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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)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+640)‎ . . N Lay ‎ (Created page with " 1. To come and go, used in giving orders to the crew, e.g. "lay forward" or "lay aloft", respectively indicating that the crew should move to the forw...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+817)‎ . . N Launch ‎ (Created page with " 1. The largest ship's boat carried by a warship – usually an open boat and, in more recent times, fitted with an engine. Historically, both were fit...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+222)‎ . . N Langrage ‎ (Created page with " 1. Another name for canister shot. 2. Solid shot suitable for damaging rigging. <span c...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+405)‎ . . N Knighthead ‎ (Created page with " 1. A mitred backing timber that extends the after line of the rabbet in the stem to give extra support to the ends of the planks and the bowsprit....") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+389)‎ . . N Junk ‎ (Created page with " 1. Old cordage past its useful service life as lines aboard a ship. The strands of old junk were teased apart in a process known as "picking oakum"....") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+757)‎ . . N Jacob's ladder ‎ (Created page with " Also Jacobs ladder. 1. A flexible hanging ladder consisting of vertical ropes or chains supporting horizon...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+701)‎ . . N Jackstay ‎ (Created page with " 1. A rope, bar, or batten running along a ship's yard, to which is attached the head of a square sail. 2....") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+808)‎ . . N Jack ‎ (Created page with " 1. A sailor. Also jack tar or just tar. 2. (jack flag) A national or other official flag flown on a short...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+594)‎ . . N Inboard ‎ (Created page with " 1. Situated within a vessel. 2. Situated within a vessel and positioned close (or closer relative to anoth...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+618)‎ . . N Hulk ‎ (Created page with " 1. A ship, often an old ship or one that has become obsolete or uneconomical to operate, that has had its rigging or internal equipment removed and is...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+472)‎ . . N Hog ‎ (Created page with " 1. A fore-and-aft structural member of the hull fitted over the keel to provide a fixing for the garboard planks. ...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+918)‎ . . N Horse ‎ (Created page with " 1. A metal bar (sometimes a shaped aluminum extrusion), running athwartships, to which a sheet is attached with a traveler that slides along the horse...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+276)‎ . . N Helm ‎ (Created page with " 1. A ship's steering mechanism, such as a tiller or ship's wheel. 2. The wheel and/or wheelhouse area....") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+458)‎ . . N Heel ‎ (Created page with " 1. The lean caused by the wind's force on the sails of a sailing vessel. 2. The inclination or canting of...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+513)‎ . . N Head ‎ (Created page with " 1. The forwardmost or uppermost portion of the ship. 2. The forwardmost or uppermost portion of any indivi...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+885)‎ . . N Gun deck ‎ (Created page with " 1. Up through the 19th century, a deck aboard a ship that was primarily used for the mounting of cannon to be fired in broadsides. ...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+623)‎ . . N Guard ship ‎ (Created page with " 1. Any vessel that makes the rounds of a fleet at anchor to see that due watch is kept at night. 2. A wars...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+738)‎ . . N Guards ‎ (Created page with " Also paddle guards and wheel guards. 1. (on an oceangoing sidewheel steamship) Horizontal structures, usua...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+266)‎ . . N Grommet ‎ (Created page with " 1. A metal or plastic ring inserted in canvas to prevent wear. 2. A ring of rope. <span...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+597)‎ . . N Galley ‎ (Created page with " 1. (galley (kitchen)) The compartment of a ship where food is cooked or prepared; a ship's kitchen. 2. (ga...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+989)‎ . . N Frigate ‎ (Created page with " 1. In the 17th century, any warship built for speed and maneuverability. 2. In the 18th and early 19th cen...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+761)‎ . . N Foul ‎ (Created page with " 1. Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; the opposite of clear. For instance, a rope is foul when it does...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+2,043)‎ . . N Fleet ‎ (Created page with " 1. Naval fleet: The highest operational echelon of command of ships commanded by a single person in a navy, and typically the largest type of naval fo...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+245)‎ . . N Foot ‎ (Created page with " 1. The lower edge of any sail. 2. The bottom of a mast. 3. An...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+308)‎ . . N Fish ‎ (Created page with " 1. To repair a mast or spar with a fillet of wood. 2. To secure an anchor on the side of a ship for sea (o...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+294)‎ . . N Fireman ‎ (Created page with " Also stoker, boilerman, or watertender. 1. A job associated with tending the fire for a boiler. </sp...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+587)‎ . . N Fair ‎ (Created page with " 1. A smooth curve, usually referring to a line of the hull with minimum localized deviations. 2. To make s...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+683)‎ . . N Dock ‎ (Created page with " 1. In American usage, a fixed structure attached to shore to which a vessel is secured when in port, generally synonymous with pier and wharf, except...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+443)‎ . . N Dinghy ‎ (Created page with " 1. A type of small boat, often carried or towed as a ship's boat by a larger vessel. 2. A small racing yac...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+277)‎ . . N Dandy ‎ (Created page with " 1. A rig with a small mizzen abaft the steering post. 2. In British usage, another name for a yawl....") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,450)‎ . . N Cutter ‎ (Created page with " 1. A sailing vessel defined by its rig. In European waters this is a single-masted fore and aft rig with two or more headsails In North American water...") (current)
22:34, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,349)‎ . . N Cruiser ‎ (Created page with " 1. From the mid-19th century to the mid-20th century, a classification for a wide variety of gun- and sometimes torpedo-armed warships, usually but no...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+419)‎ . . N Corsair ‎ (Created page with " 1. A French privateer, especially one from the port of St-Malo. 2. Any privateer or pirate. <...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+1,045)‎ . . N Commodore ‎ (Created page with " 1. (rank) Prior to 1997, the title was used in the Royal Navy for an officer of the rank of captain who was given temporary command of a squadron. At...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+391)‎ . . N Come about ‎ (Created page with " 1. To tack. 2. To change tack. 3. To maneuver the bow of a sai...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+575)‎ . . N Class ‎ (Created page with " 1. Strictly, a group of government ships, especially naval ships, of the same or similar design. 2. Inform...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+305)‎ . . N Cheeks ‎ (Created page with " 1. Wooden blocks at the side of a spar. 2. Flat plates of iron or wood bolted to the masthead to form angl...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+438)‎ . . N Chalupa ‎ (Created page with " 1. A small boat that functions as a shallop, water taxi, or gondola. 2. In Portuguese, a small boat used f...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+374)‎ . . N Cat ‎ (Created page with " 1. To prepare an anchor after raising it by lifting it with a tackle to the cathead, prior to securing (fishing) it alongside for sea. An anchor raise...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+750)‎ . . N Captain ‎ (Created page with " 1. The person lawfully in command of a vessel. "Captain" is an informal title of respect given to the commander of a naval vessel regardless of his or...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+393)‎ . . N Brown-water navy ‎ (Created page with " 1. A navy capable of operating on rivers and/or in coastal environments. 2. That portion of a navy designe...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+724)‎ . . N Breaker ‎ (Created page with " 1. A shallow portion of a reef over which waves break. 2. A breaking wave that breaks into foam against th...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+717)‎ . . N Broadside ‎ (Created page with " 1. One side of a vessel above the waterline. 2. All the guns on one side of a warship or mounted (in rotat...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+409)‎ . . N Bowline ‎ (Created page with " 1. A type of knot producing a strong loop of a fixed size, topologically similar to a sheet bend. 2. A rop...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+260)‎ . . N Bottom ‎ (Created page with " 1. The underside of a vessel; the portion of a vessel that is always underwater. 2. A ship, most often a c...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+457)‎ . . N Boom ‎ (Created page with " 1. A floating barrier to control navigation into and out of rivers and harbors. 2. A spar attached to the...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+356)‎ . . N Bombard ‎ (Created page with " Also spelled bombarde. 1. A small, two-masted vessel common in the Mediterranean in the 18th and 19th cent...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+358)‎ . . N Boat ‎ (Created page with " 1. Any small craft or vessel designed to float on and provide transport over or under water. 2. Naval slan...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+286)‎ . . N Board ‎ (Created page with " 1. To step onto, climb onto or otherwise enter a vessel. 2. The side of a vessel. <span...") (current)
22:33, 29 November 2023 (diff | hist) . . (+645)‎ . . N Bluejacket ‎ (Created page with " Also blue-jacket. 1. A sailor or enlisted person of the Royal Navy, Commonwealth navies, the United States...") (current)

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