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The Navy Companion
An Illustrated Compendium of Maritime Terms and Traditions
- 160 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
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Hundreds of bite-sized, illustrated facts from around the world and throughout history offer fascinating insights into nautical history, lore, and customs. Splendid browsing book blends authoritative information with entertaining presentation.
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
FOREWORD
CHIEF HOUSEMAID
TARPAULIN MUSTER
SKULL AND CROSSBONES
THE JINX SHIP
BLOW THE MAN DOWN
KISSED BY MOTHER CAREY
BIG WIGS
GOING UP THE LEE LADDER
RANK OF ADMIRAL
LEND A HAND
IDLERS
AT LOGGER-HEADS
RECRUITING COSTS
FIRST MARINES
SALT JUNK
BY THE GREAT HORN SPOON
BLUE NOSE
LARGEST SILVER CARGO
UPSIDE DOWN HATCH COVERS
STEAM SHIP
CLIPPER
āCHINESEā GANGWAYS
MARINE OFFICERSā SWORDS
VANDALISM
SOME PAINT JOB
FIRE CHIEFS
RECORD
āMOTHER-SHIPā
CATHEADS
A GREAT LIFE SAVER
THE āOVERLANDā COURSE
MONITOR STILL VISIBLE
A COIN FOR CHARO...
Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Introduction
- Contents
- List Of Illustrations
- Foreword
- Traditions of the Navy
- Chief Housemaid
- Tarpaulin Muster
- Blow The Man Down
- Kissed By Mother Carey
- Rank Of Admiral
- Lend A Hand
- Recruiting Costs
- First Marines
- Blue Nose
- Largest Silver Cargo
- Clipper
- āChineseā Gangways
- Some Paint Job
- Fire Chiefs
- A Great Life Saver
- The āOverlandā Course
- Charts
- Fleets
- A Long Time Ago
- Chits
- Deepest Water
- Ensigns At Half-Mast
- Reversal Of Rank At Funerals
- Drink Toast Seated
- Cargo
- The Sailmaker's Guinea
- An āAmyā
- Took The Wind Out Of His Sails
- The O.A.O.
- The Sword-Hilt Cross
- The Old Man
- Railroad Pants
- Admirality āHamā
- Bamboozle
- Scuttle
- The āHungerā Lines
- Aye, Aye
- Taffrail
- Painters
- Paddy's Milestone
- Water Bewitched
- Crossing The āTā
- Trim The Dish
- Galley
- Purser
- Shove Off
- Buoy
- Typhoon
- Tops'L Buster
- On The Beach
- Moorings
- He Knows His 5 L's
- Rear Admiral
- Coin Under Mast-Step
- A āSpotted Cowā
- Sea-Lawyer
- Donkey-Engine
- A āLongā Shot
- Crew
- Wart
- The Round-Bottomed Chest
- First Sea Story
- Different Ships
- Anchor Watch
- Shrouds
- Homeward Bound Stitches
- Patagonia
- Foul Anchor
- Strike-Me-Blind
- First American Steamship Voyage
- Brigs
- Cheese-Paring
- Small Talk . . . Eh ! What?
- Clawing-Off
- Liverpool āPennantsā
- Keep Red To Red
- Canvas
- Cumshaw
- The Compass-Key
- Old Glory's First World Voyage
- The Mark Of The Beast
- Backing And Filling
- Jamaica Discipline
- Pulley Haul
- Oil For The Sidelights
- The Storm King
- First Ship To Fly The U.S. Ensign
- Greenwich Time
- Mediterranean Charts
- Davey Jones
- Poop-Deck
- The Best Girl's On The Towrope
- Chipping With A Rubber Hammer
- First Telescope
- Bomb Alley
- Overwhelmed
- Oldest Ship Afloat
- Chief Export
- Ammunition
- Swiss Navy
- Holy Joe
- The āBurnt Offeringā
- Waterspouts
- First Ship Through The Panama Canal
- First Steel Ship
- Evolution Of Propellers
- First Iron Ship
- First Screw-Propelled Ship
- Learning The Hard Way
- Side Boys
- Gun Salutes
- Hard To Take
- Paddy Wester
- Dunnage
- Sling It Over
- The Growth Of Warships
- Bowsprit
- Botony Bay
- Master Mariners
- Coastguard Service
- Organizer Of Pilotage System
- Sea-Going Snow Plows
- Largest Convoy
- A Long Way To The Bottom
- Carvel-Built Boats
- Irish Hurricane
- Modern Type Torpedo
- Famous Port o'Call
- Hell Ship
- Norse Shipping
- East Indiamen
- Anchors
- Long Pig
- Cartel-Ship
- That's A āGalleyā Yarn
- Bugle
- Dog-Watch
- Farewell
- Old Sea Shanty