Pen and Pencil Sketches of Shipping and Craft All Round the WorldEdward Arnold, 1899 - 213 pàgines |
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... head wind . Time has shown that these qualities were well carried out , as proved by the " Sunbeam's " record of ocean cruising in 1874 , 12,747 knots ; in 1876-7 , one cruise , 37,000 knots round the world ; 1883 , 13,545 knots in a ...
... head wind . Time has shown that these qualities were well carried out , as proved by the " Sunbeam's " record of ocean cruising in 1874 , 12,747 knots ; in 1876-7 , one cruise , 37,000 knots round the world ; 1883 , 13,545 knots in a ...
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... head ) , latchets are large gurnards , without the dorsal fin , running up to 9lb .; red mullet , the woodcock of the sea ; skate , rock salmon or bass , plaice , which so frequently become filleted soles on the breakfast table at ...
... head ) , latchets are large gurnards , without the dorsal fin , running up to 9lb .; red mullet , the woodcock of the sea ; skate , rock salmon or bass , plaice , which so frequently become filleted soles on the breakfast table at ...
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... head to the wind , and instead of the old gong and foghorn , a syren is now generally shipped , whilst at stations like the Start Point , Lizard , and South Foreland , steam syrens are separate establishments close to the light . 66 The ...
... head to the wind , and instead of the old gong and foghorn , a syren is now generally shipped , whilst at stations like the Start Point , Lizard , and South Foreland , steam syrens are separate establishments close to the light . 66 The ...
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... heads so snugly to the bridges of Holland . For river work it has done well in its day ; it has now become a curiosity , as only two or three of them remain on active service . So too the little " Pinkey , " the local name of small off ...
... heads so snugly to the bridges of Holland . For river work it has done well in its day ; it has now become a curiosity , as only two or three of them remain on active service . So too the little " Pinkey , " the local name of small off ...
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... head of which the mainsail tapers up ; next the iong boom passes before and past the mast with a tackle to haul it back to flatten the sail , whilst the main sheet keeps it down till all is taut —in fact , the mainsail gives the idea of ...
... head of which the mainsail tapers up ; next the iong boom passes before and past the mast with a tackle to haul it back to flatten the sail , whilst the main sheet keeps it down till all is taut —in fact , the mainsail gives the idea of ...
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