-
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...
-
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...
- The line of
battle or the
battle line is a
tactic in
naval warfare in
which a
fleet of
ships (known as
ships of the line)
forms a line end to end. The...
- commands: Slow ahead/
astern, the
number of
revolutions is
standardized for the
individual ship and is
unstated Half ahead/
astern,
accompanied by an order...
-
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]...
- The rib cage or
thoracic cage is an
endoskeletal enclosure in the
thorax of most
vertebrates that
comprises the ribs,
vertebral column and sternum, which...
- into the
astern turbine while the
vessel is
operating in the
ahead mode. It is
normally installed between the
astern throttle valve and the
astern elements...
- 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...
- or two
turrets so they
could fire over a
turret immediately forward or
astern of them. The US Navy
adopted this
feature with
their first dreadnoughts...
-
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...
