Definition of amidships. Meaning of amidships. Synonyms of amidships

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Definition of amidships

amidships
Midships Mid"ships`, adv. [For amidships.] (Naut.) In the middle of a ship; -- properly amidships.
Amidships
Amidships A*mid"ships, adv. (Naut.) In the middle of a ship, with regard to her length, and sometimes also her breadth. --Totten.

Meaning of amidships from wikipedia

- topped by the **** deck. afterdeck The portion of the deck that is aft of amidships. afternoon watch The 1200–1600 watch. aground Resting on or touching the...
- Ten 21 in (530 mm) torpedo tubes were ****ed in two quintuple mounts amidships, firing the 21-inch Mark 15 torpedo. Anti-submarine armament was two racks...
- with the torpedo tubes moving from forwards to amidships, and the Bofors launcher moving from amidships to forward of the bow gun, thus reducing topweight...
- Roberts mine attack being a good example of a contact mine detonating amidships and underneath the ship). The bubble jet effect occurs when a mine or...
- deviating 250 degrees from the original course, 3.) placing the rudder amidships and maintaining speed throughout the turn, 4.) stopping the vessel when...
- Destroyer". Naval News. Interestingly, the rear VLS cell bank has moved to amidships similar to the Chinese People Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN) Type-055 Renhai-class...
- flag officer and his staff. The class also had two aircraft catapults amidships. They could carry four aircraft. The total crew varied, with a regular...
- carried four Arado Ar 196 reconnaissance floatplanes in a double hangar amidships and two single hangars abreast the funnel, with a double-ended thwartship...
- additional control. At approximately 12:20 pm, the Arvin broke in two amidships. The master immediately radioed a distress call, and soon after triggered...
- several more were mounted amidships and astern. Two tube mountings (later on, multiple mountings) were generally found amidships. Between 1892 and 1914,...