Word: cockpits
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 1900-1909
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
This evening at 8 o'clock, in Sever 11, Mr. C. T. Copeland will speak informally on "The Life and Death of Nelson." The lecture will be illustrated with the reading of "Ye Mariners of England," "Admirals All" and Southey's account of Nelson's last hours, in the cockpit of his ship "Victory...
...Life and Death of Horatio, Lord Nelson; and the Battle of Trafalgar, October 21, 1805," Mr. Copeland, Sever 11, 8 P. M. The lecture will be illustrated with the reading of "Ye Mariners of England," "Admirals All," and Southey's account of Nelson's last hours, in the cockpit of his ship "Victory...
...white oak, planked with white cedar in two thicknesses, the inner layer 1-2 inch, outer planking 5-8 inch; copper-fastened and riveted through timbers; garboards and upper strake of white oak; stern and planksheer of selected teak; decks laid in narrow strips of white pine; coaming for cockpit of quartered oak. In the after end of the forward cockpit is a bulkhead, forward of the boller bulkhead, in which is placed the steering wheel, this space is the full width of the boat and is devoted to the steersman, so that there is no obstruction. Both cockpits...