Officer’s Country Ever wonder why Officer’s quarters aboard a warship are called staterooms? It is derived from the paddlewheel riverboats that steamed up and down the major rivers and waterways of the United States during […]
U.S. Navy Memorial Lone Sailor statue overlooking Lake Champlain, at Burlington, Vermont.
Carry on? In the days of sail, the Officer of the Deck kept a weather eye constantly on the slightest change in wind so sails could be reefed or added as necessary to ensure the […]
The time is indicated by striking the hours and half-hours on the ship’s bell throughout each watch, in accordance with the table below so the time indicated is called “one bell,” “two bells”, etc. according […]
Time as Marked by the Bells Telling Time Onboard –Ship Watches By Mike McKinney, FN (’66-’67) West Bloomfield, Mich. The sailors in the Navy could tell the time by using the ships bell. The day […]
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