Young sailor's assistant in practical seamanship including the rules of the road; directions for resuscitating the apparently drowned, etc., etc., together with the salutes ... naval signal flags, Very's lights, and the international code of signals (1893)
Taunt, Emory H · Washington · leaf 127
A midshipmans hitch, or a back half-hitch. A marling hitch.A good hitch for a stopper, and Used for makingis much used on board ship. selvagee straps, lash-ing hammocks, marl-ing over parcelling,etc., etc.
Navigation · Signals and signaling
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