-
orientation in a
marine environment or
location on a vessel, such as fore, aft,
astern, aboard, or topside.
Abaft (preposition): at or
toward the
stern of a ship...
-
thrust in a
retrograde direction.
Astern propulsion does not
necessarily imply the ship is
moving astern (in reverse);
astern propulsion is used to slow a...
- The line of
battle is a
tactic in
naval warfare in
which a
fleet of
ships forms a line end to end. The
first example of its use as a
tactic is disputed—it...
-
Standby Stop
Finished with main
engines Dead slow
astern Slow
astern Half
astern Full
astern Emergency astern (1940–present) Any
orders could also be accompanied...
- of the propeller,
directing the
thrust forwards and thus
creating motion astern. In
addition to the "jaws" of the cone
being controlled the
direction of...
- commands: Slow ahead/
astern, the
number of
revolutions is
standardized for the
individual ship and is
unstated Half ahead/
astern,
accompanied by an order...
-
travel forwards in open
water and thin ice, but turn
around and
proceed astern (backwards) in
heavy ice conditions. In this way, the ship can
operate independently...
- she
could fire six guns aft, and four forward. On
bearings 1°
ahead or
astern she
could fire six guns,
although she
would have
inflicted blast damage...
-
records how
Victory halted the
Spanish division,
raking ships both
ahead and
astern,
while Jervis'
private memoirs recall how Victory's
broadside so terrified...
-
Petroleum and the
battleship Victorious. The
oiler was
towed 600 ft (180 m)
astern of
Victorious using a 6.5 in (170 mm)
steel rope.[clarification needed]...
