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23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1,089)‎ . . Winches ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-607)‎ . . Wave Gauges ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-363)‎ . . Underwater Positioning and Tracking Systems ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-361)‎ . . Tide Gauges ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-363)‎ . . Sonar ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-238)‎ . . Seals ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-242)‎ . . Releases ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-121)‎ . . Pressure Housings ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-242)‎ . . Physical Oceanographic Sensors ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-242)‎ . . Lighting ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-240)‎ . . Flotation ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-242)‎ . . Geophysical Instruments ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-121)‎ . . Current Meters ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-484)‎ . . Connectors ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-119)‎ . . Compasses ‎ (current)
23:08, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-121)‎ . . Buoys ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1,075)‎ . . Salvage and Recovery ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1,551)‎ . . Offshore Systems ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-718)‎ . . Port and Harbor Design ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-835)‎ . . Environmental Engineering ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-2,981)‎ . . Deep Sea Systems ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-960)‎ . . Coastal Design and Restoration ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-238)‎ . . Arctic Engineering ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-240)‎ . . Cavitation ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-1,075)‎ . . Anti-fouling ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-958)‎ . . Pollution control ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-357)‎ . . Stability ‎ (current)
23:07, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-238)‎ . . Petroleum Engineering ‎ (current)
23:04, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-119)‎ . . Gangway And Accommodation Ladders ‎ (current)
23:04, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-357)‎ . . Fairleads, Chocks, Bitts, Bollards, Bilge And Dolphins ‎ (current)
23:04, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-119)‎ . . Density and Specific Gravity ‎ (current)
23:04, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-595)‎ . . Straits, Channels And Canals ‎ (current)
23:04, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-720)‎ . . Scantling ‎ (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+878)‎ . . N Rules ‎ (Created page with " in these Terms and Definitions, Rules means the documents issued by the Society which include: (1) Rules f...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+209)‎ . . N QSCS ‎ (Created page with " <...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,394)‎ . . N Lay-Up / Laid-Up ‎ (Created page with " A condition in which the unit is taken out of service. One of the key considerations in the early planning of a lay-up is its expected duration as thi...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+256)‎ . . N Yard ‎ (Created page with " 1. A horizontal spar from which a square sail is suspended. 2. The spar on which a lugsail or Gunter sail...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+713)‎ . . N Xebec ‎ (Created page with " Variously spelled zebec, xebeck, xebeque, xebecque, zebeck, zebecque, chebec, or shebeck. 1. A Mediterrane...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+307)‎ . . N Xebec-frigate ‎ (Created page with " A European warship that appeared late in the history of the xebec. It was fully square-rigged but otherwise designed like an ordinary xebec. </s...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+306)‎ . . N Wharfage ‎ (Created page with " 1. A collective term for docks, piers, quays, and wharfs. 2. A collective term for all wharfs in a given p...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+353)‎ . . N Whaler ‎ (Created page with " 1. Also whaling ship. A specialized vessel designed for catching or processing whales. 2. A person engaged...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+708)‎ . . N Whaleboat ‎ (Created page with " 1. A type of open boat that is relatively narrow and pointed at both ends, enabling it to move either forwards or backwards equally well. </span...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,292)‎ . . N Whaleback ‎ (Created page with " 1. A type of cargo steamship of unusual design formerly used on the Great Lakes of North America, notably for carrying grain or ore. The hull continuo...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+420)‎ . . N Warp ‎ (Created page with " 1. To move a vessel by hauling on a line or cable that is fastened to an anchor or pier, especially so as to move a sailing ship through a confined or...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+603)‎ . . N Vang ‎ (Created page with " 1. A line leading from the gaff to either side of the deck, used to prevent the gaff from sagging. 2. One...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+462)‎ . . N Trawler ‎ (Created page with " 1. Commercial trawler: a fishing boat that uses a trawl net or dragnet to catch fish. 2. A fisherman who u...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+583)‎ . . N Travelers ‎ (Created page with " 1. Small fittings that slide on a track, rod, or line. The most common use is for the inboard end of the mainsheet. <span class="c7...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+508)‎ . . N Transom ‎ (Created page with " 1. A lateral member fastened inside the sternpost, to which the hull and deckplanks are fitted. 2. The aft...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+419)‎ . . N Touch and go ‎ (Created page with " 1. The bottom of the ship touching the bottom, but not grounding. 2. Stopping at a dock or pier for a very...") (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (-398)‎ . . Tonnage ‎ (current)
22:35, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+556)‎ . . N Tender ‎ (Created page with " Also ship's tender. 1. A type of naval auxiliary ship designed to provide advanced basing services in unde...") (current)
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)

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