Word: gearing
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Even when floated free, she cannot be righted quickly. Held at an angle of about 45 degrees, she is to be pulled into the middle of the slip by beach gear-great cables and winches whose function is not to lift but to harness side movement. Finally pumped dry, the Lafayette will still heel over until tons of bulkheading and refuse are removed...
...other hand, there are some more energetic characters who have displayed Spartan disregard for physical wear and gear, and also revealed the urge common to all hero worshippers to retain souvenirs of their idols. As a result, our door is reduced to a couple of loose hinges and half a door knob (highly polished, nevertheless...
...offers a surer grip than a rope. Hose or rope should be descended slowly. Wait until the feet are in the water before letting go: distance is easy to misjudge under stress. Never go over the lee side: ships drift downwind faster than a man can swim; loose gear floats close to the ship on the lee side...
...seems that all the Smith laundry was taken care of, but the individual articles were not in every case returned to their particular Smith owners, and the charges were not equitably distributed. When last heard from Messrs. Smith, etc. were not only trying to get back their own gear but to get laundry bills adjusted...
Johnson: Sir, my landing gear handle is stuck...