A Naval Encyclopædia: Comprising a Dictionary of Nautical Words and Phrases; Biographical Notices, and Records of Naval Officers; Special Articles of Naval Art and ScienceL. R. Hamersly & Company, 1880 - 1005 pages |
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Admiral anchor applied appointed battery Blockading boat body bolted bottom bowsprit Brazil Squadron cable called Cape capstan captain captured carbon cent charge charts coal coast command Commissioned Commodore U.S.N. court court-martial crew cruise deck duty engine English explosive fathoms feet fire fire-ships fish flag fleet force French frigate furnace fuze Gulf gun-cotton guns harbor heat Home Squadron inches iron islands Jean Bart July 16 keel lakes land lieutenant manding marine mast Mediterranean Squadron ment metal midshipman miles naval navigation navy navy-yard nitro-glycerine North officer ordnance Pacific Squadron passed passed midshipman piece placed plank plate port pounds Rear-Admiral river rope sail schooner ship ship's shore side sloop sloop-of-war South steam steamer steel surface timber tion tons U.S.N. Born United vessel voyage weight West West India Squadron wind wire yard
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