telling time

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 […]