The term knot, or nautical mile, is used world-wide to denote one's speed through water. Today, we measure knots with electronic devices...

  The Earth's magnetic field is shaped approximately like that of a bar magnet and, like a magnet, it has two magnetic poles, one in the...

S ince before the Napoleonic wars it was the custom of HM ships to fly a paying-off pennant at the main truck when they left their fleet to...

An anchor that is foul of the cable or chain is a symbol found in various Navy crests.  No one really knows why the anchor was used as a...

In some harbours where there is no sufficient room to berth many ships alongside, ships may be obliged to berth at right-angles to a jet...

Ship Organisation There is no room for passengers in a warship. Everyone on board must have a job to do and jobs must be so arranged tha...

Fathom was originally a land measuring term derived from the Ango-Saxon word "faetm" meaning to embrace. In ancient days, mos...

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The hand salute in the Navy came by way of the British Navy.  It is generally agreed that the salute is the first part of the movements ...

An anchor that is foul of the cable or chain is a symbol found in various Navy crests. No one really knows why the anchor was used as a...

In some harbours where there is sufficient room to berth many ships alongside, ships may be obliged to berth at right-angles to a jett...

As a sailor, we have so much to learn from nature around us. I learnt from old sailors that seamanship is nothing but common ...

The following are some examples of the slang of the Navy. Because of their use of naval terminology sometimes also refered to as NavSp...