- The
foretop of the
Prince William. Note the ****tock
shrouds (white-painted rods
angling inwards) and jacob's ladders;
extending upwards are the topmast...
- A
petty officer (PO) is a non-commissioned
officer in many navies.
Often they may be
superior to a seaman, and
subordinate to more
senior non-commissioned...
- The
forelock or
foretop is a part of a horse's mane, that
grows from the animal's poll and
falls forward between the ears and onto the forehead. Some...
- equine,
reaching from the poll to the withers, and
includes the
forelock or
foretop. It is
thicker and co****r than the rest of the horse's coat, and naturally...
- and gave no more trouble. He
later achieved the rank of
captain of the
foretop and died of
consumption in
August 1862. His VC is on
display in the Lord...
-
Tirpitz was
equipped with
Model 23
search radars mounted on the forward,
foretop, and rear rangefinders.
These were
later replaced with
Model 27 and then...
-
transferred to the ****
frigate HMS Shannon,
where he
became captain of the
foretop. When the
Indian Mutiny broke out in May 1857,
Shannon was
among the fleet...
- Mast
heights above deck in
metres Tea rig
Sydney Foretop 18.8 16.5 Topgallant 29.8 24.3
Royal 39.6 35.4
Maintop 19.8 16.9
Topgallant 31.9 22.8 Royal...
-
comprehensively upgraded during her
refits in 1912–13. The
rangefinder in the
foretop was
given a gyro-stabilized Argo
mount and 'A' and 'Y'
turrets were upgraded...
- came
round untouched, but
Colossus was
going about when her
foreyard and
foretop yard were shot away. She was
forced to wear ship
instead of tack and the...
