎ (Created page with " Also funnel. 1. Another name for a funnel. 2. Deck cargo....") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,330)‎ . . N Squadron ‎ (Created page with " 1. In general, any significant group of warships considered too small to be a fleet, but otherwise not strictly defined by size. In some navies, the t...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+304)‎ . . N Spritsail ‎ (Created page with " 1. A fore-and-aft sail, where the peak is supported by a sprit. It may be free-footed or use a boom. 2. A...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,416)‎ . . N Slip ‎ (Created page with " 1. To let go a rope at a precise moment, such as when releasing the last attachment to a buoy, when getting underway. <span class="...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+648)‎ . . N Sloop-of-war ‎ (Created page with " 1. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a small sailing warship carried 18 or fewer guns with a single continuous gundeck. <span class="...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+314)‎ . . N Shipwreck ‎ (Created page with " 1. The remains of a ship that has sunk. 2. The remains of a ship that has run aground such that she is no...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+452)‎ . . N Ship graveyard ‎ (Created page with " Also called a ship cemetery. 1. A location where the hulls of discarded ships are left to decay and disint...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,110)‎ . . N Ship ‎ (Created page with " 1. (n.) Strictly, a sailing vessel of three-masts or more and square-rigged on all masts. 2. (n.) More gen...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+498)‎ . . N Sea ‎ (Created page with " 1. The ocean. 2. A body of salt water smaller than an ocean and generally forming part of, or connecting w...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+741)‎ . . N Scull ‎ (Created page with " 1. (v.) In sport or recreational rowing, especially on inland water, to propel a boat by oars, where each of one or several persons uses two oars, one...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+479)‎ . . N Scow ‎ (Created page with " 1. A method of preparing an anchor for tripping by attaching an anchor cable to the crown and fixing to the ring by a light seizing (also known as bec...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+965)‎ . . N Sail ‎ (Created page with " 1. A piece of fabric attached to a vessel and arranged such that it causes the wind to drive the vessel along. Sails are typically attached to the ves...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+595)‎ . . N Rummage ‎ (Created page with " Also romage. 1. A place or room for the stowage of cargo in a vessel. ...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,142)‎ . . N Rope yarn ‎ (Created page with " 1. A period, traditionally on Wednesday afternoons, when a tailor boarded a sailing warship while the vessel was in port; the crew was excused from mo...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+635)‎ . . N Row ‎ (Created page with " 1. (in general speech) to propel a boat with oars 2. (more precisely, as used at sea) to propel a boat wit...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+263)‎ . . N Reefer ship ‎ (Created page with " Also simply reefer. 1. A refrigerated cargo ship used to carry perishable goods that require refrigeration...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+620)‎ . . N Rating ‎ (Created page with " Also rate or bluejacket. 1. In British usage, a junior enlisted member of a country's navy; i.e., any memb...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+511)‎ . . N Range ‎ (Created page with " 1. To lay out a rope or chain on deck in a zig-zag or (for rope) a figure‐eight pattern (as opposed to in a coil) so that it can run freely. The zig...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+665)‎ . . N Ram ‎ (Created page with " 1. A weapon consisting of an underwater prolongation of the bow of a vessel to form an armored beak, intended to be driven into the hull of an enemy v...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+455)‎ . . N Pinnace ‎ (Created page with " 1. (ship's boat) A small, light boat propelled by oars or a sail, used as a tender to larger vessels during the Age of Sail. <span...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+965)‎ . . N Port ‎ (Created page with " 1. (facility): A maritime facility on a sea coast, in an estuary, or on a river with loading areas at which a vessel can bring aboard or discharge car...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+343)‎ . . N Pendant ‎ (Created page with " 1. A length of wire or rope secured at one end to a mast or spar and having a block or other fitting at the lower end. <span class=...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+511)‎ . . N Pay off ‎ (Created page with " 1. To let a vessel's head fall off from the wind (to leeward). 2. During the Age of Sail, the practice of...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+356)‎ . . N Peak ‎ (Created page with " 1. The upper aftermost corner of a fore-and-aft sail; used in many combinations, such as peak-halyards, peak-brails, etc. <span cla...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+370)‎ . . N Packet ‎ (Created page with " Also packet boat or packet ship. 1. Originally, a vessel employed to carry post office mail packets to and...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,034)‎ . . N Outrigger ‎ (Created page with " 1. Generally, a structure projecting from the side of a vessel. 2. Any contraposing float rigging beyond t...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+756)‎ . . N Outboard ‎ (Created page with " 1. Situated outside the hull of a vessel. 2. Situated within a vessel but positioned away (or farther away...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+685)‎ . . N Ordinary seaman ‎ (Created page with " 1. A seaman in the British Royal Navy in the 18th century who had between one and two years of experience at sea. Later, a formal rank in the Royal Na...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+633)‎ . . N Net cutter ‎ (Created page with " 1. (Fisheries patrol), also trawl wire cutter: A device employed by the Icelandic Coast Guard during the "Cod Wars" to cut the trawling wires of forei...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+282)‎ . . N Offshore ‎ (Created page with " 1. Moving away from the shore. 2. (of a wind) Blowing from the land to the sea. <span c...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+974)‎ . . N Monitor ‎ (Created page with " 1. A turreted ironclad warship of the second half of the 19th century characterized by low freeboard, shallow draft, poor seaworthiness, and heavy gun...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+238)‎ . . N Moor ‎ (Created page with " 1. To attach a boat to a mooring buoy or post. 2. To dock a ship. ...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+591)‎ . . N Mizzen ‎ (Created page with " 1. A mizzen sail is a small sail (triangular or gaff) on a ketch or yawl set abaft the mizzenmast. 2. A mi...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,416)‎ . . N Midshipman ‎ (Created page with " 1. During the 17th century, a naval rating for an experienced seaman. 2. From the 18th century, a naval co...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+221)‎ . . N Mess ‎ (Created page with " Also messdeck. 1. An eating place aboard a ship. 2. A group of...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,589)‎ . . N Marine ‎ (Created page with " 1. A soldier trained for service afloat in a (primarily) infantry force that specializes in naval campaigns and subordinated to a navy or a separate n...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+426)‎ . . N Maritime ‎ (Created page with " 1. Of or related to the sea (e.g., maritime activities, maritime law, maritime strategy). 2. Bordering on...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+311)‎ . . N Mainmast ‎ (Created page with " Also main. 1. The tallest mast on a ship with more than one mast, especially the tallest mast on a full-ri...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+467)‎ . . N Luffing ‎ (Created page with " 1. (of a sailing vessel) Being steered far enough to windward that the sail is no longer completely filled with wind; in such a state, the luff of a f...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+255)‎ . . N Luff ‎ (Created page with " 1. The forward edge of a sail. 2. The fullest or roundest part of a ship's bow. <span c...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+639)‎ . . N Longboat ‎ (Created page with " 1. In the Age of Sail, a double-banked open boat carried by a sailing ship, rowed by eight or ten oarsmen, two per thwart, although designed also to b...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+540)‎ . . N Lazaret ‎ (Created page with " Also lazarette or lazaretto. 1. A small stowage locker at the aft end of a boat. <span...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+424)‎ . . N Lead ‎ (Created page with " 1. A plummet or mass of lead attached to a line, used in sounding depth at sea. 2. In former usage, to est...") (current)

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